Multiple Phone Messages

Here comes another hate blog. Something I hate. And you get to read about it. This is fun stuff.

I call the era we are in the "Communication Era". Maybe someone else already called it that. If so, I agree. If not, I am copywriting it so if you use it I get royalties.

Continuing on... we have email, Instant Messaging, Text Messaging, BlackBerrys, Cell phones, etc etc. We can communicate anywhere. I can take a photo on my cell phone and send it to my uncle in Jamaica in less than 10 seconds. I don't have an uncle there. But if I did. Man I'd go there all the time... and I'd send him lots of photos on my cell phone too... probably.

Ok so- where am I going with this?

If you are leaving a message for someone. You DON'T need to leave it for them in ALL of the various communication methods available! Let me explain. Sometimes people leave the same exact message for me on my cell phone, my home phone, my work phone, and my email. This is not necessary folks. All it means is that I have to listen to or read the exact same message 4 times, and by that point I am so exhausted that I usually don't even care to call the person back.

Leave ONE message. Cell phone is usually a good option since it is probably in the person's pocket (or will be at some point). I understand the thinking, "Well what if they are on vacation, what if they don't have their cell phone, what if it broke, what if a dragon ate it."

Look- if you feel that your message is SO important that it absolutely HAS to be left in multiple mediums, fine. But on the email and the home and work voicemail just say "I left you a message on your cell." Mind you this is still annoying, but not nearly as annoying as LEAVING THE SAME 3 MINUTE LONG MESSAGE ON EVERY POSSIBLE FORM OF COMMUNICATION I OWN!

Stop it. Now. QUIT IT!