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Would you ever answer your work phone, "Hello?"
Main line or extension...
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Your State government at work.
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Re: Would you ever answer your work phone, "Hello?"
Only if it's my mom or husband.
Other than that, it's "(Department Name), this is (cbwm), how may I help you?"
I get pizzy when people can't be somewhat formal!
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I have caller id for internal call only, so if i know who is calling I say "Hi Jane, what's up?"
If it's an outside call, I say "This is Michelle."
If it's on the main line and I'm answering it for some reason, "Good morning/afternoon, Museum Name, how may I help you?)
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Their employers are taxpayers so I'm going with no here.
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Mainline: Good Afternoon, (company name)
My extension if someone is transferred to it: Hello, this is Chela.
answer my phone.
bwhahahahaha
Really though I only answer with Hello when I know who it is because of caller ID, the rest of the time it is just "name of division, how can I help you."
If it is the main line we have a longer script.
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We have caller ID so if I know who it is, I will just say "hello."
If I don't know the number, it's "Good morning/afternoon, this is Kit."
I'm fine with just saying hello if you know who is calling and it's internal. This was external, "Hello." So I'm like, "uh.. Hello, is this Faruizia Douchebag?" "Yes."
*pause*
"This is Mrs. Nigel from Hossenfeffer Incorporated."
long pause although we've had many e-mail exchanges over the past two months
"Oh hi."
Good lord.
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We have a special way we are supposed to answer the phone. Always. Even if we know who it is.
"Information Systems, this is Jeana ****, application analyst with Blank Blank Hospital. How may I help you?"
Every. Time.
I get interrupted so much.
I used to be employed at an agency where I was directed to answer the phone with only "hello" or "hi, this is ali", so this isn't all that strange to me. Of course I wasn't generally working with the public, so maybe that is the difference.
Mainline: "Company Name, this is Emily, how are you today?
Transfer from another employee: "Company Name, this is Emily"
Boss Call: "Hi" (This is usually a request that I go get Chipotle or am I doing a muffin run)
If I'm distracted I at least answer with "This is Emily" which helps no one since I'm one of two.
I almost always do? I answer "oui allo", actually.
Sometimes I say "First name, last name" but it feels weird.
Ugh, I worked for an insurance company that had a scripted thing like this. I was in claims, we HAD to answer every call:
"Good morning/afternoon, thank you for calling the *** Claims Service Center, my name is *** and I will be assisting you today. Are you insured with us?"
Keep in mind, we also answered general questions from agents etc....we were always interrupted. But each supervisors goal was to catch someone not answering a call properly.
Thank god I got out of that business.
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WTF does this? I've never ever heard of anyone doing this. But I'd laugh if I did.
Yes, hello? would make me feel like I was annoying you by calling.
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i answer my extension will hello, after people are transferred.
but i work for the government.
Whenever I have worked with people in France, that's how they all answer their phones. I guess it's a thing with the Frenchies (or the Greekies who speak French, in Papie's case).
i am dying to do this, just to be a giant ahole. DYING. **ring ring** "schnikelfritz & klein, llp"
i usually say "cville speaking." which my husband told me is weird. but i don't care. i only ever answer my extension. i don't even know where the main line is.
This is how my dad answers his phone. He always sounds so serious and official. He uses his "I Mean Business" voice when he answers that way. Maybe that's how you do it, too.
i'm totally busting out "weeble's dad does it and he's serious and official" next time my husband ridicules me for this. usually i look at the caller ID, but if i don't sometimes i'll "cville speaking" him and he snorts. with derision.