Comments on: When you are finished, you may hang up, or press one for more options. http://blog.fourpettys.com/2009/08/21/when-you-are-finished-you-may-hang-up-or-press-one-for-more-options/ Controversial and Exclusive! ('cos that makes it better) Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:56:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: James Drury http://blog.fourpettys.com/2009/08/21/when-you-are-finished-you-may-hang-up-or-press-one-for-more-options/#comment-466 James Drury Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:31:56 +0000 http://blog.fourpettys.com/2009/08/21/when-you-are-finished-you-may-hang-up-or-press-one-for-more-options/#comment-466 I can't say too much since I used to work for a company that made voice mail products but one of my least favorite greetings is the standard "I'm either on the phone or away from my desk." What? You mean you don't know which one? Or maybe there is another option that you're not telling me about, such as "I'm looking at my Caller ID and I really don't want to talk to you right now." Surely we can think up something better than "I'm either on the phone or away from my desk." But I know that's just me. I can’t say too much since I used to work for a company that made voice mail products but one of my least favorite greetings is the standard “I’m either on the phone or away from my desk.”

What? You mean you don’t know which one? Or maybe there is another option that you’re not telling me about, such as “I’m looking at my Caller ID and I really don’t want to talk to you right now.” Surely we can think up something better than “I’m either on the phone or away from my desk.”

But I know that’s just me.

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