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This is my pleasant phone voice
May. 20th, 2010 10:16 pmOur CoS called me into the conference room this morning for a talk. Apparently there have been complaints about my phone manner which have given people the impression that I am rude.
This doesn't surprise me at all and I suspect it doesn't surprise some of my colleagues who have heard me on the phone with timewasters. I can think of a number of occasions where I have been in the midst of something and had to answer the phone. More than once when confronted with banter I have said things along the lines of "Look, I'm busy so what is it?" I'm aware that this can be a problem, and it is a legitimate concern, especially when you work in politics.
I'm not a rude person. Earlier today I had two school groups visit and was happy to talk to them, but that was at a time when I had planned on talking to them. If something interrupts my plans I will find it frustrating. So perhaps before answering the phone I have to prepare my pleasant phone voice.
There was no hostility in that chat between CoS and I, and in fact he found it rather amusing. He's been mistaken for being flippant under similar circumstances. Apparently if my phone manner improves, there is likely to be a further pay rise in addition to the one from last week. I've been in the job for two years, so maybe this is me moving up in my role.
TW: Chest and shoulders. 100 shoulder press, 100 incline press, 100 weighted dips, 100 chest contractions. Focus was on heavy weights.
Steak was had with cupcake goddess. I've barely cooked this week, and my eating out ways will continue tomorrow when I visit Griffith for the weekend.
There are some frustrating people on The Amazing Race who don't seem to understand that dressing up in WWI uniforms and crawling through mud and explosions under barbed wire whilst French soldiers are firing at low flying aircraft isn't scary or gross. It's awesome! I want to do that!
This doesn't surprise me at all and I suspect it doesn't surprise some of my colleagues who have heard me on the phone with timewasters. I can think of a number of occasions where I have been in the midst of something and had to answer the phone. More than once when confronted with banter I have said things along the lines of "Look, I'm busy so what is it?" I'm aware that this can be a problem, and it is a legitimate concern, especially when you work in politics.
I'm not a rude person. Earlier today I had two school groups visit and was happy to talk to them, but that was at a time when I had planned on talking to them. If something interrupts my plans I will find it frustrating. So perhaps before answering the phone I have to prepare my pleasant phone voice.
There was no hostility in that chat between CoS and I, and in fact he found it rather amusing. He's been mistaken for being flippant under similar circumstances. Apparently if my phone manner improves, there is likely to be a further pay rise in addition to the one from last week. I've been in the job for two years, so maybe this is me moving up in my role.
TW: Chest and shoulders. 100 shoulder press, 100 incline press, 100 weighted dips, 100 chest contractions. Focus was on heavy weights.
Steak was had with cupcake goddess. I've barely cooked this week, and my eating out ways will continue tomorrow when I visit Griffith for the weekend.
There are some frustrating people on The Amazing Race who don't seem to understand that dressing up in WWI uniforms and crawling through mud and explosions under barbed wire whilst French soldiers are firing at low flying aircraft isn't scary or gross. It's awesome! I want to do that!
