How unprofessional are we these days?

[Anonymous 4]

I hear what you're saying. But I can't help but wonder if sometimes the reason a message isn't left is because LEGALLY the caller CAN'T or SHOULDN'T be leaving one. And I'd say that's not usually the case. But in this particular situation (where OP was waiting for a call back regarding a "legal concern"), maybe the caller was CORRECT to not leave a message. Know what I mean?

This is a big complaint I have these days...so many people whose jobs it is to sit at a desk and answer the phone don't do that. They let every call go to voicemail and then take up to 3 days to call back. I don't spend my days at a desk with a phone on it. When they call back, they're 95% likely to get my voicemail. I am not enjoying the endless games of phone tag.

Contrary to what a lot of people seem to believe, there are not people who are doing nothing but sitting there waiting for the phone to ring. And it is unprofessional for a valid business, ESPECIALLY one like the OP referenced, to not leave a message when they call. They, of ALL people, should understand why people are now screening every phone call they get. If it's important, LEAVE A MESSAGE. If not, you don't get to be pissy when someone presumes you're a spammer and doesn't call back.

[MistressMonster]

I hear what you're saying. But I can't help but wonder if sometimes the reason a message isn't left is because LEGALLY the caller CAN'T or SHOULDN'T be leaving one. And I'd say that's not usually the case. But in this particular situation (where OP was waiting for a call back regarding a "legal concern"), maybe the caller was CORRECT to not leave a message. Know what I mean?

This is a big complaint I have these days...so many people whose jobs it is to sit at a desk and answer the phone don't do that. They let every call go to voicemail and then take up to 3 days to call back. I don't spend my days at a desk with a phone on it. When they call back, they're 95% likely to get my voicemail. I am not enjoying the endless games of phone tag.

Contrary to what a lot of people seem to believe, there are not people who are doing nothing but sitting there waiting for the phone to ring. And it is unprofessional for a valid business, ESPECIALLY one like the OP referenced, to not leave a message when they call. They, of ALL people, should understand why people are now screening every phone call they get. If it's important, LEAVE A MESSAGE. If not, you don't get to be pissy when someone presumes you're a spammer and doesn't call back.

Last year dealing with some estate stuff with the bank, one of the things the lady I talked to told me. She can't legally leave a message on VM for me to call back. It had to be done voice to voice.

[Anonymous 6]

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My SO is getting flooded with those insurance calls because he did the exact same thing you did and he also missed Important calls because he is screening them. I usually let all of my calls go to voicemail and majority of them do NOT leave a voicemail.
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I will NEVER do those online quotes again. I will never put my number anywhere again lol. Consider this a lesson learned. As paranoid as I may sound right now, I seriously think some of these people are messing with me now. Because I have told countless callers to take me off their call list. and yet im inundated with more calls. Some wont even say anything if I pick up. Thats why I decided to stop answering.

Confession, I used to think people complaining about spam callers were a little on the ridiculous side. Now I understand completely why people get so annoyed. I never knew that it can be this bad.
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DD did the same thing and instead of leaving her cell number, she gave the house number.
I repeatedly requested that they remove my number from their callling list. They called me for weeks/almost an entire month. So I finally lost it and devised a plan to stop this once and for all.
When they would call, if it was a man....I would ask him how big and wide was his dick, did he have hairy balls and did he give good head.
If it was a woman, I would ask how big her tits were, did she orgasm from tongue , dick or toy penetration, did she toss salads and did she like anal S*x.
It took about a week of doing this for every call and they all finally removed my number from their calling list

[Hot4Tchr-Bieg]

This is a big complaint I have these days...so many people whose jobs it is to sit at a desk and answer the phone don't do that. They let every call go to voicemail and then take up to 3 days to call back. I don't spend my days at a desk with a phone on it. When they call back, they're 95% likely to get my voicemail. I am not enjoying the endless games of phone tag.

Contrary to what a lot of people seem to believe, there are not people who are doing nothing but sitting there waiting for the phone to ring. And it is unprofessional for a valid business, ESPECIALLY one like the OP referenced, to not leave a message when they call. They, of ALL people, should understand why people are now screening every phone call they get. If it's important, LEAVE A MESSAGE. If not, you don't get to be pissy when someone presumes you're a spammer and doesn't call back.

I know people have other responsibilities at their desks. But for years and years, they managed to also answer the phones. This is a new thing I'm seeing it at schools, private businesses, doctors' offices, etc. I'm sorry, but if your job is to sit at a desk next to a phone, then it's probably in the job description to answer it. Because the person calling is likely not sitting at a desk next to a phone able to answer the callback.

Oh...and there's this one woman that's driving me F***ing batshit! We think she is a temp at my mom's oncologists office. She does not leave a message on my mom's (the patient's) voicemail. She hangs up and calls my cell, even though my number is just an emergency contact number. And her messages on MY cell go like "Good Morning Linda (my mom), this is Rose at the doctor's office. Please call us back. Thank you." What a numbskull...Mom has A LOT of doctors; maybe include the doc's name or a phone number or a clever riddle or something!!!

[agander2017]

She should have left a message. I wouldn't want to work with this person, if that's how she reacts to missed phone calls.

[CotterpinDoozer]

So she thinks you should have somehow magically known to call her back when she didn't even bother to leave you a message? I get a lot of spam debt collection calls so I screen my calls too, by I have downloaded an app that warns me if it's spam.

[Inmybizz]

That has happened to me.