I know, right? That’s what voicemail was INVENTED for. I just tell people (truthfully) that’s it’s such a big building that I can go for days without seeing some of my coworkers.
And I HATE when they ask me to “go find someone.” Right, like I’m gonna put ten lines on hold just to go harrass someone who obviously doesn’t want to talk to you. That’s gonna happen, sure.
Believe it or not, there are some offices that don’t have voicemail. *Raises hand* and I LOVE it when I get a call and tell them that the person is unavailable right now and that I would be happy to take a message and their response is, “Does he have voicemail?” I so badly want to respond, “IF he did, DUMBASS, I think I would have offered you that option instead of offering to take the friggen message myself. Now, should I tell him Dick for Brains called?” Hee.
No. I just love it when I answer the phone at work and the person on the other line says, “Uh.. yeah. What time is my appointment?”
Ummmmm… I reply, who the hell is this?
My second favorite quote of the morning is “And if he doesn’t pick up, ask him I can ….”
or how ’bout after telling them the person they asked for is NOT available, “but let me to transfer you to his voice mail”
and they reply, “No, that’s not necessary. But can YOU take a message for me?”
me:”OR I could TRANSFER YOU TO HIS VOICE MAIL THEN YOU CAN LEAVE HIM THE MESSAGE YOURSELF???????”
I know, right? That’s what voicemail was INVENTED for. I just tell people (truthfully) that’s it’s such a big building that I can go for days without seeing some of my coworkers.
And I HATE when they ask me to “go find someone.” Right, like I’m gonna put ten lines on hold just to go harrass someone who obviously doesn’t want to talk to you. That’s gonna happen, sure.
I used to be a receptionist and people would think they got the wrong number when I answered! They’re so sexist!
Yay, a fellow receptionist! We’ve got a lot of them around here.
Believe it or not, there are some offices that don’t have voicemail. *Raises hand* and I LOVE it when I get a call and tell them that the person is unavailable right now and that I would be happy to take a message and their response is, “Does he have voicemail?” I so badly want to respond, “IF he did, DUMBASS, I think I would have offered you that option instead of offering to take the friggen message myself. Now, should I tell him Dick for Brains called?” Hee.
Oh, you can SO be my receptionist if I ever need one.