do u live with a roomate or relative? i moved in with my grandmother to help take care of her but it messes up

Question

my routine and standard of living. when i get a job that requires my home phone as well as cell i put it but i have told her thousands of times not to answer the phone or to tell them i am not home to reach me on my cell. but no matter how many times i tell her she cannot let the phone just ring. she always comes to my room banging on the door and wakes me up. now i have to work nearly 12 hours because of this. how do i get her to understand? if i was living in my own home i would give the caller id one glance and either unplug it or roll over and go back to sleep. but once they ask u one the phone it's hard to talk your way out of it. my grandmother doesn't understand how employers like to take advantage of employes. how can i explain it to her so she won't answer their calls.

Answer 1

Use an answering machine and reduce to a minimum the number of rings before the machine answers, then hope that grandma can'r run fast enough to get to the phone. Teach her to screen calls, i,e., don't pick up until she hears who it is. Or lie. Tell her it messes up the machine if you try to pick up once the answering process has begun. Or turn the ringer off. Or get another phone, one for you, one for grandma. Or tell work to only use your cell. Or get earplugs until grandma learns that if your sleeping, you won't respond. Be nice.

Answer 2

You chose to move i and help your grandmother. Therefore there is things that you have to put up with. Look at it from her side. She is elderly and feels lonely maybe she wants to have a cup of tea with you in themornings. maybe she picks of the phone because she just wants to talk. Don't be angry at her just be the granddaughter she always wanted it. Trust me grandmothers mean well and they are very precious. One day you will remember this moment and smile. Just say she is doing it out of love and not out to nag you. Yes your life is upside down now but there is always different ways to make it work. Take your time with her and show her that you want tomake timefor her. About the phone issue just have them call your cell and leave a message and whenyou get home you can call them back. Most jobs are pretty flexible whenyour honest to them about your lifestyle. Trust me if they wantyou bad enough they will keep calling you back.

Answer 3

Get a 2nd phone line installed, put that phone ONLY in your room, and put an answering machine on it that picks up on the first ring.

Or if you have a high-speed internet connection, sign up for Vonage or some other VOIP phone connection. You can probably do that for cheaper than another phone from Bell or whoever services your area. Plus, it can be forwarded anywhere, like to your cell, and you can use your number anywhere that you have a high speed net connection.

Answer 4

Simple, get your own place.