I have a problem with voicemail.
And more specifically - people who leave voicemail messages.
But before we go any further, you might want to brace yourselves...
Because this is what I would describe is a Truth Bomb Post;
aka Harsh But Fair.
* * *
To The People Who Call My Phone and Find It Necessary To Talk To The Robot Lady Who Is Responsible For My Voice Mail,
(Her name is Samantha.)
My phone is always near me.
Like, rarely arms length away from me.
So if I don't answer -
It's because I literally can't right now;
or (much more likely) I DON'T WANT TO.
I sat down and wrote a list of all the times it is appropriate for you to leave a voice message -
1. NEVER^
If you are calling me, it means that you know me.
Which means I know you.
And you have my number.
So it's fair to assume that I have yours.
Stored right there in my contacts list.
So... When you call me (with the magic that is Mobile Phone Technology) your name comes up my screen.
If we're good friends - well... You should know me better than this by now... and I may start to question our friendship - and a photo I have carefully selected and assigned to your profile will also dominate my screen (interrupting my highly-likely Insta-scrolling) until you stop calling.
Which means if I don't answer, and by some miracle my phone wasn't visible to me in that exact moment -
My oh-so-smart phone notifies me of your missed call automatically.
If I don't answer your phone call -
P L E A S E S E N D M E A T E X T
I promise, I will read your text and respond IMMEDIATELY*.
But that little notification that tells me I have a voicemail?
Well... I can ignore that FOR DAYS.
And more specifically - people who leave voicemail messages.
But before we go any further, you might want to brace yourselves...
Because this is what I would describe is a Truth Bomb Post;
aka Harsh But Fair.
* * *
To The People Who Call My Phone and Find It Necessary To Talk To The Robot Lady Who Is Responsible For My Voice Mail,
(Her name is Samantha.)
My phone is always near me.
Like, rarely arms length away from me.
So if I don't answer -
It's because I literally can't right now;
or (much more likely) I DON'T WANT TO.
I sat down and wrote a list of all the times it is appropriate for you to leave a voice message -
1. NEVER^
If you are calling me, it means that you know me.
Which means I know you.
And you have my number.
So it's fair to assume that I have yours.
Stored right there in my contacts list.
So... When you call me (with the magic that is Mobile Phone Technology) your name comes up my screen.
If we're good friends - well... You should know me better than this by now... and I may start to question our friendship - and a photo I have carefully selected and assigned to your profile will also dominate my screen (interrupting my highly-likely Insta-scrolling) until you stop calling.
Which means if I don't answer, and by some miracle my phone wasn't visible to me in that exact moment -
My oh-so-smart phone notifies me of your missed call automatically.
If I don't answer your phone call -
P L E A S E S E N D M E A T E X T
I promise, I will read your text and respond IMMEDIATELY*.
But that little notification that tells me I have a voicemail?
Well... I can ignore that FOR DAYS.
Let's have a look at that in a pie chart...
In summary - If I don't answer my phone, I am either dead or busy.
Don't bother Samantha^.
Send me a text. Summarise the reason why you're calling.
Seriously.....
"Hi! It's meeee... Call me back!"
That's annoying.
Yup... Russell Brand know's where I'm coming from -
xx
^Unless you sing to me.
I'm totally OK with you calling to serenade Samantha and I.
It's lovely.
We appreciate it.
☺
*Immediately.
Or maybe, like, in a few hours.
Definitely immediately if it's urgent though.
Promise. xx
Good to see this information.
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