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Posted: 8/27/2015 10:31:10 PM EDT
[#1]
I rarely call anyone. I text.
I send and receive texts all day |
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Posted: 8/27/2015 10:32:12 PM EDT
[#2]
I get off work at 8. I'd rather someone call 8 to 11
Who still has a landline! |
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Posted: 8/27/2015 10:32:41 PM EDT
[#3]
9 is the new 8.
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Posted: 8/27/2015 10:46:46 PM EDT
[#4]
8pm was always the unwritten rule
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Posted: 8/27/2015 10:53:22 PM EDT
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It is at my house. I never answer the phone after 8. My wife's relatives call at all hours, which pisses me off, but they don't seem to care. I have the same problem. My mother in law calls at all hours even after 11. First time she did it ,while my wife was talking to her I was looking up bereavement discounts for flights to Florida. Turns out she just wanted to chat,told my wife that ain't right to be calling that late to just chat. |
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Posted: 8/27/2015 10:53:35 PM EDT
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You know not everyone is lucky enough to have a daylight job and their schedule may not reflect what is considered "normal".
/devils advocate |
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Posted: 8/27/2015 11:05:15 PM EDT
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You know not everyone is lucky enough to have a daylight job and their schedule may not reflect what is considered "normal". /devils advocate I do shift work. This is true |
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Posted: 8/27/2015 11:39:16 PM EDT
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You know not everyone is lucky enough to have a daylight job and their schedule may not reflect what is considered "normal". /devils advocate Normal reflects the majority. Quit sullying my good name. |
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Posted: 8/27/2015 11:51:09 PM EDT
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You know not everyone is lucky enough to have a daylight job and their schedule may not reflect what is considered "normal". /devils advocate I understand, as I work shift work...however I do not expect the world to revolve around my "odd" hours, nor do I disregard proper manners just because it suits me. If I am making a phone call between 9pm (6pm for business, and maybe 7-8pm to a household i know has small kids or has to be up relativly early in the morning) and 8am its an emergency. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 12:02:18 AM EDT
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I got a sprained ankle one time and went see the doctor about it.
A day later or so we got a phone call after 9 pm, and he said he was doctor so-and-so, and wanted to discuss the xray results and such. My wife and i went into shock, and I finally asked "what is wrong?" Oh, nothing much, he said. The doctor said his wife does not let him phone after 7 pm, but as she was out for the evening, he could call patients at any time he pleased. Just a touch of Asberger's here. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 12:11:37 AM EDT
[#11]
That guy will be a pain in the ass. Pass on the job.
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Posted: 8/28/2015 12:14:47 AM EDT
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The ones that call before noon on Sundays are the worst. I am a contractor and have had people call me at 9 am on a Sunday before. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 12:24:40 AM EDT
[#13]
It depends on the person and the typical job schedule. Around here, one doesn't call after 9.
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Posted: 8/28/2015 12:30:18 AM EDT
[#14]
The guy is calling your business's dedicated line? And he has both money and a willingness to spend it? And you are upset with that?
And your complaining? A 2 minute call to tell him you'd call him the next day would have solved the problem and probably helped secure a job. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 12:30:36 AM EDT
[#15]
Being a 3rd shifter and night owl in general I do not mind calls at night.
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Posted: 8/28/2015 12:36:30 AM EDT
[#16]
I was raised to not call after 9pm unless its an emergency or i was asked to
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Posted: 8/28/2015 12:42:53 AM EDT
[#17]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I rarely call anyone. I text. I send and receive texts all day |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 5:50:25 AM EDT
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The guy is calling your business's dedicated line? And he has both money and a willingness to spend it? And you are upset with that? And your complaining? A 2 minute call to tell him you'd call him the next day would have solved the problem and probably helped secure a job. That is an unknown at this point. Lots of people get into a big rush to get a project done, then back pedal when they see the real numbers. I get told at least a few times a month how much something "should" cost. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 10:31:11 AM EDT
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That guy will be a pain in the ass. Pass on the job. This guy gets it. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 10:34:12 AM EDT
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Don't call me before 900am or after 900pm.
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Posted: 8/28/2015 10:40:39 AM EDT
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People still use phones for calling?  I'll never be w/o a landline. And if you ever have to live through a major disaster you probably wont either. They're too cheap nowadays to do without. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 10:43:35 AM EDT
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I get off work at 8. I'd rather someone call 8 to 11 Who still has a landline! I do and quite literally millions of others do as well. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 10:44:32 AM EDT
[#23]
Quoted: I got a message from a person wanting me to look at a job at some point today, I didn't have a chance to return the call before this evening because we didn't get home until around 8 so I planned on it in the morning. At quarter to nine the landline rings and it's the same guy, of course I don't pick it up, we are relaxing and getting ready for bed. And of course he leaves a message saying he has tried me twice already...in the course of a day. Having done this long enough I already know this is the type of person that gets the estimate padded to compensate for being a pain in the butt. I was raised to not call people after 8pm unless it's family or close friends, and only then if it was important. Who the hell calls a contractor at almost 9pm? |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 10:51:28 AM EDT
[#24]
I don't take calls at all. I don't even take letters very often.
