ProblemLongjumping12

ProblemLongjumping12 OP t1_jegdaiz wrote

Reply to comment by YuraJabroni 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

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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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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ProblemLongjumping12 OP t1_jeg94ag 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

So your boss or a client, someone who you have no authority over but whom you need to work with, calls you and they mention that they had to repeat themselves and found it annoying, your response to them is: What you need to ask yourself is: why am I so easily annoyed?? Work on your anger issues and watch things improve. B U L L S H I T. You'd apologize and rethink the message like any normal person open to valid criticism.

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ProblemLongjumping12 OP t1_jeg614b wrote

Reply to comment by YuraJabroni 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

You must be new to this planet, because you have no idea how obtuse and thoughtless the human race actually is. Some people say hello then do a little haha gotcha, but loads of them, especially older people, do it without realizing what will happen.

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