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0 pointsmsla5y ago0 comments

> Call me and pickup when I call, or GTFO.

I don't exist at your beck and call. Text me and respect that I have a life beyond hanging on the telephone, or I don't care to distinguish you from the billions of autodialers who are the only ones still rude enough to make such demands on my time.

BTW, cute misspellings. Little jugs got big ears, I suppose.

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mrweasel5y ago

> I don't exist at your beck and call

Well, no... but depending on context you might have to deal with it. Privately people can do whatever they want, in business, the customer gets to decide. I work as a consultant, if a customer prefer a phone call, then I pick up the phone. If I'm busy a co-worker answers.

In a previous job I was the customer, and I refused to do Skype meeting, because I didn't want to spend 10 minutes figuring out why audio wasn't working. If you didn't want to call me, then I just took my business else where.

tonyedgecombe5y ago

in business, the customer gets to decide

I found most of my business communications naturally moved to email. The few hangouts seem to mostly be time wasters, people that reach for the phone before they start thinking.

lotsofpulp5y ago

It depends how much the business needs or wants the customer. It’s the same as non business interactions.

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