'War Stories'
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I cover myself by answering any and all phones, including my own personal cell and my mother's phone, "[Agency], this is Aimee."
And then people laugh at me.
I'm so used to it that if a phone rings on the television I say, in my head, "[Agency], this is Aimee."
While at work, I check the caller ID - if it's work-related or I don't recognize the caller, I say "Tom here." If it's a friend, I just say something like "Hello?" or "Penguin?"
( whatever ) library Beth speaking. At the main library it is Children's room Beth Speaking Sometimes I say the wrong library. But it still gets the basic point off
When I answer the phone at home, I have to hesitate so I don't go into the standard tech line greeting script. And when I've called someone and am hanging up, I have to keep myself from saying "Thanks for calling."
I just answer with my first and last name.
You could, or assuming that most people are trying to call you
Most people are recruiters.
I cover myself by answering any and all phones, including my own personal cell and my mother's phone, "[Agency], this is Aimee."
And then people laugh at me.
Oh yeah. I worked at Michigan Book and Supply for a few months after grad school, and when I went back home for Christmas, I was this close to answering our home phone, "Michigan Book and Supply, this is Sunil."
Nobody ever calls me.
Poor Gud. I say "This is Dana," unless the caller ID tells me it's my husband, in which case I say "Yeah?"
Tried to go to training. Trainer lost the files. Oops.
If I weren't the main number for students to register for our classes, I would just use F Name L Name. I don't actually have a phone- There is just the department phone. The weird thing is, most of the time I don't get that many calls, so it isn't really like I am the receptionist, but just the main phone answerer.