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I think it depends...

I'm never in the office. Most the people I need to contact are never in the office. Trying to communicate via phone usually just won't cut it. Cell is better, but I'm with clients a lot. And, generally voice-mail is not appropriate for a message with any kind of detail. I can play phone-tag for days with people, and never reach them. And, I HATE marathon voice-mails.

But, I am in the Tech industry, so that may contribute to my opinion.

Keeping personal email separate from business email helps me keep stuff manageable. I see co-worker's in boxes FULL of spam, jokes, bills, personal notes, etc etc etc. And they wonder why they can't keep up.

- Skip