What's on your voicemail?
By reinydawn
@reinydawn (11642)
United States
July 2, 2009 9:41pm CST
When someone reaches your voice-mail, do they hear a message from you? Something telling them to leave you a message that you've recorded... Or do you just have the standard, generic voice-mail lady?
My message is something like "Hey, this is Dawn, leave me a message." But I know a lot of people who just have their name in the preprogrammed "_______ is not available" message. And some don't even have that.
I don't like when people don't have anything because I'm never sure if I have the right person if it's the first time I'm calling them. I had to call the receptionist at work yesterday on her cell phone and it didn't have anything that identified it as her phone number. I just said something like "If this is Jen - blah blah blah". Then I called the office and left another message just in case I had her wrong cell phone number.
So, what does your voice-mail tell people?
2 responses
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
3 Jul 09
Hahahaha! I'm pretty sure mine says something like, "You've reached ______. After the beep, leave a message... or don't... I don't really care. Do whatever you feel like doing because, if you're like me, you hate leaving messages, too."
It has gotten quite a few laughs from my callers, believe me! I suppose I should change it to something a little more appropriate, especially since I'm awaiting notification about my disability case and I'm working with a senator and a congressman! LOL
Actually, now that I think about it, I almost always get messages left! I guess they think my recording is just too funny to NOT leave a message. Maybe I should keep it, after all. 
@reinydawn (11642)
• United States
3 Jul 09
Well, at least they know they got the right person! When they have just the generic voice-mail lady I always say who I'm calling for and let them know I'm not sure if I've got the right number.
Keep your message if it suits you!!
@khayshenz (1384)
• United States
3 Jul 09
My voice mail tells people that I'm lazy and I don't really wanna deal with it. It also tells them that I don't like leaving voicemails and talking to machines and if you don't like it too, then you're welcome to hang up and call at a later time. It goes something like this: (in the machine voice) "you have reached *insert number here* -bleep-*
YEAP! The generic one.
Good thing you don't have my number, you'll probably hate me! =P
@reinydawn (11642)
• United States
3 Jul 09
Nah, just the first time I called I'd be unsure if I had you or not... After a while I realize what the person's voice-mail says and know them that way. It's just that first time I don't know who I'm talking to :)
