Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Business Phone Call of the Month

Me, calling from my desk in an office tower in the Chicago Suburbs: "If I could get a copy of your [document] that would really help."

Office manager of company in another state: "Sure, we are having tornado warnings here, so I'll send that right away."

Me: "Shouldn't you get to shelter?"

Office manager: "I just want to send it before the computers go down."

Me: "...."

2 comments:

  1. Wow, if that isn't "your call is important to us"......!

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  2. I'm afraid I'm going to have to sign off the on-line meeting, we're having a rocket attack.

    I like any excuse to get out of meetings.

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