Will Someone PLEASE Answer the Phone?

Will Someone PLEASE Answer the Phone?

MarcoNandoz-01
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.

By azamat• 26 Jul 2013 13:54
azamat

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....

By MarcoNandoz-01• 25 Jul 2013 11:07
MarcoNandoz-01

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!

By Sulieman• 25 Jul 2013 11:05
Sulieman

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

By MarcoNandoz-01• 25 Jul 2013 11:04
MarcoNandoz-01

Zafriah: Ramadan or not Ramadan, they just never pick up the phone…

By zafirah• 25 Jul 2013 10:57
zafirah

patience... it's Ramadan... :)

By TheChief• 25 Jul 2013 10:55
TheChief

Not now darling call August 9. dont you now?

By Rizks• 25 Jul 2013 10:44
Rizks

LMAO Sulie...hahaha

By Sulieman• 25 Jul 2013 10:43
Sulieman

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)

By MarcoNandoz-01• 25 Jul 2013 10:43
MarcoNandoz-01

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!

By Rizks• 25 Jul 2013 10:40
Rizks

from teaboy to toyboy ? :(

By agroslk• 25 Jul 2013 10:39
agroslk

its ur luck

By Rizks• 25 Jul 2013 10:31
Rizks

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...:)

By nad023• 25 Jul 2013 10:29
nad023

Marco poor u.. wht a distressing situation for u. May god bless u with atmost patience LOL :)

By Mr M.• 25 Jul 2013 10:26
Mr M.

I'm sorry i meant when it's not Ramadan.

By Rizks• 25 Jul 2013 10:26
Rizks

The tea boys are trained to answer the calls after 2pm and our Marco called just before tat time and hence no reply...:(

By Rizks• 25 Jul 2013 10:25
Rizks

Thelo, its coz you hav not used the telephone services but insted used a Piegon to convey ur message....:)

By britexpat• 25 Jul 2013 10:24
britexpat

Does that mean that even the Tea boys are trained to ignore our Marco :O(

By Rizks• 25 Jul 2013 10:21
Rizks

after 2Pm the tea boys or the cleaning staff will answer the calls...:)

By Mr M.• 25 Jul 2013 10:20
Mr M.

Most offices will answer the telephone only after 2 PM.

By Rip Cord• 25 Jul 2013 10:17
Rip Cord

yanni its ramadan, we are asleep. Call back next year.

By landloverreview• 25 Jul 2013 10:14
landloverreview

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.

By Rizks• 25 Jul 2013 10:14
Rizks

and tat system is called 'Caller ID' you dumb squirrel ! :)

By britexpat• 25 Jul 2013 10:13
britexpat

They probably have a system to recognise your number and so not answer..

By hegikharen• 25 Jul 2013 10:09
hegikharen

its iether they are busy,lazy or ignoring it.

By Rizks• 25 Jul 2013 10:08
Rizks

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...:)

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