Will Someone PLEASE Answer the Phone?
By MarcoNandoz-01 •
Why don’t offices ever pick up the phone?
Offices in Qatar have this weird tradition of not picking up the phone! “More so with govt offices”
Whenever I call an office, they don't pick up the phone. The phone keeps on ringing and ringing but they never pick up. When I send them email, they don't answer back. You file a complaint and no one gives **** to follow up with you. Why?
Yesterday I was calling a govt office all day yesterday and because no one picked up the phone I have to go there now physically just to ask a simple Someone needs to explain to them what phones and email are for.
I work in a multinational company, where the receptionist is mostly busy chatting on the phone with her boyfriend. If someone else rings at this time, the caller hears the phone ring but there is no answer....
Suli: Did they end up losing your papers?
I have been going to the **** office almost daily for the past one month, and every time I went there I’m supposed explain everything AGAIN!
Now they lost my papers and I’m back to square 1!
Marco,, No, i am glad that they didn't cause it was with me all the time :O)
But the paper expires in 20th of July and today is 25th
So they made me pay 150QR.
We make you late,, You pay
This was the statement i expected to see on the walls
But it is Cool, i started to get used to this
Zafriah: Ramadan or not Ramadan, they just never pick up the phone…
patience... it's Ramadan... :)
Not now darling call August 9. dont you now?
LMAO Sulie...hahaha
Such a hard Question :O)
At least You are at your office.
I went somewhere cause i have to do some papers, they told me come Tomorrow to take your papers, i came the other day, they were accurate :) ,, they gave me my papers, but it wasn't signed !!!
I said why oh Why
Come back the day after tomorrow, he said
I said what is special about the day after tomorrow, why not tomorrow ? and why not today you said that before.
The day after tomorrow is Wednesday, So come back Wednesday
I said Ok, i came back Wednesday,
he looked at my papers and said: you should came yesterday, but now it is over, come tomorrow :O)
I said Y Damn Y, u said come Wednesday
Not my business, he said
:O) :O)
Tea boys are nightmares when they answer the phone.
This is how they sound on the phone:
Caller: Hello, Is this La la land’s office?
Teaboy: Yes please
Caller: Could you please put me through to so and so?
Teaboy: sorry?
Caller: just reansfer me to Mr. X
Teaboy: Yes please.
Caller: put me on the line to the ******** department, I wanna talk to Mr.X
Teaboy: enrgn bring nag ader rang dong ho nag bang ghjhernvon.!
Caller: WTF!
Toyboy: yes please!
Caller:L shoots himself in the head.
Peep peep peeep peep peeep
Automated message: you have reached la la land’s voicemail; please leave your recorded message after this tune.
I’d rather listen to the peeps all day than go through that 5ra again!
from teaboy to toyboy ? :(
its ur luck
and when you went to their office, was the guy availabel there on his seat ?
If he was there, you could have stood outside of his office and tried once more calling him from outside his office and if he didnt answered then you can enter his office and shout at him at the spot for not answering the calls...:)
Marco poor u.. wht a distressing situation for u. May god bless u with atmost patience LOL :)
I'm sorry i meant when it's not Ramadan.
The tea boys are trained to answer the calls after 2pm and our Marco called just before tat time and hence no reply...:(
Thelo, its coz you hav not used the telephone services but insted used a Piegon to convey ur message....:)
Does that mean that even the Tea boys are trained to ignore our Marco :O(
after 2Pm the tea boys or the cleaning staff will answer the calls...:)
Most offices will answer the telephone only after 2 PM.
yanni its ramadan, we are asleep. Call back next year.
If it is a government office, I think you can mention it here so that if some QLer is working there, they would convey your message.
and tat system is called 'Caller ID' you dumb squirrel ! :)
They probably have a system to recognise your number and so not answer..
its iether they are busy,lazy or ignoring it.
its cos some are lazy to answer the calls...:(
I too sometimes dont answer the calls when i get any calls...i just switch the ringer off and surf QL...:)
then later the one who has called me sent me an email for which i reply...:)