Public Service Announcement for Cell Phones
I spent most of the afternoon on the phone, and it seemed like I had to sit through some annoying country music song before I could actually talk to each person. Argh. This horrible trend must end!
A phone is not a jukebox. I hate suffering through music I don’t like just to talk to someone. It puts me in a very foul mood.
Yes, I get it. Your skin is white, your neck is red, and you’re proud to be an American. Please find a different way to express yourself. I don’t make you listen to the Village People when you call my phone.
A double slap on the hand for those who are business owners. Be a professional and answer your phone like one. You do not need Willie Nelson to provide you with an introduction.
It’s not just about country music (although that pisses me off the most). It’s about the constant crap consumers buy into from their cell phone providers. I feel the same way about text messaging. I don’t even have a text plan (gasp!). Why would I pay another $30 per month to receive messages on my phone when I am at my computer 16 hours a day? Did e-mail stop being cool?
Now at least with that, I can understand how it makes sense for some people, especially those on the go. But for me, I’m usually at the computer. So no texty for me.
As for the music… I see no point. You’re making an assumption that everyone likes the same thing you do and everyone has time to sit through it when they call you.
Bad phone etiquette x 1000.
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Maybe if they’d put my sweet cheery voice on the recording singing something like, oh maybe, PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN or THE NATIONAL ANTHEM or IT’S RAINING MEN……then you’d feel a bit differently.
What I hate worse than the music are the self-promotion ads for the company that repeat over and over and over while you are on hold or being routed…….do they really think I’m going to buy this product or service, after listening to that crap ad nauseum, and being totally irritated by the time a live person gets on the phone?
Pahleeeeze!
This is beyond hold music, right?
Are you talking about those services that let you play a song instead of just hearing a ring?
I know what you mean about annoying music—but don’t be hatin’ on my country bumpkins! Honey, you need a little dose of Josh Turner with his deep, manly voice and cute face, and you just might be changing your tune.