A funeral for voicemail - The Oatmeal

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Fucking WhatsApp, thanks for nothing assholes

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I always get “An unresolved issue in our office requires your immediate attention, please call XYZ” with no other identifying information. I’ve learned to clear my inbox without listening to anything because if we had an existing relationship they’d say so.

…did you think I was lying or something? why would you say “spammers never ever leave voicemails” if I just said they do, lol

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Don’t be mad. It’s literally someone else’s phone habits, lol. What a silly thing to get upset about.

I didn’t say every number is private - I said spammers leave voicemails from private numbers so you won’t know who they are. It makes sense, right? “Sirius XM left a voicemail” is obviously spam, but “Unknown number left a voicemail” could be somebody important. Critical thinking, friendo Good luck!

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A basement actually

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Was gonna say I use voicemail almost everyday. For the simple reason I’m not always close to phone and don’t pickup on unknown numbers

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They shouldn’t have been allowed to sell to Meta.

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Who even leaves voicemails anymore? If I don’t reach somebody I just sent them a quick text why I called and whatever to call back.

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Doctors offices, bill collectors, anything to do with finances basically.

Emptiness

Yep, Scandinavia here signing under this as well. Well written!

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“We’ve referred you to the specialist, their office should reach out sometime in the next 8 months”

Good luck remembering that call is coming.

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Which is why they should all be sending emails

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I would wonder why they are not emailing or texting me like they should. I can’t think of anything more rude than calling someone.

And I’m old

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If I find myself in a situation like that, I have temporarily turned off automatically sending unknown numbers to voicemail. But about 99% of my existence is sending unknowns into the ether.

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I’m not mad, you’re just an asshole.

Edit: Ah, called it. You’re just a troll.

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And what if you find yourself in a situation where you don’t know to expect a call?

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Finance, medical, family, contractors (yard guy, HVAC guy, etc.), service providers (auto shop, insurance, etc.) …

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You’re insulting people and calling THEM trolls? Truly the height of hypocrisy. I don’t have any more time to waste on you, so I’ll block you without reading your next response. Have the day you deserve.

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Yep. All of those

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Really? All of those are email or texts for me. Genuinely can’t remember the last time I recieved or sent a genuine phone call.

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LOL. Sure thing, troll.