"who's this?"

[datasuspect]

where the fuck do people get off?

YOU CALLED HERE ASSHOLE!!!!!!

you're supposed to say "hello?"

guy calls and asks (rather forcefully): "who's this?"

i asked back: "who da fuck is this?!?!"

jeez

[bleedingheart]

1. my personal favorite is when I answer the phone at work...

and someone starts into what kind of problem they are having and they don't even bother to say...

"Hello...my name is Sue and I would like to ask a question..."

I work with professionals who consistently call me on the phone and start off with...

"this code isn't working and I need to know why xxx and www can't be done in this type of coding scenario..."

[mad-mommy]

2. they must be very important people who ...

don't have time for hello and is so and so available.

[datasuspect]

3. what's funny is that it is a residential line

i hate talking on the telephone anyway.

[Pool Hall Ace]

4. I had to give my husband hell for doing that.

Say hello and identify yourself, first.

[Debi]

5. We have caller ID and so we know who is calling when the phone rings

but I still answer the phone and say hello. My husband just picks up the phone and starts talking to the person. That would freak me out. :scared:

[prole_for_peace]

18. we have caller id at work now and when i see friends or

family are calling i just pick up and say "what?" the first time i did that the bf freaked out. i told him that we now have caller id but he still gave me a hard time.

i still do it though.

[petronius]

19. I'm really careful not to do that...

We use our caller ID to screen callers (and a lot of people who get screened would be shocked to know it!), so I really don't want anyone to get a hint that we know who's calling...

[Mad_Dem_X]

6. One of my pet peeves

I get that one at work occasionally. I usually just say, "This is the front desk." What I *want* to say is, "Who the hell is THIS?"

[datasuspect]

7. or anyone who answers "(insert generic department name)"

and doesn't identify themselves.

i'd much rather communicate via cb radio.

[redqueen]

8. GRRRRR I hate that!

I've just hung up on people before for doing that. SO annoying.

[StrictlyRockers]

9. Civility and politness go a LONG, LONG war

[asthmaticeog]

10. That's a hell of a typo.

;)

[redqueen]

11. Yeah like you've got room to talk, typo man!

Wait... what?

Nevermind.

[StrictlyRockers]

13. It is impolit to point out people's typos.

[Left Is Write]

12. I absolutely, positively hate hearing "Who is this?"

when I answer the phone.

It's incredibly rude on the caller's part.

[skygazer]

14. "I'm the person whose phone you just called."

"Now, who are YOU?"

That's my standard reply.

[idgiehkt]

17. perfect

thanks for that!

[idgiehkt]

15. I hate that!

it drives me nuts...and then you ask 'who's this' and it just goes on. I just hang up.

[Spirochete]

16. I really hate that too

The last time I said "Don't you know who the fuck you were calling?"
They hung up.

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. I used to get that a lot at work

"Who am I speaking to?"

I'd stifle the urges to correct their grammar and to say "Did you call to ask me that?" I could understand why they asked, because the vast majority of people who call a newspaper have no idea whom to speak with; they just want to bitch about something, and the front desk connects them to whichever editor's available.

So I'd tell them my name and that I was the city editor. Once in awhile they'd say, "No, I want to speak to the editor," when, unbeknownst to them, I was more likely the right person to handle their gripe.

But they never, ever, gave their name. They're just "a reader" or "a subscriber." I told them my name, and it's in the paper and on the web site. But they get to be anonymous.

:eyes:

[datasuspect]

21. or in sales

people who get all uppity about giving their contact info when they call YOU about something THEY want.

[NewWaveChick1981]

22. My mother taught me that doing that was RUDE AS HELL.

Mom taught me telephone manners, and I'm really glad she did. People who do that should be drawn and quartered.... :grr: :mad: