IM Not Here

My co-workers get pissed at me when I don't sign on to IM. But the thing is, I hate IM. The only thing it's good for is to make a snide comment about someone in the office. Plus I'm like, two feet away from you. And the screen pops up when I'm in the middle of things and I have to respond or I'll never hear the end of it.

But if I don't sign on, I get phone calls. "Why aren't you on IM?" Um, you just called me. If something is so important or that joke is really all that funny, just call me. Or email me. Alas, I am signed on today because I just don't feel like answering any questions.