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hate making phone calls!

monkskimonkski
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Especially when they are work related. Email is so much easier. I have a list of like 30 calls that I've had to make all week and I keep procrastinating. The nature of the calls isn't even remotely bad, I just don't want to do it. I had all week and could've done a few each day, but now I have to do them all this afternoon.

Anyone else dread having to make calls? Maybe it's bad memories from my days having to make cold calls or something.

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  • vmm0016vmm0016
    I hate playing phone tag, I hope you get a hold of everyone today!
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  • MBandBudMBandBud member
    I am not a phone person either, but I find that I make it worse than it is.  Can you reward yourself with something like a piece of chocalate after 5 calls and try to make it fun? 
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  • BeachBum73BeachBum73 member

    I'm like that too.  I hate talking on the phone.  I am home based so I have to attend a lot of conference calls and I rarely will just call someone unless there is a meeting on the calendar.  99% of the time I do e-mail and avoid calling.  I hate that I'm like that b/c sometimes I think calling would take care of things faster and easier than e-mail.

    Just think about how great you'll feel when you have them all done!

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  • ShoeFanatic614ShoeFanatic614 member
    I'm the same way.  I call the message indicator light on my phone the "blinking light of death".
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  • historychick79historychick79
    I hate it too, especially as I am hearing impaired and never know if I'm actually going to understand the other person. I try to set up a sort of reward system--return my messages, 5min on the Bump; make these phone calls then go for a walk. And I agree with PP, generally they go much better/faster than I expect them to.
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  • shoeboxxshoeboxx member
    Funny...I just said this to my sup.  A sponsor needs to call me today and I REALLY don't want her calling me.  When my phone rings I'm like 'ugh...what do you want'!!  LOL...I never say that, but that's what I think.  Email is so much easier and I can keep track of what was said.  I understand phone calls are important as well. 
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  • BeetleLinz1125BeetleLinz1125 member

    I could have written this lol.

    I pray when I make calls at work I get voicemail.  I'm an auto claims adjuster and I pretty much work the back end of claims...making payments, following up on things and making sure a claim isn't just sitting there with nothing done on it.  So I can call, leave the info I need in a note in the claim and they call back and get a call center who has all the instructions and notes on it...I hate calling people and I have no idea why. 

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  • hiltyn78hiltyn78 member
    imageBeachBum73:

    I'm like that too.  I hate talking on the phone.  I am home based so I have to attend a lot of conference calls and I rarely will just call someone unless there is a meeting on the calendar.  99% of the time I do e-mail and avoid calling.  I hate that I'm like that b/c sometimes I think calling would take care of things faster and easier than e-mail.

    Just think about how great you'll feel when you have them all done!

    I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one like this.  I'm not sure what happened to me between h.s. and now but... I hate talking ont he phone...to anyone.

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  • mylittlesunshinemylittlesunshine member

    My boss and I clash heads on this all the time. She wants me to call our volunteers....some of them don't want to be called, but emailed. I hate calling as well...but will do for those who want called. I think I agree in that it brings me back to the day of cold calling.

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  • monkskimonkski

    well I got 10 done before I had to go pump again, so I think I'm done for the day. It wasn't so bad and at least I got a few done. I couldn't do the reward system, because I had already had a candy bar ;-)

    I just know that if someone calls me, I likely won't call them back unless I really need to, but if they email me, I have no problem shooting back a quick response. So I figure that everyone would rather get an email. However, it was MY idea to make these dumb calls since I know so many people are in email hell and buried alive.  I figured a call AND an email will have more impact. Me and my stupid ideas! At least I got a co-worker to do half of them :-)

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  • iloveu4everiloveu4ever member
    I am the same.
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