Hold for Mr. Robinson, please...

Moses · 10-08-2005, 01:17 PM

Oh, how I hate this! Someone calls me. I pick up the phone and say hello. Next thing I know, I'm asked to hold. Hey! You called me! Isn't this just about the rudest thing in the world?

I can't imagine having my secretary place a call for me and then putting someone on hold while they wait for me. Unbelievable.

livi · 10-08-2005, 01:26 PM

I hear you.

Hang up.

tswaney · tswaney's Garage

I don't just hang up...

Set the phone down and walk away for a long time; let it eat up their coin

livi · 10-08-2005, 02:55 PM

Better yet, play some elevator music..

Hugh R · 10-08-2005, 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by Moses
I can't imagine having my secretary place a call for me and then putting someone on hold while they wait for me. Unbelievable.

That's pretty standard in Hollywood with anyone who thinks they're someone.

livi · 10-08-2005, 03:10 PM

If it is pretty standard, I presume there are a lot of brown noses that are willing to put up with the humiliation..

Dantilla · 10-08-2005, 03:37 PM

It's happened to me. I usually hang up.

Jared at Pelican Parts · 10-08-2005, 03:50 PM

reminds me of the time some lady called me at dinner. Soon as she said "Mr. Fenton, I have an amazing opportunity", I hung up.

She called me back a second later, and scremed "RUDE!" into the phone.

I hang up on calls where they ask me to hold. Im not particuarly fond of telephones, so if you need to talk to me, take the time to do it yourself.

bryanthompson · bryanthompson's Garage

Whenever I get put on hold, and it's not for tech support or some #800 thing and I have something to resolve, I hang up. When people call and have call waiting, so I'm on hold, I just hang up. When they call back, I just say, "oh, we must've gotten disconnected."

island911 · 10-08-2005, 05:58 PM

c'mon, Moses, play along. She said "pleeeaaassee" after all.

The proper thing to do is to cheerfully reply "sure, certainly.". .. and press the hold button. I mean obviously, Mr. Robinson is requesting that you put him on hold. "Please hold for . .. " --what else could that mean.

Moses · 10-08-2005, 06:06 PM

If I place a call, I have no problem being put on hold. People get busy, I understand that.

When solicitors call (usually at dinner time), I very politely ask them to wait a moment and I put them on hold. Of course I never pick the call back up. My kids like to see how long the red light flashes before they give up. I like this approach, because I don't lose my temper and it's kind of fun.

When Mr. Robinson's secretary asks me if I can hold, I tell her I'd rather have Mr. Robinson call me some other time when he's less busy.

BGCarrera32 · 10-08-2005, 06:06 PM

The other thing that drives me nuts is when you're talking to someone on the phone and half way into your sentence you can hear them move the phone off their shoulder and start talking to their little kids...or someone...they're not listening...they're too rude to ask you to hang on or call back...

Or the call waiting...

Or when the stupid telemarketer calls and you say "Hello".....long pause...."HELLO?" and then finally your name pops up on their computer screen...

Or when I go swipe the card at the gas pump, press YES for a receipt, fill up...and the screen says "Please see cashier for receipt" because they're too lazy to put printer paper in the pump...

Or when the cashier absolutely CRANKS your card through the swiping machine and says "hmmm...it didn't go through" and proceeds to swipe it through a second-3rd-4th time at the speed of freaking light...

I need coffee.

Bob's Flat-Six · Bob's Flat-Six's Garage

Does this have anything to do with "Mrs. Robinson" ?

KNS · 10-09-2005, 08:17 AM

Just when you thought you had peace and quiet from the telephone on an airline flight, the FAA and FCC are seriously considering lifting the ban on cell phones on airliners. Forget taking a nap or quietly reading your book, you get to listen to the person next to you yap away...

Joe Bob · Joe Bob's Garage

That's why I have a block on calls that don't have open ID. Between the spam faxes and solicitations I wouldn't be able to sit down and have dinner.

It pisses off the relatives but I tell them to call me on my cell if they are too stupid to unblock the ID. The home phone is never for me anyways with three daughters. I only have the landline to fax out, monitor for my fire/burglar alarm system anyways. I would disconnect it in a minute if I could.

Now spam faxes....I ever find the bastared that faxes me at 2-3-4 am I will rip his balls off and burn them in front of his eyes. I keep thinking that it's THE call about my elderly parents or some such.

Even with the block on, someone is verbally anouncing the fax to get around the block...there is a special place in hell for this guy.

Mrs. K · 10-09-2005, 09:38 AM

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Originally posted by mikez

Now spam faxes....I ever find the bastared that faxes me at 2-3-4 am I will rip his balls off and burn them in front of his eyes. I keep thinking that it's THE call about my elderly parents or some such.

Even with the block on, someone is verbally anouncing the fax to get around the block...there is a special place in hell for this guy.

AMEN. bro!!!! I have gotten spam faxes at 2-3-4 am lots of times in the last few weeks! And I have to get up at 0dark4:30 for work...plus, since I work in a hospital....could always be an emergency!

Those people need to be painfully hurt!

Lisa

pwd72s · 10-09-2005, 09:59 AM

Ahhhh, the joys of modern life. One of my minor gripes is that the politicians exempted political call from the "do not call" legislation. Always lie to political pollsters...alas, they probably factor in that a certain percentage will do that.

Por_sha911 · Por_sha911's Garage

When he gets on, you say "Hold for Mr. __your name here__" and put the phone down and get a cup of coffee.

86 911 · 86 911's Garage

Bad hair day, eh Moses?

Moses · 10-09-2005, 06:55 PM

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Originally posted by 86 911
Bad hair day, eh Moses?

At my age, if you still have hair it's a good day.