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Dear snooty clients:
Look, I realize that my time is so much less valuable than your time that just calling them both "time" is almost too grievous an insult to overlook.
But see here, people! It is still rude (and yes, the usual rules governing "rude" behavior still apply to you, regardless of what you might think) to call me up, get me on the phone and then tell me to "hold on a sec" while you conduct a seven-minute conversation with someone else in your office about what time they should come in tomorrow. You could just as easily have asked them to wait, since they are not responsible for a dozen other phone lines, any of which might ring at any time and all of which were unattended while you sat with me on the line, discussing someone else's schedule. Or--here's a thought--you could just not call me until you are ready to actually speak to me. It's crazy, I know, but it works for other people all the time.
No, I am not implying that you are in any way comparable to "other people". As we all know, you are much more important than "other people" in every possible way.
Furthermore, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to expressly forbid anyone from any future use of three-way calling when I am involved. It is trying enough to speak to you one at a time, two of you is simply much more than one disgruntled little receptionist can possibly handle, especially given the fact that none of you seems to have been taught how to wait one's turn to speak and also seem to be under the impression that I can actually understand anything that is said when two of you are addressing me simultaneously.
Thank you for your kind attention to this matter.
I remain
Yours Respectfully,
The Receptionist
Look, I realize that my time is so much less valuable than your time that just calling them both "time" is almost too grievous an insult to overlook.
But see here, people! It is still rude (and yes, the usual rules governing "rude" behavior still apply to you, regardless of what you might think) to call me up, get me on the phone and then tell me to "hold on a sec" while you conduct a seven-minute conversation with someone else in your office about what time they should come in tomorrow. You could just as easily have asked them to wait, since they are not responsible for a dozen other phone lines, any of which might ring at any time and all of which were unattended while you sat with me on the line, discussing someone else's schedule. Or--here's a thought--you could just not call me until you are ready to actually speak to me. It's crazy, I know, but it works for other people all the time.
No, I am not implying that you are in any way comparable to "other people". As we all know, you are much more important than "other people" in every possible way.
Furthermore, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to expressly forbid anyone from any future use of three-way calling when I am involved. It is trying enough to speak to you one at a time, two of you is simply much more than one disgruntled little receptionist can possibly handle, especially given the fact that none of you seems to have been taught how to wait one's turn to speak and also seem to be under the impression that I can actually understand anything that is said when two of you are addressing me simultaneously.
Thank you for your kind attention to this matter.
I remain
Yours Respectfully,
The Receptionist