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?
Studies have shown it's less distracting to hear both sides of the conversation, because when you only hear one side, your brain is trying to fill in the other side.
I'm not sure my dad understands how caller ID works - he'll call me and if I'm busy, I'll decline his call so it goes to VM. Well, he won't leave a VM and then calls back every other minute or so, which sometimes freaks me out 'cause then I worry it's an emergency. I've told him numerous times - DUDE, I can see that you called, I'll call you back when I CAN. Still hasn't sunk in.
Or, when someone calls you, and you JUST miss their call, so you call them right back and they don't answer. WTF? Where did you GO?!
I hate it when someone that I don't know calls me and doesn't leave a message. Like several times call me and don't leave a message. If I don't recognize the number I won't answer. If you leave a message then I know who called me.
Most especially when it's the WRONG #. I've been getting VM's for some girl in S. Ga for job placements. When I get a random, out-of-area area code, I DO NOT ANSWER. Then I usually get a VM that "____ location is hiring for a CNA position." SWELL. Wrong #.
Lately Comcast has been calling my cell to help us 'walk through a resolution' for the X1 DVR issue we have. There's a tech coming out TODAY to fix it, but they keep calling WHILE I'M AT WORK. So I schedule a 7AM call with them, miss washing my damn hair, and they FINALLY call back. At 10:40AM. #$%&$%(*%&^$ing COMCAST.
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
So many likes for this. Only change used to get annoyed to still gets annoyed after four years. I prefer to email, he just wants to call everyone. I am on board with calling when it involves responding to questions from the media, investors or info that should not be in writing, but for general stuff - EMAIL.
Most of my phone pet peeves have already been mentioned, but the hello game pisses me off.
Me: hello Caller: hello Pause...(because they called me) Me: hello Caller: hello Pause... Me: HELLO Caller: HELLO Me: Can you fucking hear me or are you just continuing to say hello and go silent to piss me off? Caller: I can hear you.
Post by deanlicker78 on Aug 29, 2014 10:35:46 GMT -5
Most of my phone pet peeves have already been mentioned, but the hello game pisses me off.
Yes! My exH does this and it drives me up a wall. I say hello and then he says hello and then silence. If I say hello again, he asks if I can hear him. If I skip saying hello and say "yes?" or something of the sort, he asks why I'm crabby. Because you dont say anything after hello jack-wagon!!!
Post by prettyinpearls on Aug 29, 2014 10:43:06 GMT -5
Mine are mostly work related.
1. Don’t take a conference call and put it on speaker at your desk. Get up and go find a conference room if you don’t want to have the phone up to your ear.
2. When a supplier calls me and assumes I know who is leaving me the voicemail. “Hi, I was just calling you about XYZ, give me a call when you have a minute. Bye!” No company name, no personal name, no phone number. Guess what? No return call from me.
3. My desk is right outside a large conference room and it drives me batty when people step outside to take a call. Hey asshole, there are people working 2 feet away from you. I don’t care that your daughter’s soccer practice got cancelled and now your husband has to pick the kids up and take them to your sister’s house which is on the other side of town and now you’ll be late getting to your appointment because you have to get them from her. I DON’T CARE!!
When I miss the call by a second (mostly because I'm digging for my phone in my purse or diaper bag) and I call the person back 1.5 seconds later, but they don't answer. Did you disappear into thin air? It was important enough to call me, but not answer my call?
Post by Overthemoon on Aug 29, 2014 12:02:48 GMT -5
I loathe when DH calls in the middle of the day and wants to have a drawn out conversation regarding something that is not urgent, at all. And he tends to call right during a hectic time with the kids and then gets pissy when I can't stop what I am doing to have a conversation about something that has no direct bearing on our day.
I also hate it when someone lefts a vague voicemail hinting that they want me to do something or commit to something or help with something, but they don't say what it is in their voicemail. So then I get put on the spot when I call them back.
And for sure when I miss a call and immediately call them back and they don't answer.
