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"I was thinking about getting off on demand, but it sounds like I should be glad that I didn't"
When people call me. I only like talking to my mom on the phone.
This is also the only acceptable person to talk to for me as well. Maybe sometimes my sis as well, but she is in a different time zone so that is even pushing it.
My sister frequently eats ICE CHIPS when we're on the phone. I've just started hanging up when she does it. When she calls be back, I tell her my phone gets disconnected when there is an annoying crunching sound happening. I think she's starting to get the not so subtle hint.
My h and some others call to 'chat' and then sit in silence. He is particularly bad about not wanting me to get off the phone, even when he has nothing to say.
On the opposite side of that, when he has to go he'll suddenly get really short and rushy rushy, which is equally annoying.
voicemail on my cell phone that are completely unnecessary. the, "hey, just seeing what you're up to. call me when you get a chance" messages. i saw that you called. i know you want me to call you back. having to check VMs that say nothing make me inappropriately ragey
Or the opposite of this.
I leave you a 5 minute VERY detailed VM and you call me back before listening to is so that I now have to repeat the same damn thing.
With very few exceptions, I despise when people leave a long winded message. Get to the point. Do not leave a crazy long message that is confusing or results in me needing to call you back anyway. But I also really hate when coworkwrs leave short messages on my work phone "hi it's Jane, call me back" because it takes forever to retrieve messages. Send me an email saying "call me" in subject line. Also, people who don't leave a callback number and force me to look it up. I really just hate voicemail in general, lol.
I hate talking (to strangers) on the phone SO MUCH.
My boss used to get annoyed/frustrated that I wanted to do everything via email. I have my reasons! 1)So I have a record of trying to contact someone. 2)So when I get the answer, I can refer back to it at a later date. 3)My company is 90% engineers, who by-and-large are introverts who don't want to talk on the phone either. 4)Emailing a questing gives the recipient time to find the answer and get back to me when they have a chance; calling seems so...URGENT. LOL
“Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce.” - Natalie Goldberg
I was sad when I had to turn my voicemail back on. I felt bad that daycare probably thought I was a deadbeat when I would miss their calls.
As for my pet peeve, my husband, who knows I hate talking on the phone, ends all calls like this: "so IIIIIII, ummm. Yeah, IIIII will talk to youuuuu llaater." All drawn out and slow. It's awful. I can't even say anything because we've already agreed to compromise on just one call per day from him. He already thinks I'm heinously rude, so I'll just suffer in silence.
Post by BeagleMama on Aug 28, 2014 19:41:11 GMT -5
General public cell phone use drives me crazy. Put your phone on vibrate, ignore the call or excuse yourself to a private hallway or the parking lot to take a call. I'm not going to sit here and wait for you to interrupt our conversation/meeting/event/Target check out/whatever to take a call. You're not that important.
voicemail gives me the hives. I HATE walking into my office in the morning and seeing the red light.
OMGOMGOMG what went wrong in the night?
Oh you just want me to return a form to you. Well good thing we haven't invented email for that yet.
My work BFF used to call me in the middle of the night (or, you know, anytime after I'd left for the day) and leave ridiculous messages, just so I would come in the next day to that godawful red light. I HATE the red light.
And sometimes I do have to say "is this X Company?" or "is this so-and-so?" when someone answers the their business line in a rush or they don't enunciate because I can't understand what they're saying. I want to be sure I've reached the right place.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
This happened to me yesterday at target. This lady was in a full blown conversation with her daughter. I knew every detail of their dinner plans and pick up schedule and why Kash was acting up at preschool today. I F'ing hate this. I don't want to listen to your conversation lady!!!
I hate the phone in general. Everything worthwhile can be said via text.
However, I've never understood the complaint of not wanting to hear other people's conversations. How is this any different than if they are talking to someone that is physically present?
No. Speaker phone conversation is the equivalent of a fucking bull horn.no thanks.
I have one friend who without fail calls me, then starts yelling at her kids about something. I realize kids are kids and all, but don't call me if you can't talk without interrupting me every 2 seconds.
People at work who email me asking if I have time to talk about a "quick question" (which is never actually a quick or easy question). Just call. Or better yet just email me the damn question, because inevitably I'll reply and say, sure, then they don't call right away, then I'm busy when they call, then they are busy when I call, then we are in this annoying game of phone tag.
I have one friend who without fail calls me, then starts yelling at her kids about something. I realize kids are kids and all, but don't call me if you can't talk without interrupting me every 2 seconds.
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"I was thinking about getting off on demand, but it sounds like I should be glad that I didn't"
Ok, something that bugs the hell out of me is when my h answers the phone. Like, his cell rings, he'll press the button, and he'll wait a good 10-15 seconds before saying hello. Dude, wtf?! I think he thinks it takes that long to connect to the other person? I don't know. Come on, h. This isn't the beginning of the phone era and the operator is not going to connect you. Say hello as soon as you pick up!
1) when someone asks for your number, and they interrupt you today yes or ok, and then they miss the next part of the number. Just wait until I give my whole number and repeat it back to me. 2) when someone phones, and they say, "who's this?" You called me asshole, you tell me who you are.
I hate being on the phone, but, yes, interrupting like that is really exasperating.
I hate when you say, "ok, I have to go," and then the person keeps bringing up new conversations. I call that phone hijacking.
voicemail on my cell phone that are completely unnecessary. the, "hey, just seeing what you're up to. call me when you get a chance" messages. i saw that you called. i know you want me to call you back. having to check VMs that say nothing make me inappropriately ragey
See, I don't call people back unless they leave me a message. Ha! I figure it wasn't important or they butt dialed me. But, see above: I hate talking on the phone.
When someone is at lunch or dinner with a group and talks on the phone for a long period of time. It's okay to answer and be brief, but if you want to talk for 10-15 minutes walk outside.