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4:55 client phone call- beast of the employment kingdom
Posted: February 27 08, 9:01 am
by JL21
You know the call. You're just a few short minutes from leaving work. You're winding down, taking a last peek at e-mails, cleaning your desk, whatever it is that you do right before you leave work. And then it happens.... the phone rings. And invariably, whoever it is that calls will want something that's going to take up like 30 minutes of your time. All the while, you sit on the phone, trying to be polite and still do your job. But internally you're seething, champing at the bit to get out the door, and thinking of which ways you can most effectively stab this particular client's eyes out the next time you see them in person.
Re: 4:55 client phone call- beast of the employment kingdom
Posted: February 27 08, 10:38 am
by Dillagii
Are you ranting that you could get out of the office only at 5.30pm instead of 5pm? Are you serious? My life would be heaven if I can get out of work before 6pm.
Re: 4:55 client phone call- beast of the employment kingdom
Posted: February 27 08, 10:40 am
by cardinalkarp
I stop making/taking calls 15 minutes before I leave.
Re: 4:55 client phone call- beast of the employment kingdom
Posted: February 27 08, 10:41 am
by Popeye_Card
cardinalkarp wrote:I stop making/taking calls 15 minutes before I leave.
I'm the same way, but it's more like 7 hours and 45 minutes before I leave.
Re: 4:55 client phone call- beast of the employment kingdom
Posted: February 27 08, 1:23 pm
by omaha_red
in that case you need to tell the person that you'll get right on
their project and it will take you 30 minutes and that you will
send them what they need and you need a reply immediately..
then they have to stay late too.. i bet they stop calling at 4:55pm
Re: 4:55 client phone call- beast of the employment kingdom
Posted: February 27 08, 1:27 pm
by JL21
omaha_red wrote:in that case you need to tell the person that you'll get right on
their project and it will take you 30 minutes and that you will
send them what they need and you need a reply immediately..
then they have to stay late too.. i bet they stop calling at 4:55pm
That's a great idea.