| Posted By |
Message |
|
|
When you have to cancel on someone....
Don't you love it when you call and you get their voice mail?
Very few things make me anxious. I have to say that I have no anxiety anywhere, but I always get a little anxious when I have to cancel on someone - whether personally, or for work. I always feel i'm letting someone down.
I guess its easier to do on voice mail then actually hearing their response immediately...
anyone else?
|
Posted 10/26/07 2:54 PM  |
| |
|
Long Island Weddings
Long Island's Largest Bridal Resource |
LIgrlatheart
LIF Adolescent
Member since 7/06 638 total posts
Name:
christi
|
Re: When you have to cancel on someone....
ITA, i love voicemail... i usually try to call and cancel at a time i know they can't pick up their phone b/c i dont want the 20 questions
i guess its not that nice but its the best thing ever to hear "u have reached blah blah"
|
| Posted 10/26/07 2:57 PM |
| |
|
headoverheels
s'il vous plaît
Member since 6/07 42079 total posts
Name:
LB
|
Re: When you have to cancel on someone....
Posted by LIgrlatheart
ITA, i love voicemail... i usually try to call and cancel at a time i know they can't pick up their phone b/c i dont want the 20 questions
i guess its not that nice but its the best thing ever to hear "u have reached blah blah"
 sorry i just think that this is funny because i do the same thing. i have friends who are easy going and will say ok, no problem, but then there are those who grill me and want to know exactly why i am cancelling and when we can reschedule.
um, lay off!!
|
| Posted 10/26/07 2:58 PM |
| |
|
|
|
Re: When you have to cancel on someone....
Posted by LIgrlatheart
ITA, i love voicemail... i usually try to call and cancel at a time i know they can't pick up their phone b/c i dont want the 20 questions
i guess its not that nice but its the best thing ever to hear "u have reached blah blah"
I always call at times I know they wont be there, but then pretend I'm disappointed - "Shoot - I thought I'd get you on your cell at 5 in the morning... look, I'm so sorry, but..."
|
| Posted 10/26/07 3:01 PM |
| |
|
DancinBarefoot
06ers Rock!!
Member since 1/07 9537 total posts
Name:
The One My Mother Gave Me ;-)
|
Re: When you have to cancel on someone....
I have to say it depends. When I am totally heartbroken over having to cancel I want to talk to whoever so they know how upset I am to be cancelling. If I am just generally stressed and feeling bad that I have to cancel it doesn't matter to me as much if I can't talk to them. I only truly want VM when I'm cancelling something I didn't want to do in the first place!!
|
| Posted 10/26/07 3:17 PM |
| |
|
4ForMe
:)
Member since 11/05 5666 total posts
Name:
Barbara
|
Re: When you have to cancel on someone....
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Posted by LIgrlatheart
ITA, i love voicemail... i usually try to call and cancel at a time i know they can't pick up their phone b/c i dont want the 20 questions
i guess its not that nice but its the best thing ever to hear "u have reached blah blah"
I always call at times I know they wont be there, but then pretend I'm disappointed - "Shoot - I thought I'd get you on your cell at 5 in the morning... look, I'm so sorry, but..."
I'm the same way!!!!!
|
| Posted 10/26/07 3:20 PM |
| |
|
|
|
Re: When you have to cancel on someone....
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Don't you love it when you call and you get their voice mail?
Very few things make me anxious. I have to say that I have no anxiety anywhere, but I always get a little anxious when I have to cancel on someone - whether personally, or for work. I always feel i'm letting someone down.
I guess its easier to do on voice mail then actually hearing their response immediately...
anyone else?
Yeah, for me I'm always paranoid that they won't GET their voice mail in time and then they will end up getting stood up. I like to hear their response to actually know that they got the message. Plus I like to hear someone's response to gauge what to say next. Like if they sound mad I'll apologize a few more times than I would on a message... things like that.
|
| Posted 10/26/07 3:36 PM |
| |
|
|
|
Re: When you have to cancel on someone....
Posted by DancinBarefoot
I have to say it depends. When I am totally heartbroken over having to cancel I want to talk to whoever so they know how upset I am to be cancelling. If I am just generally stressed and feeling bad that I have to cancel it doesn't matter to me as much if I can't talk to them. I only truly want VM when I'm cancelling something I didn't want to do in the first place!!
Yeah - thats sort of what I mean - I tend to do this for work more than personally. For friends, I try and call them a hundred times!!!
|
| Posted 10/26/07 3:40 PM |
| |
|
bird382
.
Member since 7/07 1712 total posts
Name:
|
Re: When you have to cancel on someone....
Posted by lipglossjunky73
I always call at times I know they wont be there, but then pretend I'm disappointed - "Shoot - I thought I'd get you on your cell at 5 in the morning... look, I'm so sorry, but..."
LOL!
I do this at work, too, when it's a call I don't really want to have to make. I come to the office super early so I know I'll get voice mail.
|
| Posted 10/26/07 3:42 PM |
| |
|
lvdolphins
My Loves!
Member since 5/05 46292 total posts
Name:
|
Re: When you have to cancel on someone....
I do that too. I hope for the voicemail. Even worse, sometimes, I'll email if I know ahead of time (like the night before).
|
| Posted 10/26/07 6:46 PM |
| |
|
Kathy042806
LIF Adult
Member since 5/06 1417 total posts
Name:
Kathy
|
Re: When you have to cancel on someone....
Posted by 4ForMe
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Posted by LIgrlatheart
ITA, i love voicemail... i usually try to call and cancel at a time i know they can't pick up their phone b/c i dont want the 20 questions
i guess its not that nice but its the best thing ever to hear "u have reached blah blah"
I always call at times I know they wont be there, but then pretend I'm disappointed - "Shoot - I thought I'd get you on your cell at 5 in the morning... look, I'm so sorry, but..."
I'm the same way!!!!!
add me to the totally agree!
|
| Posted 10/26/07 7:52 PM |
| |
|
|
|
Re: When you have to cancel on someone....
Posted by lvdolphins
I do that too. I hope for the voicemail. Even worse, sometimes, I'll email if I know ahead of time (like the night before).
email is the best!!!
|
| Posted 10/26/07 8:00 PM |
| |
|
