“I thought I’d voice note because it’s easier”

I usually text back to say I won’t be able to listen until evening so text me if it’s urgent.

Yanbu hate to listen then try and remember the voice note, much rather read a message and if I haven't got time to reply I don't have to listen all over again!

I just don't understand VNs for logistics. Why send me a long note rambling on and in the middle saying' Let's meet at 11 am at the Pret at King's Cross" and then ramble on again about the weather? Hardly any chance of me picking up the crucial information. Why not just text me: 11 am. Pret Kings Cross?

I don’t engage with voice notes. If I wanted to listen to people, I’d call them.

This!!! So much this!!! YADNBU. I hate them. They’re basically the sender’s way of saying ‘my time is more important than yours’.

I really hate voice-notes. Thankfully very few of my friends use them. One did for ages though, and it drove me mad. I'd forget what she said (they could be 7 mins long) or key details, and have to replay multiple times! It was so annoying... and entitled too I think.

Yanbu. There's a woman in our street WhatsApp that always sends them. Then she gets annoyed when no one replies. It doesn't seem to occur to her that it's not always convenient for others to listen!

I hate them. Unless I’ve got my ear buds on me, I’m unlikely to be in a quiet enough place to listen

I'm with you. And we're not alone.

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Can't stand them. The bright, young twenty-somethings at work all seem to be getting sick of the novelty of it and are swapping back to text only.

I have a few friends I love to swap voice notes with, usually for chatty or gossipy things rather than general admin or (eg) arranging a playdate.

But YANBU, I totally get the annoyance when one of said friends switches into using VN for logistics rather than just messaging timings. I also don't leave them for people unless they have left me one or made it clear they don't mind it. As someone pointed out above I can use voice to text entry if I don't want to type (eg if am pushing a buggy around but want to reply quickly)

I think it’s a “know your audience” situ. I VN three of my closest friends because we call commute so all have the time in the car, the signal around us isn’t brilliant and it works, all of us will text anything that requires an actual response though.
I would NEVER VN anyone other than those who I know genuinely do use them so I’ll vote YANBU - you just need to tell your friends, surely?

The worst was my friend after he was arrested (it was a case of mistaken identity) and he recorded the entire conversation with the police (well over half an hour) and then sent it to me.

The only thing more tedious than being suspected of a crime you didn't do by the police is listening to someone else's police interview.

I use voice messages for my mum because she had cataracts in both her eyes and couldn’t see anything until they were sorted out so the only way to communicate with her was through voice messages and I still send her voice messages even though she can see it’s just easier for us.

I quite fancied a bloke until we started messaging on WhatsApp. His use of voice notes was a massive turn off and that was that.

I don't mind voice notes, unless they're long, then I can't be bothered to listen. I do mind them when I'm working, as I'm a teacher and can't listen to them.

I've done the same. I have three unlistened to voice notes from my sister just from today. Maybe she'll get the message one day 😆

LOATHE THEM.

Have started a new job and about half the team the young ones use them. I get one and I have no idea what it's about, how urgent it is etc etc. Then I have to take notes if I'm not going to forget it all or have to listen again. One case last Thursday ended up with 23 minutes' worth of voice notes. That's half a patient session.

I hate most of all the ones who say 'apologies for leaving a long rambling voice note haha'. If you can't be bothered to order your thoughts, why should I have to do it for you?

I cannot stand voice notes and my friends know this, though there's only a couple of culprits who are obnoxious enough to send them. They are intrusive and inconvenient in every way for the recipient!

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I don’t reply to voicemails unless from friends where English is not their native language

Oh god my sister and a friend have started to do this. The friend in particular leaves about 40 mins of rambling. I could watch a documentary in that time! Then he follows up with texts to check I've got his message. Seriously do people not realise other people have their own lives?? I do not want to listen to someone drone on about their latest relationship issue. At least give a call if you're that needy for attention 😆

Also a millennial and I've never recieved a voice note. They sound tedious as fuck!

Can you just text back 'can't listen to that I'm in the office / too busy / can't be arsed, can you text please' every single time. Never listen to them, make it so it's not 'easier' for them than sending a text.

Drives me crackers!! And then when people leave important information in a voice note, I have to note it down somewhere rather than having it already available in a text message!!