Voicemail ?..is this rude???
 

So yesterday on my way to school I was playing around with my voicemail, and switched my greeting to the first verse of Bone Thugs N Harmony's song "Thuggish Ruggish Bone". It sounds kinda bad cuz it's in the car, but you can still here it and understand it and it's less than a minute. So today I get a call from the employement agency. I didn't recognize the number, so I let voicemail get it. I check the voicemail, and it was someone from the employement agency calling about a job. At the end of her message she says "You might want to change your voicemail because it's loud and extremely lengthy." My friends and I always give eachother crap about long voicemails, but there my friends...not strangers!!!! Plus, I've had longer. When "Oooh" by zombie nation was out I had the whole song! Not once did I get a complaint about that. Does anyone else think it's rude to leave a message like that for someone you don't even know? When she said this she did have an attitude also, so it wasn't like she was just trying to be polite. Even if she was just trying to be polite though...it's none of her business how long my vm is!!! :mad:

I did all my sons BT&H CD's and I can see that would be annoying ...I LOVE them ....but they aren't for everyone

If you're expecting calls from employment agencies - you want to be as professional as possible even with your voice mail - that's sometimes the first impression people get of us.....

and just to let you know - I love music and have a zillion cd's but when my son had a whole song on his voice mail once - i used to just hang up and wait for him to call me back (unless I REALLY like the song)

Well, she is at work with probably a million calls to make and sitting through your voice mail probably really annoyed her. It may be rude of her to say so, but probably is giving you good advice if you are looking for a job. You might not want a potential employer to have to wait through it as well. But it is your voice mail and you can have anything you want on it.

I think that when looking for a job it's best to be as professional as possible. By having that on your VM you risk people not taking you seriously enough and considering you not mature enough (Not that you're not, just may look like it)

I completely agree with this one.

And whenever I call someone that has a long voicemail greeting, I hang up and wait for them to call me back.

Different strokes for different folks. This was something that obviously wasn't the employment agency's stroke. There's nothing wrong with that.

I always have songs on my vm..that's just my thing. For the past few months though, I did have a standard greeting for employers when they call. Then I figured, I love this song, always have loved this song and always will. Since I can't find a link for it for myspace, it's going on the VM! My friend works for another agency and he said once he called someone and there VM was of sex slapping sounds! He didn't say anything about that, and my bone is not as derragatory as that! It's just about hustlin, lol. If she doesn't like calling workers, maybe she should be in a different line of work then. It wasn't even a minute long. Most songs are A LOT longer.
I guess it's just the fact of her not even knowing me and saying something about it. If it was my mom, a friend, or my boyfriend or anyone else I knew I wouldn't have thought twice about it.

Same here I cannot stand the long voicemail's, I always hang up too....But, then agian I guess it's none of her business, but then again maybe it is...Your job is her business...:rolleyes: :rolleyes:


P.S

I LOVE that song too

Not really...This employement agency definitly DOES NO get good reviews from me. This just adds to that now. Now I want to put a real annoying, lound screeching song on my voicemail, call her and have her call me back, then she get get the voicemail again and I''ll say "Oh I changed my voicemail per your advice, what ya think?" LOL...yeah now I'm being immature, but I don't care :) Maybe I'll sing on it myself, Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You"....see how long I can carry a tune LOL

Also, I really wasn't expecting them to call me. When I got laid off I told my rep I wanted something in Roundlake, or direct hire. She said "Well you have to contact Roundlake, or the direct hire office yourself"...She said nothing to me about sending out my resume, like they did the first time. I was really P'd at this because its like "OK your job is to find me a job...if I was going to find one myself I wouldn't go to you" I honestly wasn't expecting anyone for a job to call me.

well....my friend has a loud song playing when people call him and i think it's loud also and unprofessional but he isn't looking for a job so he doesn't care. I guess if you are going to have employers calling you for jobs you do have to be very professional no matter what job it is. You have to look good. So I would change it. You can just change it to your ringer so that you can hear it when people call but it just rings to people that are calling you

You asked for opinions so don't shoot the messenger.

I personally think that if you are looking for a job and expecting potental employers to call you on that number then you should remove the song.

My kids both do this. They have songs that play for their ringer so instead of hearing a ring you hear a song until they answer, but then my youngest either plays a song or her and her friends sing a song for her voicemail recording. To me that's annoying, they aren't that long, but it seems like it's forever, and because it's a radio, it's usally not very clear, or it's loud, or something like that. I usually end up hanging up because it drives me nuts.

However, if you like it and are ok with it, then who cares what she said and don't let it bother you. Next call please. :)

You've pretty much gotten the same answer I would have given so a little off the subject....... my best friend has "Brown Eyed Girl" as her ringer so that when I call that song plays for me instead of you hearing it ring (although she hears a ring tone on her end). She always picks it up just as I'm about to sing the Fa la la la ... ti da part and she gets an earful. I told her if she doesn't want to hear me singing it, wait a little longer to answer! :D

JMO When I was laid off I went to an outplacement seminar and they advised having a seperate line/message for perspective employers to call on. They said you should not have a phone where kids will be answering etc. While no one can tell you to change your message I would take it as advice for future reference.

