Telephoneangel Thinks And Thinks

[TelephoneAngel]

me - "hello, this is xyz company, how may I help you today" (brightly, all words as per company greeting).

customer - "Have you heard yourself? What was that supposed to be?"

me - "That's the company greeting, how can I help you today?"

customer "You should have a good long think about how you answer the phone"

me -

Finishes call, which did not go greatly after that.

Continues to think about possible problems with opening greeting, and thinks, and thinks........

[shankyknitter]

maybe they want to feel 'unique' and a scripted greeting is an insult to their individual snowflake-ness. 'Cause you know, they're special.

[Plaidman]

Next time that happens, say in a monotone voice.

Invalid Prompt. Please try again.

You know. Like the robots we are.

[Pagan]

Well, don't you know? You sounded like a human! How dare you!

[BookstoreEscapee]

I'm picturing you tapping your forehead with your fist, a la Winnie the Pooh.
"Think, think, think"