Phone courtesy - When you have a guest and the phone rings, do you answer it? If you do, how long do you talk to them before saying "I have company" or do you even say it?
Personally, I don't think you have to answer it, unless you don't want the answering machine to pick up or whatever. And if you do, I think it's the nice thing to say as soon as possible "I'm glad you called but I'm busy/I have a guest, can we talk later?" When I'm with someone and they answer the phone I hate it when they pretend I'm not there, and the same goes when I call someone who's busy... because the answers to questions are clipped and I think something's wrong instead of thinking "Oh, you're got company and don't ahve the balls to speak up." blah.
rant. rant. rant. Back to baseball.
Personally, I don't think you have to answer it, unless you don't want the answering machine to pick up or whatever. And if you do, I think it's the nice thing to say as soon as possible "I'm glad you called but I'm busy/I have a guest, can we talk later?" When I'm with someone and they answer the phone I hate it when they pretend I'm not there, and the same goes when I call someone who's busy... because the answers to questions are clipped and I think something's wrong instead of thinking "Oh, you're got company and don't ahve the balls to speak up." blah.
rant. rant. rant. Back to baseball.
I will call them back.
I don't think a ringing phone demands instant attention.