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Originally Posted by kutulu
I think call screening is rude as hell. I hate it when I call someone and then as I'm leaving a message for them they pick up. I guess this time I was important enough to talk to?
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First, what I was describing wasn't call screening. We weren't screening the calls, we were ignoring them. When doing an activity that we don't wish to have interrupted, we turn off the speaker entirely, and check messages at our convenience. If the person calling has something we need to know, they can tell the machine.
When we are taking calls, it's 100% with call screening. If I think your call is important enough to take, I'll pick up or call back. I don't see how that's rude. Your desire to talk to me creates on my part no obligation to talk to you whenever you desire. Most of the calls we get on our home phone are from telemarketers anyway.
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