Their Relationship Must Be Deafeningly Quiet
I am part of a group that does volunteer work. We had an event coming up, and for the first time, I was calling members to ask them to help out. It went really well until I tried to call this one guy. A woman picks up the phone.
Woman: “Hello?”
Me: “Hi. I am [My Name] from [Volunteer Group]. May I please speak with [Man]?”
Woman: “What?”
Me: *Slightly louder* “Umm, hello! I am [My Name] from [Volunteer Group]. May I please speak with [Man]?”
Woman: *Calling out LOUDLY* “[Man]! Someone’s on the phone for you!”
Man: *Distant but still loud* “WHAT?!”
Woman: “Someone’s on the phone!”
Man: “WHAT?!”
Woman: “THE PHONE!”
Man: “WHO IS IT?”
Woman: “It’s someone from [Volunteer Group]!”
Man: “WHAT?!”
Woman: “PUT YOUR HEARING AIDS IN!”
Man: “THEY ARE IN! WHAT IS IT?”
Woman: “Come answer the phone!”
Man: “WHAT?!”
They went back and forth like this for several more minutes, getting louder and louder, arguing among other things about HER needing hearing aids, too. I finally just gave up and moved on to the next volunteer.
I mentioned this at our next meeting and everyone acknowledged this couple are both quite hard of hearing and don’t like to admit it.
Question of the Week
Have you ever served a bad customer who got what they deserved?
