October 1, 2004

Adventures in Voice Mail

I had an interesting experience with my voice mail this afternoon. I was out of the office and did not return until about 16:30. I tapped my voice mail and it announced I had six messages. I thought, “Wow. That’s a bit more than usual.”

● First Message: Jan called asking me to call her back. She was having difficulty understanding how to do a stock count. I typed her message into my note pad for a call back.

● Second Message: Opal called asking me to call her back. She was having a problem. I typed her message into my note pad for a call back.

● Third Message: Mary called asking me to call her back. She was having a problem exporting from Crystal Report to Microsoft Excel. I typed her message into my note pad for a call back.

● Fourth Message: It was Mary again. She said she solved her problem and I didn’t need to call her back. I deleted my previous note about her.

● Fifth Message: It was Opal again. She said she had solved her problem and I didn’t need to call her back. I deleted my previous note about her.

● Sixth Message: It was Jan again. She said she and Tim had figured out their problem and I didn’t need to call her back. I deleted my previous note about her.

I looked over my notes and there was not one left to call. I figured it was a good time to go home.

Posted by Ted at October 1, 2004 9:26 PM