I answer the phone for a living, and often, when the conversation is over, they just hang up. I'm not sure if they still have questions, or want to add detail, or even have a frield talk. So, I listen for a couple second more, and hear the phone disconnect. Not only has this happened at my job as an admin assist, but also at my job as a supervior, or even on personal phone calls, or when people are calling me about bills and whatnot. Does anyone else find this...irritating?
2006-11-29 08:06:40 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I always say bye, or later, or something to end the conversation
2006-11-29 08:10:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes!!! I work in an office where I talk to customers on the phone scheduling service, etc. and it drives me crazy!! I will usually get a "thank-you" but very seldom a bye to tell me the conversation is over. And, because I'm anticipating the "bye", about half the time I say "bye" to a customer, they have another question!
2006-11-29 08:23:20 · answer #2 · answered by missionhtg 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't stand it. If anything, if it's a business-type call the person should at least say "Ok, thank you, goodbye" That way you can both hang up at the same time. I make all my calls on a cell phone (I have no other phone) and it takes awhile before you can tell if the line is dead. Sometimes I can't tell if it was a "dropped call" or what. It's annoying but what can I do.
2006-11-29 08:22:20 · answer #3 · answered by Pico 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say "bye" at the end of personal calls and "goodbye" at the end of business calls. It shows that you acknowledge that the conversation is finished. I think it is rude and sometimes confusing (like you mentioned, waiting to hear the phone disconnect) if "bye" or "goodbye" is not said at the end.
2006-11-29 08:22:29 · answer #4 · answered by Becky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
whenever i'm on personal calls, we always say bye before hanging up. when i'm on the phone at work with a customer, i usually say thank you and hang up, or thank you and good bye. i really can't stand it when people don't at least say something to end the conversation, it's rude.
2006-11-29 08:17:03 · answer #5 · answered by LoriBeth 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My guess is that they treat their conversations with official offices as only a means to an end, and they think very little of the person they talk to. I don't have such a job, but I'm sure that it would bother me, but try not to take it too seriously.
2006-11-29 08:12:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I also answer calls for a living and trust me 90 percent of the people are rude.They rarely say bye but a few nice souls do.I always make a point of saying bye or thanks for calling.But sometimes they have already hang up.But for personal calls everyone says bye or something nice.
2006-11-29 08:19:20 · answer #7 · answered by Mikillah 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I find it incredibly rude to just hang up. I understand sometimes people are busy but come on, it takes half a second to say "bye" or "Seacrest Out" or something.
2006-11-29 08:12:52 · answer #8 · answered by ♪ ♫Jin_Jur♫ ♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its just like they do on TV. Have you noticed that when you watch tv that nobody say's "bye" anymore when you watch tv and they are ending the conversation. I think that is who they are getting there cue from. From watching the TV. It is because they do it. I first noticed when I watched 7th Heaven and other TV shows. Hardly anybody say's bye anymore. They just hang up.
2006-11-29 13:30:08 · answer #9 · answered by jrealitytv 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm - I always say "bye", and everyone I know does, too.
The only hang-up person I know of was an ex who used to hang up on anyone when he didn't like what they were saying, and I always thought that was very childish.
2006-11-29 08:13:41 · answer #10 · answered by locolady98 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