"I cannot answer the phone all the time, " she says, especially when she is teaching a class.

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Assuming, that is, I could work out how to answer the phone.

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"If the phone rings in the middle of the night, I answer it no matter what, " said Marylisa Miller.

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When I followed up with Allegra in a phone call, he explained that the email he forgot to answer was an offer to continue his employment at Apple as a remote intern.

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The man in the above scenario finally stopped filling our voicemail with raging tirades when I picked up the phone, called him out on his behavior and told him we would never answer another call from him.

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Answer: Back when I was an editor, I was giving notes to one of my freelance writers over the phone when I heard the sound of gushing water in the background.

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