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ProblemLongjumping12 OP t1_jegauyq wrote

Reply to comment by ttermayhem in LPT: Don't say "hello" at the beginning of your outgoing voicemail message. People will start talking to your recording and be annoyed. by ProblemLongjumping12

Since we're giving advice, work on your consideration for other people. Like leaving your cart in the parking lot this is something that requires the most minuscule effort to correct, but could frustrate and annoy other people. Why be an asshole when you can just not? Why test people's patience? You said you refuse to work with people who can be annoyed; what gives you the right to hold people up to your made-up standards for patience. In life we often have to interact with people who we may personally dislike for whatever reason. Some people are prickly and impatient. Some people are just having a bad day and little things can make it worse. Why be that little thing if you can avoid it.

Go in peace.

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YuraJabroni t1_jegblee wrote

You’re missing the point. Recognize that there’s inconsiderate people out there and that these minor inconveniences shouldn’t get you so upset.

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ttermayhem t1_jegcxic wrote

You, me, and everyone else is serving up this perfect point, but it’s just pissing him off!

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ProblemLongjumping12 OP t1_jegdaiz wrote

Who says it makes me "so upset." It's a minor nuisance that I describe as "annoying." But some people, like executives, big money clients, and just people with short fuses are set off by minor nuisances in ways normal down-to-earth people are not, and make their agitation known. The point of my post, as written, is that one ought not do this on their voicemail lest they perhaps end up ticking off someone they'll wish they hadn't ticked off. It's just a bit of advice, and genuine advice based on experience. Getting voicemail at all is frustrating, especially when a call is important. Why add to it? There's literally no logical reason whatsoever to do that.

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ttermayhem t1_jegcro9 wrote

“What gives you the right to hold people up to your made-up standards of practice” Like not saying hi in a voicemail? I didn’t say I wouldn’t work for someone who didn’t get annoyed. I said I wouldn’t work for someone who made it a big problem for me when they did. And the shopping cart thing is so ad-hoc and straw man that I won’t even give you a hard time about it.

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ProblemLongjumping12 OP t1_jegdosh wrote

Like every LPT this is just well meant advice. It's annoying and people doing it may not realize that. Why be annoying if you don't have to. Don't like my advice, don't take it. Cheers.

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