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Did the school at least leave a legit voicemail? (Curious)

• jader201 3y ago
  Yeah, I don’t get people complaining about important missed calls. Yeah, I may miss these occasionally, but I see them almost immediately if they leave a voicemail — and they should, if it’s important — and then call them back, and apologize for the missed call, which they always empathize with. I lose at most a minute or two, which is totally acceptable.
  • matsemann 3y ago
    I think this is cultural. I've never ever left a voice message, and never will. I've also never received one, the few I get are robocallers not understanding no one picked up. If you want me to pick up, send an sms explaining what it's about.
    • organsnyder 3y ago
      A school nurse probably doesn't have SMS capabilities on their school phone, and might not be willing to share their private number (I certainly wouldn't in that position). I rarely leave voicemails, but I will when it's urgent.
      • ImPostingOnHN 3y ago
        A school nurse is certainly expected to leave a message with a callback number. There are hundreds of millions of ways to leave a callback number that isn't 1 specific number you want. But "leave nothing" obviously isn't an acceptable solution, and leaving a personal cell number as a callback is a more acceptable one. tl;dr: leave message+number, how you do so is up to you
        • organsnyder 3y ago
          Absolutely. The person I was replying to said that voicemail was not a reasonable option. If the nurse needed to send an SMS their only option may be to use a personal device, and it isn't reasonable to expect educators and staff to provide personal contact information to parents. The proper procedure is for the nurse to leave a voicemail with their school-provided contact number (either the school office or a way to dial them directly that isn't their personal number).
          • matsemann 3y ago
            However, since voice mail isn't common where I live, I also get all communication through text. Most systems send out texts. It's how I communicate with the plumber, my dentist etc. Basically never talk over phone with anyone.
    • efitz 3y ago
      Many of us here grew up in the answering machine era where leaving a message was normal, expected behavior- when phones were not carried on your person.
      • letitbeirie 3y ago
        Ironically back in the answering machine era you could screen your calls as they were coming in, short-circuiting this entire loop.
        • sentientslug 3y ago
          And what's old is new again, both Android and (newly) iPhone have live voicemail screening features!
      • ghaff 3y ago
        I'm always struck in these threads how much variation there is. I doubt I receive one SPAM/scam text or phone call a week. It would seem weird that I'd want to make myself potentially unreachable to avoid the odd junk. I guess if I got multiple per day I'd need a different strategy.
  • Double_a_92 3y ago
    I have literally never in my life received or left a voicemail, or even know someone who ever did... and I also wouldn't expect anyone to listen to the one I leave on their phone.