I can remember, many years ago, when voicemail first came into common use.
Rather than add to the lengthy "Pet Peeve" thread, I wanted to vent here.
For all those years that voicemail has been around, it has been used by nearly everyone to AVOID calling back. With truly minimal exaggeration, I can say that leaving a voicemail message is a guarantee of not getting a call back. What amazes me, though, is the lack of return call even when it is in that person's interest to do so (e.g., a contractor for a new job).
In my w*rk days, I had a requirement for my staff that ALL messages are returned within 24 hours, and failure to do so will be a performance issue. What now sometimes works for me is leaving a polite message, then 25 hours later leaving a nasty message about the failure to return my previous call.
Just curious, has anyone had consistent success getting a return call after leaving voicemail?
Rather than add to the lengthy "Pet Peeve" thread, I wanted to vent here.
For all those years that voicemail has been around, it has been used by nearly everyone to AVOID calling back. With truly minimal exaggeration, I can say that leaving a voicemail message is a guarantee of not getting a call back. What amazes me, though, is the lack of return call even when it is in that person's interest to do so (e.g., a contractor for a new job).
In my w*rk days, I had a requirement for my staff that ALL messages are returned within 24 hours, and failure to do so will be a performance issue. What now sometimes works for me is leaving a polite message, then 25 hours later leaving a nasty message about the failure to return my previous call.
Just curious, has anyone had consistent success getting a return call after leaving voicemail?
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