First call - during working hours

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Registered: 03-18-2005
First call - during working hours
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Mon, 05-01-2006 - 12:42pm

Is it just me or does anyone else get annoyed when someone calls first thing on a Monday morning?

 
 
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 05-01-2006 - 12:51pm

Yes, it would annoy me too...that's why when I give my phone number, I give the guy some good times to call as well (including specific days). Why do you think that's a bad thing to do? You can't assume that everyone's going to have the same ideas on when a good time to call is. Maybe for him, work doesn't get busy until later. Plus I like to be prepared and have a rough idea of when to expect those first calls (I find them stressful, personally).

Sheri

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Registered: 01-16-2006
Mon, 05-01-2006 - 12:52pm

Personally, 9am on a Monday, I'm really not in the mood to call someone I met on a Friday or Sat night...ok maybe Noon if I really like him, thinking that he could be at lunch. But, other than that, I would wait until night.

You were on the money Peanut... I would have been annoyed as well.

Just my thoughts.

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Mon, 05-01-2006 - 12:56pm

Thanks - haven't had my coffee yet so I'm not 100% Ms. Peppy yet, ha!

 
 
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Registered: 09-18-2004
Mon, 05-01-2006 - 5:42pm

annoying yes and inconsiderate..9 am on the first day of the work week, what do they expect
you weren'tbeing curt you were setting boundaries..

this makes me recall a time when i specifically told this guy the weekend wasn't good, it was a SAT my family was coming into town and we were having a party. i said sun would be good to talk. well doesn't he call on SAT, i was curt then also apologized in an email explaining i was running errands for party etc.. and to call sun. which he never did but then calls me durng the work day.ergg. which was just as annoying. eventually i emailed him not to call anymore not just because of that BUT he never asked me out.. even more annoying not lookng for a phone buddy and then he proceeded to call weeks after. like i 'd remember him weird..

so.. no you did nothing wrong, it is annoying and rude..unless your in a r'ship you can call me anytime but also those people understand that work is work and i always tell those "dates" to call weekends or weeknights.. now that i am in a r'ship i don't care but also we both know when it is good not to call or call and if we do we just say can't talk right now call ya later..