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Posted: 8/28/2015 11:05:27 AM EDT
[#25]
I unplug my phone around 6pm. I've had my fill of talk by then.
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Posted: 8/28/2015 11:20:42 AM EDT
[#26]
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I got a message from a person wanting me to look at a job at some point today, I didn't have a chance to return the call before this evening because we didn't get home until around 8 so I planned on it in the morning. At quarter to nine the landline rings and it's the same guy, of course I don't pick it up, we are relaxing and getting ready for bed. And of course he leaves a message saying he has tried me twice already...in the course of a day. Having done this long enough I already know this is the type of person that gets the estimate padded to compensate for being a pain in the butt. I was raised to not call people after 8pm unless it's family or close friends, and only then if it was important. Who the hell calls a contractor at almost 9pm? The guy was probably unaware of your family's rule. 
Before 9:00 is okay in my book. Family and friends can call me before 10:00. Wife and kids can call any time. Outside of that, I assume something is seriously wrong. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 3:25:00 PM EDT
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my phones are turned off after 8....
I"ll find out in the morning if you need me.. 
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Posted: 8/28/2015 3:27:48 PM EDT
[#28]
What kind of spaz still has a landline?
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Posted: 8/28/2015 3:27:59 PM EDT
[#29]
I don't answer calls from numbers I don't know. Ever.
If its important, they'll leave a message. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 3:46:13 PM EDT
[#30]
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What kind of spaz still has a landline? Those that need internet. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 3:53:01 PM EDT
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Those that need internet. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What kind of spaz still has a landline? Those that need internet. Do you even DSL dry line, bro? |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 3:55:59 PM EDT
[#32]
Lol getting ready for bed at 9pm. Old people
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Posted: 8/28/2015 3:57:16 PM EDT
[#33]
A lot of people that I know are used to being on call 24/7. The phone ringing at odd hours become normal after a while.
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Posted: 8/28/2015 4:13:37 PM EDT
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I don't answer calls from numbers I don't know. Ever. If its important, they'll leave a message. Exactly. Hell, I don't like to be called after dark.
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Posted: 8/28/2015 4:14:10 PM EDT
[#35]
No good reason for business calls after 6:00pm. If you run a 24/7 operation, then someone should handle the after hour calls.
Personal calls, I'm good up to about 10:00pm, but still screen my calls. I'm sure this guy will expect 24/7 service from you. I worked for a guy notorious for calling people at all times of the day, he can't get a local contractor to return any of his calls. I'd give him a courtesy call and about 2 minutes of my time to explain what he needs and why the 1st contractor bailed. Then decide if it will be a padded estimate or decline with, "I don't want to be liable for the 1st guys screw ups." May not be as bad as you think and could lead to better business in the future. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 4:18:36 PM EDT
[#36]
I'd rather someone call at 9pm than 9am. fuuuuuuuuck mornings.
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Posted: 8/28/2015 4:22:23 PM EDT
[#37]
My rule was not to call after 9pm.
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Posted: 8/28/2015 4:41:09 PM EDT
[#38]
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No good reason for business calls after 6:00pm. If you run a 24/7 operation, then someone should handle the after hour calls. Great point. Generally speaking, if a company can't make it between the hours of 7am to 7 pm, they need to find another line of work. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 4:45:17 PM EDT
[#39]
Put it in your message, that if after 8PM will you call back next day.
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Posted: 8/28/2015 5:20:19 PM EDT
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If you don't need the work, don't take the call. This: My career was spent in a heavy mechanical service industry. I was hungry and I took calls LITERALLY 24/7. I can't even tell you how many times I schlumped out of bed at 2:00 AM for service work. I did that for nearly 30 years. Now I'm in a more "relaxed" business. I still get emergency calls at 2 AM but they are much more infrequent. If you want to get ahead...... take the calls. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 5:31:15 PM EDT
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If I call after 9 pm it means someone's died. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 6:19:15 PM EDT
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Lol getting ready for bed at 9pm. Old people I'm 29 fucker. 
Early to bed, early to rise and make money. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 6:20:22 PM EDT
[#43]
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I'd rather someone call at 9pm than 9am. fuuuuuuuuck mornings. Ha, I get more shit done before 10am than the rest of the day lots of times. Between 6am and 9am is a really productive time. |
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Posted: 8/28/2015 8:57:52 PM EDT
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My father went ballistic at anyone who called for me past 8.
There was only one exception--death calls. I got two of those in college and he was literally on the line when I was told someone died that evening. |
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