There was a thread about texting and calling back and not texting and calling back. Reading that thread, I thought am I handling call backs right. What I want to know from you guys is how you like call backs and texting in general handled.
Here’s how I do it:
- If someone calls me and leaves a message, I listen to the message to determine if it is okay to call back and of so what are the time parameters.
- If they don’t leave a message, I call back between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.
- If I get a vague, crossed-eyed response after I say who I am, I say never mind; wrong number. They can call back if they want to. They know who they have called.
- If I get a voice that is not his or is female – yikes – I ask for Angie.
- I never text unless they specifically tell me to. And even then, only on the occasion they say it is ok.
The way I figure it is a gentleman can explain one call out and a return call as a wrong number, but the poor guy can never explain away a text.