Virtually every voice mail I receive at work from a woman sounds something like this;
Hi Tim ,it's __________ on Monday at 7:45. I wanted to talk to you about your vacation form. You have 7 days left to take before the end of the year and I see you've only applied for 5. I realize you might want to save a couple days in case you need them later, but I'm noticing that there are a lot of people taking vacation toward the end of the year, so you may not be able to take the days you like. There are at least 4 other people who have* already submitted vacation forms already. Maybe 5.I'm sure there's a way to work this out so it works for everyone, but I'll need to talk to you to get an idea of what you plan to do with those last couple of days. I'll be leaving the office for a few hours this morning, but other than that I should be around all day. If you could drop by to my office when you get a chance we'll figure it out. I do need to get this sorted out before the end of the week because I'm going to the cottage with my husband's family on Saturday and won't be here at all next week. So like I said, come see me when you get a chance. Thanks! Bye.
Here's the same voice mail from virtually any man.
Hi Tim, it's ________. Come see me when you get a chance. It's about your vacation.
*where I've hit 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7 to delete whatever babble is remaining. As they say in the music biz, don't bore us...get to the chorus.
What you said is very true. People do beat around the bush before they get to the meat of things. I will be back to read more.
ReplyDeletehaha, i say who i am, and my number and hang up with out a good bye...is there something wrong with me?!
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