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azurelunatic) wrote2002-12-09 04:44 pm
azurelunatic) wrote2002-12-09 04:44 pm
To the Universe:
When I say "job offer", I really should be saying "job offer I am likely and willing to accept".
Decided to take nap to let novocaine wear off on its own.
Was woken up by telephone. It was a man, for me, and for the first confused few seconds I thought it was Dr. F, calling to see how my teeth were doing. (Dentist. Calls. To see how teeth are doing.) No such luck: it was the army, calling because they need a few good programmers.
This guy was perceptive: he noticed that I'd just woken up, and he offered to call back another time. He must not have been doing this very horribly long, because he violated one of the principles of phone work of this nature: you never *ask* if you can call back. Instead, you tell them you can call back another time, and either end the transaction smoothly right there, or ask them what time would be good. Because that gives them the chance to do what I just did right then, and say, "Actually, no thanks," and hang up the phone.
Decided to take nap to let novocaine wear off on its own.
Was woken up by telephone. It was a man, for me, and for the first confused few seconds I thought it was Dr. F, calling to see how my teeth were doing. (Dentist. Calls. To see how teeth are doing.) No such luck: it was the army, calling because they need a few good programmers.
This guy was perceptive: he noticed that I'd just woken up, and he offered to call back another time. He must not have been doing this very horribly long, because he violated one of the principles of phone work of this nature: you never *ask* if you can call back. Instead, you tell them you can call back another time, and either end the transaction smoothly right there, or ask them what time would be good. Because that gives them the chance to do what I just did right then, and say, "Actually, no thanks," and hang up the phone.