Tag: Phone Etiquette

PARTY LINES

PARTY LINES

It was a beautiful day, soft and quiet. As I left for my walk, I thought … perfect. I can use the time away from unfinished projects, to-do lists and the piles of paperwork on my desk. My solitary walk is always a lovely time to regroup and refocus. Unfortunately, shortly after stepping out, I could…

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DEAD PHONE

DEAD PHONE

This past week I had the super fun experience of dealing with the death throes of a malfunctioning phone.  On Wednesday, my perpetually cranky cordless phone really wigged out and would not allow me to exit the intercom function. I had hit the intercom button by accident, and though I had never before been involved…

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ON HOLD

ON HOLD

When you get the dreaded message, “Please hold, your call is very important to us … if you care to leave a message and have us call you back …”  don’t you wonder at the irony?  You may or may not have called them in response to a message they left for you to call them…

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