I do agree that a long voicemail can get annoying, but it's not her place to comment on it, she's not your mother. BOO!:thumbdown :mad:

I agree 100%!!!!!! And, it's almost impossible to change a first impression.

A couple year ago I was in the store with my daughter..(30 yrs old) all of a sudden I hear "Damn you vile woman" coming from her pocket..it was so loud and people thought I said it...LOL
I think it was from "Pinky and the Brain"...

My opinion..Yes it's rude.
I absolutely hang up on everyperson I call that has songs and a bunch of crud I have to wait for when I call them. YEP it's your right to have what you want and it's MY RIGHT to hang up on people that have this junk.

By the way.. has it ever dawned on you that lots of people , also like yourself ,have cell phones and we don't want to waste our minutes listening to this junk.

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Although "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" is one of the greatest songs of all times, it's not a good idea to have it, or any other song, on your VM when expecting calls from potential employers.

"We're not against rap... we're not against rappers... but we are against those thugs!".

I'm not trying to be rude either but you did ask...
 

I think it depends on how bad you want a job. She may have been trying to do you a favor. Many, if not most, potential employers would probably just hang up without granting an interview. It is rather insulting to assume that the caller has nothing better to do with their time than listen to your choice of music. Sorry if that seems harsh.:(

Yeah, but I wasn't really expecting this employement agency to call me back. It's been a few weeks now, and last I spoke with them they said I would have to do the contacting. As for other potential jobs, I'm not expecting any call-backs because I've already been either past the call back deadline, or turned down. That's the reason I change it. Other then that I usually do change it, even if I'm expecting a doctor to call me back I would change it temporarily.

I'm not shooting anyone :)
I'm just saying how wasn't it rude of HER! And like I just posted, I really wasn't expecting this agency to call me back, or any other important calls for the time being. And, I'm asking for opinions on her response to my vm, not my vm itself.

I really wanted to put Trina's "B R Right" but I don't think that would be too good if my parents or grandparents call..They would probably have a heart attack!

Thank you! I'm glad it's not just me who feels this way about it. From the message, you would've thought she was my mother! "Morgan, take that hip hop music off your voicemail, put rock on it instead" LOL

I love electronic toys and if you want to put a song on your voicemail and have a good time with, that's creative and it is your right. It's also fun, BUT, as a teacher, I have to be honest and say that when I've called a parent at home and have to listen to their song, their sayings, philosophies, and whatnot, I get really annoyed. These are nice, young people who are enjoying themselves, but sometimes you have to keep in mind who your audience might be before you get too creative. I think your voicemail message should be short, to the point and not annoying to people who may nopt be in the mind frame to listen to your self expression. (For example, your child's teacher, or a prospective employer).I think the idea of playing with the ringtones that someone made is a good one. Have a great song for different callers calling you. You can also be totally creative and self-expressive in other ways, like the way you dress, or make up a website. I hope you don't think I'm being rude - I'm not -I really believe in creativity and self-expresion, but there's a time and place for certain things. I don't think the employment agency meant to be rude, she may not have put it to you
in a nice way.

Judy

I totally agree, and like I already posted, I really wasn't expecting anyone important to call me. When I do expect someone important to call, the vm is changed temporarily (like right now, I gotta change it to standard incase the vet calls, hopefully they won't though). I don't have any kids except Rocky, so hopefully no teachers are calling me, oh wait mine might! LOL. I doubt that though, they e-mail me.

I'm afraid I would have found it annoying also and it possibly would not look good for a prospective employer. A nice professional greeting would be better.

I'd change it at least until after I got a job.

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Well said. If you want people to think of you as a mature professional, their first impression of you should not be an annoying voice mail greeting.

I disagree, the lady was from an employment agency and is trying to find a job for you. It is her job to see that you make a good impression. A voice mail message like that would discourage a prospective employer just like you showing up for an interview dressed inappropriately or having your cell phone ring during the interview. If you want to be thought of as a mature adult you have to put out that message in everything you do.

Did you read my posts where I said I was NOT expecting any important phone calls?

LOL!:p

I agree, but it's not as if she was already hired and representing their agency, which means this woman is basically a stranger passing jugdment and trying to tell her what to do, which is rude.

I have a ringback tone which is my callers hear a song in lieu of ring when they call me, but when they call they hear "please hold while we contact (name)" than the song plays. Usually when I answer everyone is like you picked up too soon I was enjoying that song!!. But for my VM I have a very short but professional greeting. I personally do not like long VM greeting. Also, when I first heard my lil' cousins VM greating it was a long drawn out song, and I was like what the heck is this. I did not know it was her VM. Maybe the lady at the the employment agency did not know that was your VM.