I am sitting here at my desk ... and this one dude has called the office phone .. and my cell phone CONSTANTLY ....

he obviously wants something ....

i am tempted to just put that "report" that he wants ... to the bottom of my pile .... just to make this dude mad...

do u guys do that ... i mean ... how juvinile is that ??? doesnt this guy realize that if i answered all of his calls ... and everyone elses ... i would never get anything done !!!!

SnidelyWhiplash said:

But if you picked up once, wouldn't he stop calling then? Cos then he'll have talked to you... no?

SnidelyWhiplash said:

It might be better for you to tell this guy how you feel...like..the more you ask, the longer its going to take, because your pestering leads to resentment.

i had another boss ... who ... in that situation would get really mad and say "you will have the report ... when u get it " ...

i chatted with the guy yesterday .... and today already once ....

in defence of him ... i told him i wanted to get it to him at 12 noon or before ... lol ... key word--- "wanted"

you are probably right ... i should ...

but i probably wont ....

Not coworkers, but I do get alot of salespeople who drive me nuts. We get phone calls all day from people offering to send us leads, and try to get us to join into their cost-per-lead programs. They send all the phone calls over to me, and I get stuck listening to their 30 minute presentations over the phone. I can't get a word in edgewise, and no matter how many times I try to politely end the conversation, they manage to keep it going. Then when it's all over, they ask me when it will be a good time to do a follow up call.



never!

do u have to listen to the presentations .... u just cant conveniently hang up ??? like .... oops ... my phone went dead ....

if i am on the cell ... i prepare them ... for it ... i say ... "oh i am losing you ... think i am goin thru a bad area" ....

The more someone bothers me about doing something, the less I want to do it. I'm very contrary that way, and I'm not happy with it but it's difficult to change.

SnidelyWhiplash said:

i am SO sorry, the phone got disconnected somehow...it's glitchy.

i TOTALLY relate to that quote .... and if the person (male or female--- but MOST of the time if it male) is really obnoxious or a pain .... calls constantly ... i will put it off more !!!

OMG yes...all the damn time.

I get crazy old ladies and teachers who call literally 3-4 in one day because I don't return their calls immediately. Umm sometimes I'm away from my desk--like in a meeting or giving a tour. Duh. And they also fucking email me to make sure I got their voice mail or vice versa. It's so annoying. I have 50 million other things that need to get done in a day so cut me some slack. I always return phone calls within 1 business day (and I usually get their voice mail... )

The clincher is that when these people call they need to schedule a tour right away b/c the paperwork for the bus or payment is, of course, due the next day or some shit. So just because they waited until the last minute to do their shit, I'm supposed to drop what I'm doing? It doesn't work that way ..why should I increase my stress level because they don't have their shit together. Not happening...next time plan ahead. It's not a difficult concept.