People take offense.

I think a good rule of thumb is to avoid people who have this level of lack of empathy. I can be on the toilet, running, on a roller coaster, or at a myriad of different places where I don't or even can't have my phone with me. If they think, that I avoid them because of them, then that's on them, and I cannot care less. I avoid such Mexican soap opera generator people like plague.

Sometimes it's not a choice who is hired and kept as your coworker. Complain and be considered difficult to work with or not a team player.

In other words, toxic work environment. But of course, lying won't help with that at all.

So?

You would not know as you declined?

> People take offense.

Sounds like something people low on the corporate ladder say

Yes. These tools are for them. If you're high on the ladder you can play Solitaire openly.