work musings

[arib]

When I answer the phone at work, I need to identify us by location.

"Good morning, American Legion, may I help you?"

But once in a very long while, I'm tired, which has had some funny results.

"Good morning, American Legion of Superheroes... Dammit!"

what really gets me is when I answer the phone at home, and need to stop and think before simply saying "hello."

Comments

[rosefox]

I used to frequently answer my cellphone with "Tekserve, how may I direct your call?", especially when it rang while I was at the switchboard.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

It took me six months to stop answering the phone "Beth Israel Emergency" after I left that job.

Better yet, sometimes I am typing and the phone here at work rings, and I answer "Print preview!" or "Times New Roman!" or whatever was the next step in what I was typing. No one ever seems to notice!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

It's so comforting to know I'm not the only one who does this. When I worked at my old company, we were frequently without a receptionist, and it often fell to me to answer the phone (mostly because the majority of my coworkers would hear the ring, look at the ringing phone, but not answer the frelling thing). So I got used to answering the phone "Good morning [or good afternoon], {name of company}." And it was so automatic that I'd answer the phone at home that way if it rang not long after I got home from work. At my current job, I just answer my desk phone "This is Nomi," (though it took me months to get used to not saying "Editorial; this is Nomi"), so if I do that at home, it's not so bad.

[morarachel.livejournal.com]

"Good morning, American Legion of Superheroes... Dammit!"
Thats GREAT!!!
I don't answer the phone at work...and if I did it would be in an old lady, brooklyn accent "Hallo?" and in "why are you bothing me I am making copys!!!"
You have made me laugh once again in the morning, thank you.

[teddywolf.livejournal.com]

Sometimes (when I can see the caller ID) I'll answer the phone with "Hello, Burt's Taco Palace!" or "Paco's Taco Palace and Whorehouse! Do you want a taco?"

But never at work ;-)

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

When I was in the Army, we had to answer the phones in the following manner:

"Delta Company, 3rd of the 7th Infantry, PFC Berry speaking. This it not a secure line. How may I help you sir?" Needless to say, Most of us managed to compress this into a burst transmission that lasted less than four seconds.

While working at SuperShuttle as a Dispatcher, I had two lines.. one for the guests and Pheonix Rez, and one for the drivers. I would occassionally use the wrong greeting.

[lizzibabe.livejournal.com]

I remember back when i was working two jobs: the Mail order catalog and the Theatre job. the Mail ordering job wasn't a problem, it went "Thank you for calling (quick glance at caller ID) Yoga Zone/CWD/FAO Schwarz/L'Art De Vivre, howmayihelpyou?" the problem was when i'd go to my second job at Mill Mountain Theatre and answer it "ThankyouforcallingFAOSchwarzHowmayihelpyou?" or manage to halt that about "thankyouforcalling Mill Mountain Theatre!"
but i do remebmer answering the college dorm phone with "Deming Fine Arts Theatre. how may i help you" and finding a quick hangup in my ear.