Things I won't miss/Things I can do without in 2012.

[pomtzu]

Rude - rude - rude. This type of call: I answer my ringing phone and hear the following; "I have a call for you from Mr. XYZ - please hold for him." WHAT???? You've got to be kidding!!! If Mr XYZ wants to talk to me, then he can call me back personally. This gets the same hang up treatment that I afford the ones I am already talking to and then proceed to put me on hold.

ETA: The only call that I won't hang up on, is one from one of my doctors, or from the Fuzzbuttz vet. I fully understand a doctor's office having to put a call on hold at times. If you're not a doctor's office calling - or me calling a doctor's office - then I definitely will hang up if put on hold. And this includes hanging up on my brother, who is notorious for doing this.

[Cataholic]

Rude - rude - rude. This type of call: I answer my ringing phone and hear the following; "I have a call for you from Mr. XYZ - please hold for him." WHAT???? You've got to be kidding!!! If Mr XYZ wants to talk to me, then he can call me back personally. This gets the same hang up treatment that I afford the ones I am already talking to and then proceed to put me on hold.

That sounds so old fashioned to me!!! I don't know that I have ever had someone do that to me. I would probably have to laugh.

[pomtzu]

That sounds so old fashioned to me!!! I don't know that I have ever had someone do that to me. I would probably have to laugh.

Might be old fashioned, but to me, it's just rude. Guess Mr XYZ is so busy and so important that he has to have someone else make the call. Hey - my time is important to ME, and I'm not going to waste it holding till Mr Bigshot comes on the line. I certainly wouldn't call someone and ask them to hold for me - just not my style. Times - they are a changin' - and not necessarily for the better in all cases. Maybe I'm just too old fashioned..........

[Cataholic]

Pom, just so we are clear, I wasn't meaning YOU were old-fashioned, just that that sort of phone call handling seems so old fashioned to me.

[pomtzu]

Pom, just so we are clear, I wasn't meaning YOU were old-fashioned, just that that sort of phone call handling seems so old fashioned to me.

Oh I know what you meant, and I agree that it's not done that way too much anymore - thankfully! But I admit that I'm old fashioned too, in some respects, and phone courtesy is one of them!

[Asiel]

Oh I know what you meant, and I agree that it's not done that way too much anymore - thankfully! But I admit that I'm old fashioned too, in some respects, and phone courtesy is one of them!

I have to agree with you on that one Pom. I'm one who thinks it's about the rudest thing someone can do. If I'm on the phone with someone and they get a call I will hang on only if they say it's the doctor or similar, vet, dentist. I know those calls have to be answered and they only last a few minutes. But to have someone call me and let me hang because of another call...no way, they won't find me waiting when they get through.
When I call someone never will I take another call unless from the doctor, dentist or vet office and I always warn the person that we might get interrupted by the call if I'm expecting it.
This is one of Ma Bell's big mistakes as far as I'm concerned. Totally not needed and ridiculous in my book. Guess I must be terribly old fashioned too because not only do I find it rude but a show of bad manners also. I don't do it to anyone and I won't let them do it to me, I hang up and don't take the call when they call back.

[Cataholic]

Asiel and Pom- PM me your numbers, I am going to get us on a three way call to discuss this further.

Aside from my lack of telephone manners, I am pretty tactful otherwise.