Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
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Originally posted by Ellis
I don't put my work number in the signature underneath my emails so people don't phone me 
I do that most of the time, but mainly so people cant ring me if I decide not to pay them
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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Originally posted by Rob_Lee
got the whole number? I need to cancel mine too.
0800 656 9000 between 9am-6pm weekdays 
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JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
Location: Scotchland
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
quote:
Originally posted by Ellis
I don't put my work number in the signature underneath my emails so people don't phone me
I do that most of the time, but mainly so people cant ring me if I decide not to pay them
Thanks for letting me know that
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by JonnyJ
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Originally posted by Cosmo
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Originally posted by Ellis
I don't put my work number in the signature underneath my emails so people don't phone me
I do that most of the time, but mainly so people cant ring me if I decide not to pay them
Thanks for letting me know that
Ah fuck
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
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Yup I'm pretty similar to Cosmo lol. I hate speaking on the phone to big companies, call centres etc. Used to hate using the phone full stop, but had to get round that one when I became self employed
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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Yeah I'm like this, I'll put off phoning companies etc! My point of contact choice would be...
1) Internet
2) Face to face
3) Phone
I often don't even answer the phone to my mates (or girlfriend when I had one) but that's more because I'm usually doing something and a phone call takes all your time lol, where as I can reply to a text whenever it suits.
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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The only thing i dont like, is if im in the office at work and i get asked to ring a company about a matter that i dont truely understand, just talking figures and what somebody has wrote down. I dont liket that.
But i dont mind answering the phone to anyone, or calling a company in my own time
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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when i have a conversation face to face i tend to play off the other persons reactions so to speak. i find it really difficult having a conversation over the phone because of this. fucking annoying
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
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Yeah i always get nervous not sure why though and then i stutter which really does my head in,
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~willow~
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Registered: 9th Feb 09
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im fine but then i work in a call center my self haha
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Ben J
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
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I used to be nervy on the phone but i'm not anymore....i'm always ringing suppliers etc.
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drunkenfool
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Yeah I get it sometimes too, always try to plan out what I want to say but then its always fine when im actually on the phone. To be hoenst though I think my worst ever phone converstation was when I lived in spain and I rang the chineese takeway, all in Spanish. It got to the point where I gave up and passed the phone over to my spanish flatmate, but they didnt understand him either cos it was them that couldnt speak spanish properly, not me!
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Yer dont like it
email FTW 
Although im selling car parts at the mo so am on the phone alot 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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J da Silva
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Registered: 10th Apr 03
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I've never understood why people get like this, is it for fear that you may not get your desired outcome after the phonecall or what? I do find it strange but I mayb understand if someone went into detail.
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by J da Silva
I've never understood why people get like this, is it for fear that you may not get your desired outcome after the phonecall or what? I do find it strange but I mayb understand if someone went into detail.
For me, I have zero problems speaking to people face to face. I can walk into a massive group of suppliers and talk to them like ive know them for years, I can walk into an office/shop and speak to someone to sort/order something perfectly fine.
Its just something BEFORE a phone call that makes me act strange. Once Im on I am fine, Im not nervous or anything speaking to them. Its just the act of ringing and getting on to them that makes me go fucking mental, and then after than its like Im perfectly fine.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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I've gone through 3 stages
When I started work at 16 I hated the phone and it got to the point where I would divert my work phone to someone elses
Then a couple of years in another lad joined our work who made things sound so easy on the phone and he motivated me and gave me the confidence to answer the phone and have the right answers without getting into a mess. This lasted until 2007 before I got ill. I came back to work and they didn't put me back on the phones due to not wanting to stress me out and ever since I've not been using the phone apart from internal to Glasgow
If they asked I doubt I'd be able to do it again, took me ages to get confident at work and that has just all gone.
But when it comes to being at home and ringing companies I'm fine, no issues at all.
[Edited on 18-08-2009 by Ojc]
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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dont know why it bothers me tbh, what they going to do I can just hang up 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
Location: oop north! Where people talk properly
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I used to, but since I've started this job I'm on the phone ALL the time, so got much better
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Carl
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Originally posted by ~willow~
im fine but then i work in a call center my self haha
IO've worked in call centres inbound and outbound, just made mine worse!
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Jas
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Registered: 13th Oct 04
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I'm really good on phones. quieter in person :S
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Mike
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I used to hate talking on the phone full stop, whether it was incoming or outgoing, someone I knew or a random in a call centre I was always really scared. Recently with being self employed, I find myself on the phone a lot more, I'm generally alright most of the time but I hate incoming calls from customers, I think that's mainly a fear of them telling me there's a problem with their machine that I've gotta go and fix 
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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I hate it when both people talk at the same time, didn't hear what each other said, start talking at the same time again... then it all goes silent. Embarrassing!
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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Originally posted by kz
I hate it when both people talk at the same time, didn't hear what each other said, start talking at the same time again... then it all goes silent. Embarrassing!
If that happens, carry on and 'win' the conversation then say sorry what was you saying? Thats what I do
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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i hate the phone, like txt better.
hate leavin voicemail too. always really short.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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I'm on the help desk all week at work, get irate financial advisers ringing up giving you policy numbers etc. Hate receiving calls!
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