Message #79959

[claudiamag]

I'll share a couple with you that I've posted here before.

A few years ago our receptionist got a call that went something like this:

Caller: Good morning, please put me through to Mr. M (FYI - Mr. M's last name is part of the name of our company)
Receptionist: Mr. M?
Caller: Yes, Mr. M. Its very important that I speak to him right away
Receptionist: Who is calling please?
Caller (getting annoyed): This is Mr. S, I was just speaking to Mr. M and got cut off.
Receptionist: Are you sure it was Mr. M you were talking to?
Caller (very annoyed and getting rude): Yes, of course it was. Now put him on the phone right away, its very important that I speak to him.
Receptionist: I'm sorry Mr. S but could I possibly have your phone number and address?
Caller (surprised): Why do you want my phone number and address?
Receptionist: Well, you see Mr. M has been dead for over 50 years and if you were just speaking to him then you must some very strong psychic powers and I want to call you later to see if you can contact my dead grandfather.
Caller: Click......


Another time, while working at a supermarket chain I got a call asking for the model number of our copier.  I asked who was calling and they said it was the "corporate office" (for the record, the office I was in was the corporate office for this chain).  I was silent for a moment and the caller says "hello, are you still there".  I start making little sobbing noises and say "I knew something didn't look right around here with all the empty offices and no desks, you guys moved office without telling me again, didn't you?".  Then I start making louder crying noises and the caller says "excuse me?".  I, now completely hysterical, start screaming into the phone "you promised my therapist you wouldn't move AGAIN without telling me!!!!  I'll find you, I always doooo you know!!!  Why do you guys do this to meeeee??"  The caller hung up.

Another fun day at the office!