Sorry, you are not the one

I’ve been answering the phone with “This is ” for years. It’s nice for a few reasons:

  1. People calling the wrong number immediately know this. There is no uncomfortable conversations with people who have no idea who they are talking to.
  2. I don’t ever accidentally answer my cell phone like it’s my work phone (elf I’m looking at you).
  3. It generally causes people to skip the first 30 seconds of the conversation that establishes that both parties are doing well and that nothing is up.

2 Comments »

  1. joshua said,

    December 2, 2008

    The appropriate greeting depends on what the caller ID indicates.

    I won’t even answer unless you’re rated 3 stars or better.

  2. sage said,

    December 2, 2008

    Your Caller ID has a star rating? Sweet.

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