The "
at work phone voice" also
embarrasses you while you're at work. This occurs when you use your super
polite, eager-to-help
voice while saying your
corporate thang, and then it turns out to be your
flatmate calling to ask you to get
McDonalds or
beer on the way home.
Of course, they then tease you about your "helpful" phone voice for weeks and as a result you want to answer the work phone sassily every time, like "I don't give a damn who you are, I'm gonna treat you BAD" just in case it's them again. But you can't, because what if it's your boss?
Or then there's the whole "Good morning/ afternoon/ evening" debacle, which can be tragic when you say "good morning", look at your watch and realise it's 12:10, then try to fix your error and talk over the top of whoever is on the other end of the line. Invariably, you sound like an idiot who needs flash cards every time you talk to someone you aren't familiar with.
This can leave you very flustered and unable to deal with your customer's needs to the best of your ability. I say an automatic answering message, full of good will and helpfulness, is needed. Then you can launch in with "Yeah, whaddaya want? and people will take it as charming eccentricity.