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Friday, August 21, 2009

Gee, I Didn't Know How To Do That...

Who among us doesn’t know how to use voicemail? We’re 10 years into the new millennium; even old folks know how to leave a message. We’ve been leaving messages since the 80’s. So why is it that every time I want to leave a message for someone in addition to having to hear their voicemail greeting, I also have to hear some woman instructing me on how to leave a message? Why not tell me how to open a door or put on a shoe?

I tried to get smart and press 1 to by-pass the horribly inane and condescending instructions, but that doesn’t work all of the time.

I think I figured it out. Since a lot of us still pay for minutes on our cell phone, the voicemail instructions are part of an insidious plan by The Man to suck up our minutes. It’s a conspiracy.

Well, I beat the man at his own game. I don’t leave messages. Ha! Most of the time, if the phone has rang a few times before going to voicemail, I know that whoever I’m calling has Caller ID and they see that I’ve called so I just hang-up. No need to leave a message. Besides, I hate people who leave, “Call me,” messages. I know that you’ve called because I have Caller ID too. It is going to take me longer to get to the message than it will take me to listen to it.

Later on I'll come back and do a rant on business queing systems and their endless menus (Press 1 for customer service, Press 2 to check on your order, Press 3 for the disgruntled customer service rep who will place you on indefinite hold and only to finally pick up and give you the wrong information).

Labels: Rant

posted by SDC @ 10:22 AM

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