Don't leave a message after the beep: why voicemail deserves to die
by Chitra Ramaswamy from Technology | The Guardian on (#ABPR)
US bank JP Morgan is ditching voicemail, and not before time: it takes too long, it's frustrating and it's boring
The cord has been cut and the line has gone dead. The American bank JP Morgan has announced the company is getting rid of voicemail for some employees in an effort to cut costs and save time. Each line costs JP Morgan $10 per month to maintain, which admittedly is not much on the scale of its profits but, in a world dominated by email, text and instant messaging, voicemail is now as pointless as a pigeon with a pager. So don't bother leaving a message after the beep. Here are six reasons why we wouldn't care if voicemail hung up on us for good:
1. No one checks their mail
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