Reply #72: I hang up on people who put me on hold during a personal call [View All]

[geniph]

I can understand that, in one's place of business, it is sometimes necessary to put the first caller on hold to deal with another call. However, during a social call, I find it inexpressibly, inexcusably rude to have someone say, "Oh wait, I have another call" and actually put me on hold. Well, you know what? I have better things to do than wait for your SECOND caller. :mad:

One of my sisters finally learned not to do that to me if she didn't want to be hung up on. She had a hissy fit about it, but I pointed out that the second caller was what voice mail was invented for, and she could just damn well call them back after we finished our original conversation.