A pet peeve...short and sweet

[friendofjimmyk]

I hate the ones who pretend they answered and then after a pause say to leave a message.

"Hello. Hello? Oh, no one's available to take your call right now. Please leave a message."

BAAAAH!!!! I HATE THOSE TOO!! There are also the ones who aren't trying to trick you but there is a long enough pause between, "Hello" and when they start up the next part of their message that I believe someone has answered me!

[PepperElf]

"NO, he's NOT here! Can I HELP you? I'm his WIFE!"

Mom does that but not in an irate way, but a polite way since she usually handles most of the paperwork anyway.

2. The "Please enjoy the music while your party is being reached." Whatever song you've chosen, it sucks. Trust me.

Unless it's Rick Astley. Then it's awesome.

My own message on my cell is... actually I have to set up my voice mail.. but normally it's just a basic "i'm not here" and my name.

Mom doesn't like using her name in case it's a spam call so hers is "you have reached XXX-XXX-XXXX, please leave your name and ...." etc.

[draftermatt]

Why don't all companies give you the option to have your voicemail not play that and if your company does - DON'T PLAY IT!

I turned mine off years ago. I was sick of hearing that message when I called people, so I called my voicemail and started playing with the options until I found it (Verizon ftr).

I think the issue is that people assume they can't turn it off, or don't feel like going through all the options to see if it can be turned off.

I think my wife has said the "I'm his wife can I help you" but that was only because they wouldn't stop calling, and it was for a joint account we have, and she was fed up that they were calling for the 10th time that day.

[protege]

What annoys me is people who will spend 5 minutes leaving you a very detailed message and then rush thru their phone number at the speed of light right at the end. My work voicemail doesnt have a fast forward option so you have to listen to the WHOLE message 4 or 5 times to make sure you get their contact number.

I hate people who do that. Especially when I have more important things (basically anything else ) that I'd rather be doing. However, at work, if we get messages like that from potential hires...we usually don't bother hiring them. If they can't even leave a clear message, they've just earned themselves a place on the "do not call back" list