We all have some kind of criminal mind. We just don’t know it. A couple of years back, my friend’s car was stolen. A few days after that, we discovered that her purse was missing. We were both really pissed and wondered if anything could be going on. A few days after that, we were talking online about the latest and greatest apps for the iPhone. She had a Samsung Galaxy and I had an iPhone.
If you have a cell phone, you are at risk of getting a phone call, text, or email from a cell phone that is being used by someone who has your phone number. If you have a landline phone, you are at risk of getting a call from a landline that is being used by someone who has your phone number.
If you have a phone, you are at risk of getting a phone call, text, or email from someone who has your phone number. If you have a landline phone, you are at risk of getting a call from someone who has your phone number.
This isn’t as bad as it may seem. The problem is when some random person on the street who you’ve never met, or who doesn’t know you very well, calls you and you find yourself answering it. I was in the middle of a sales call for a company when a woman I was working with told me to hold the line, and I was able to hear her voice.
This is when I think phone harassment is more common than you think. In the olden days, if a customer called you and you answered it yourself, you would probably be charged with harassment. Recently I was contacted by a customer who called me and I answered it myself. She was talking to me, asking me questions about my phone. I answered her question, but told her to hold the line, which I did. She said I was just trying to get her to hang up.
It’s not uncommon for customers to harass you when you’re answering their calls. There are a few reasons why: Either you’ve been doing the same thing for a while, or you’re just too busy, or you just don’t want to deal with the hassle. Sometimes it’s because you’re a busy person. Sometimes it’s just because you’re not a very good person to deal with.
There are several ways to avoid that. Most importantly, try to ask yourself why you are bothering to hang up on a nosy person. If there is no good reason, then you should hang up. If there is a good reason, then you should ask the person why they are bothering to hang up on you.
Yes, you will probably think of your nosy friend and laugh it off, maybe even call him a name you’ve called dozens of times before. You are not a good person to deal with because this is a no-win situation in which you don’t even know what the other person is going to say.
It was an unfortunate but common issue in our early days at the BDA. The issue was that sometimes people would hang up on us because we were asking too many questions or they were just trying to get the best deal so they could get off the phone and be on their way. I also have to admit to not knowing how to say no, which was a bit of a problem as well.
It’s a very common problem, but the solution is always the same regardless of the circumstances. The first step is to know what the other person wants. Say, “You want me to do this, and I want you to do that. What do you want me to do?” Sometimes you just need to be sure that the other person is clear about what they want.
