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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 155592" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>If anyone asks me, "What time suits you?" and then proceeds to give me the opposite, I ask, loudly, "So why did you bother to ask me?"</p><p></p><p>Something to bear in mind - a harassed receptionist rarely listens in detail, they're listening for key words instead. So when you give a detailed answer which includes when you ARE available as well as when you are not, they sometimes only hear "Tuesday" and not "totally out of the question". You can usually pull them up on it - "Hey, I did say Tuesday was not suitable."</p><p></p><p>Sometimes it's best to just make a decision and tell them a time and a day. "Friday afternoon, 4 pm." Or if they are fairly full-up but still asking me to give them a time, I turn it around and say, "Let's make this easier. When are you available? Give me the range of free spaces you have and I will choose what fits in with me."</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 155592, member: 1991"] If anyone asks me, "What time suits you?" and then proceeds to give me the opposite, I ask, loudly, "So why did you bother to ask me?" Something to bear in mind - a harassed receptionist rarely listens in detail, they're listening for key words instead. So when you give a detailed answer which includes when you ARE available as well as when you are not, they sometimes only hear "Tuesday" and not "totally out of the question". You can usually pull them up on it - "Hey, I did say Tuesday was not suitable." Sometimes it's best to just make a decision and tell them a time and a day. "Friday afternoon, 4 pm." Or if they are fairly full-up but still asking me to give them a time, I turn it around and say, "Let's make this easier. When are you available? Give me the range of free spaces you have and I will choose what fits in with me." Marg [/QUOTE]
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