Okay, I was going to post some pics and share some family news but blogger is NOT cooperating with uploading pics. So I'll save that for later. Instead I'll tell a funny pet peeve of mine that repeatedly happened last week.
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So when I'm at work I'm in charge of answering the phones. This situation comes up ALL the time. It ALWAYS goes EXACTLY like this every time.
Situation--
You see a missed call on your phone from an unknown number and there is no voicemail...what do you do?
A) just ignore it and figure they would have left a message or will call back if it is really important
B) assume it was a wrong number
C) call the number back and have this conversation with the receptionist,
"Affiliated First this is Brittani"
"Um, I had a missed call from this number........"
(At this point-- I am like, oh great here we go.)
"Well, like I said, this is a business. We have lots of people working here. Did they leave you a voicemail?"
"No"
(At this point--I am hoping that the person on the other line is getting the message through my tone that this is weird that they called back and even weirder that they are still on the line talking to me.)
"Huh, are you doing title work and expecting a call from us"
"No"
(They still don't get it. They just stay on the line. Now I am PRAYING that they will finally realize they shouldn't have called back....obviously it was a wrong number if someone called you and didn't leave a message. But of course they DON'T get it so I have to suggest this.)
"Well, I guess I can buzz everyone that works here and ask them if they called you. What is you name?"
"Joe Shmoe"
"Great! Hold while I go find everyone that works here and see if they happened to call you Joe Shmoe."
(Now I KNOW that no one intentionally called this person. Still I have to buzz/go find everyone in the entire office and ask them if they called Joe Shmoe. None of them ever did.)
"Joe Shmoe, I have asked everyone that works here and no one seems to have called you."
"Um, okay."
"Sorry, I guess our employees aren't perfect and sometimes they misdial. Bye"
Okay, am I crazy or are people crazy?!?!?! Do you call back unknown numbers that don't leave voicemails?!?!?! If you did, would you make it go all the way to the point of making me find EVERYONE that works in our office?!?!?!
4 comments:
Haha!That happened at the Bank all of the time. Hated it!
Brittani, I can totally see you doing it and making everybody laugh the whole time! I love the way you tell a story!
Hey Brittani,
Dani doesn't have access to a computer right now, but she would like your address so I was just wondering if I could get it and give it to her. Thanks! :D
I've never related to you more!!!! hahaha. I get about 10 calls every hour that go exactly like that. Its a pet peeve of mine too. That and waiting an hour in line at UVU to take a test ;)
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