When people hang up without saying goodbye. Is this a thing? It's like they think they're on 24 or something. Don't just hang up the phone and leave me going "...h..hello?" on the other side like an idiot. No closure to the conversation at all.
Oh, so you regularly talk to my mom?
Every.Effing.Time. It makes my husband super ragey. She has NO phone ettiquette at all. She's usually playing a computer game and pays no attention to what anyone says and hangs up without saying bye.
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
My BFF and I agreed that if we just wanted the other to call back we would not leave a message. We only left messages to give information 'here's the [insert info] you wanted'. It IS so annoying when someone calls and leaves a 'hey its me! call me!!' Message
Post by mrsjuleshs on Aug 29, 2014 12:31:31 GMT -5
I just hate talking on the phone. Oh, and it's now my job to answer the phone at work.
The worst (and I get these about 30 times a day) is when a random person calls in to request information and they ask me how I am doing. You don't know me nor do you really care so just stop.
And the ones who get really pissy with me when I tell them that unfortunately we can't assist them because sorry, we can't place that type of a position. And the 1 last week took up 10 mins. of my time because he had insisted on giving his full background because he has a good skills set. Oh and his wife is looking as well. Nope, can't help either of you.
Oh, know what else I hate? When my work's automated system randomly connects people to me. I'm in the legal department. I very rarely get phone calls. 90% of the time when my phone rings it's a wrong number or someone trying to get through our automated system.
For a while, I swear the system just used my extension as a dump. I would get the most randomest of people, trying to get a hold of someone I'd never heard of.
One time, it was a guy who was VERY upset. Apparently we had updated our software and it fucked something up for him, and somehow in his attempt to get customer support, he ended up getting me. He knew I wasn't the right person to be mad at, but he was MAD. He said something about F16s on the ground that have to be out tonight and I was like WHOA! We have military customers?! LOL Even my boss wasn't sure who to direct him to.
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.
My MIL does that!
Phone rings
Me: "Hello?" MIL: "Who is this?" Me: "Um, this is Alyssa, you called me" MIL: "Oh....did you call me?" Me: "No"
I hate everything about phones, but I believe all of my pet peeves have been listed here already.
I have a phone phobia - I get quite stressed about phone calls, put them off until the last minute (if I do it at all). I hate it. I discussed it with a counselor when I was in my teens. No help. I'll use the phone at work, and get used to talking with certain people, but when it is someone different, or for a confusing situation, I freak out.
I mean I hate every.single.thing. about phones. Other than being able to use my cell phone for the internet. That's the only good thing about them.
I hate everything about phones, but I believe all of my pet peeves have been listed here already.
I have a phone phobia - I get quite stressed about phone calls, put them off until the last minute (if I do it at all). I hate it. I discussed it with a counselor when I was in my teens. No help. I'll use the phone at work, and get used to talking with certain people, but when it is someone different, or for a confusing situation, I freak out.
I mean I hate every.single.thing. about phones. Other than being able to use my cell phone for the internet. That's the only good thing about them.
I've been meaning to call my grandmother back for like a month. I'm the worst. I HATE picking up the phone. It gives me anxiety.
I hate everything about phones, but I believe all of my pet peeves have been listed here already.
I have a phone phobia - I get quite stressed about phone calls, put them off until the last minute (if I do it at all). I hate it. I discussed it with a counselor when I was in my teens. No help. I'll use the phone at work, and get used to talking with certain people, but when it is someone different, or for a confusing situation, I freak out.
I mean I hate every.single.thing. about phones. Other than being able to use my cell phone for the internet. That's the only good thing about them.
I've been meaning to call my grandmother back for like a month. I'm the worst. I HATE picking up the phone. It gives me anxiety.
Yep! My mom complains that I don't call her, though she knows how I am about phones.
I took some medicine for my anxiety because of it. When my doctor asked about my situation I explained: "Well, my Gynecologist recommended I see you in February. I finally called and made my appointment to see you in August."