Subscribe in a readerI get wrong number calls all the time, I’ve got to where I don’t answer the phone if I don’t recognize the number, unless I’m expecting an important call. This will, of course, cause the caller to be send to voicemail, the sly culprit. It may be the last thing you suspect, but it is the reason many people you may not even know will laugh at you behind your back. I know it’s provided me laughs on many occasions. Why don’t those people who put out the “for Dummies” books write one on leaving voicemails? There’s definitely a need for one.
Here’s a tip on voicemail:
Before you leave a voicemail message take two seconds to make sure you have the right number. Otherwise you may be telling the world your girlfriend calls you ‘cooter’ or letting your boss know that when you call in sick it’s really because you’re so drunk you can’t dial a phone.
Also, don’t leave anyone’s personal medical information on voicemail. Sure, it may not be your own information, but as a medical professional you are responsible for keeping it private (an “I’m sorry to hear about that” goes out to Sidney in Ft. Walton, I didn’t listen to the whole message, no worries).
Let me close this out by saying I cannot fix your pipes, car, boat, or unlock your door. I will not pick you up from Stetsun’s, I am not up for a “booty call,” I do not have directions to the hotel, I do not know where your baby’s daddy is, and no, I do not have that ::ahem:: medication you were asking about.
Haha! That’s too funny. I’ve adopted the same philosophy when it comes to receiving calls from strange numbers: I just let it go to voicemail. And the times when I do pick up, I always greet with “David speaking…” instead of “hello?”. That spares me a few seconds of headache and confusion.
Although I’ll have to admit that recently I called the wrong person and left a detailed message about an art piece I did, including it’s size, medium, and how to spell my name.
I chose the first “Isais” I saw in my phone’s address book without realizing it was the wrong one. I didn’t remember that I’d met more than one Isais in my lifetime. Silly mistake, hopefully the last time I do that.
Your mistake is definitely more understandable, I doubt there are many people who know more than one Isais.
That is pretty weird that you get left messages. I get calls from all over, but no messages. You should make some of these part of your Multimedia Mondays. That would be fun.
That’s a good idea Scott! Now I just have to figure out how to get the messages onto the computer.