What do you do about someone crossing your boundaries and calling you late at night, early in the morning, and while you’re at work?

[Anonymous]

People know. Not to call me, text me, FaceTime me or anything like that late at night or early in the morning when I have to go to work and not at work unless there is a emergency or it’s urgent enough that can’t wait until a better time.

But regardless. Some people feel entitled. To blow your phone up all hours of the day and night. Call you in the wee hours in the morning when you’re sleeping and need to go to work. Just to talk and act shocked if you’re even mildly upset.

It’s why I don’t give my phone number out to people anymore unless I know them because some people are respectful. But then you give your number to someone whose annoying to the point where you have to block them. If you want to get ahold of me. Just see me in person. I’m done.

[DryGermanGuy]

I have used the manual silence mode even back in the Nokia 62/63xx times to avoid this. On the smartphones I have DND mode programmed from 23 in the night till 8 in the morning. Nobody disturbs me. :-)

[Asker]

Yeah. The only problem is. I have it on in case of emergencies or something important. Most people seem to have boundaries and wait until a better time.

But. It’s those few people who. Yeah. You have to do something like that sometimes.

[DryGermanGuy]

You could work with a whitelist for the - in reality - very few contacts that actually might have a relevant emergency.

[Asker]

That’s true. It seems like. People should just respect boundaries and it would be easier. But I done rhad kind of thing before.

I warn people before I block them. But if they can’t get the hint. Then well

[Guy13]

This kind of thing does not bother me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Asker]

It does not annoy you when people sometimes you barely even know have absolutely no boundaries and will call and wake you up at 3:30 in the morning because they’re bored can’t sleep and have nobody to talk to.

Or people who have absolutely NO life whatsoever and continuously blow you up. Until you have to shut your phone off. Even if you get important stuff

[Asker]

There are sometimes. If I know someone well. Might make exceptions for. But. Anyways. Thanks for the answer.

[Guy13]

I get it as I have rentals and changing filters, turning knobs off at toilet and sink, and simple shit escapes them during "catastrophe". Maybe I am just use to it...

[Asker]

You have to tell people when to stop and cut disrespectful people out of your life.

[dustybiker]

You are an adult. Tell them. Create boundaries.

[Asker]

You would think they would be adults... LMAO. They have absolutely no life. Sometimes you tell someone something is bothering you or they wonder why you're upset with them. There is people who I have had to block and they never talk to me again but those people really aren't worth it point blank.