At work, I no longer answer my phone. About 75% they don't leave a message. When they DO leave a message, I can usually respond quickly via email or better yet, refer them to somebody else. I gotta say, I have become so much more productive at work since my new policy of not answering my phone.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

I carry this tip over to real life...unless I'm expecting a call from someone or it's someone I haven't talked to in a while that I want to talk to, ignore...

Lipid only answers CSFMB calls from spmack.

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Hire that man!

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

solid advice

at my last job i never changed the voicemail over from the previous guy who was Indian , left it like that the whole time i was there

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Great theory. My clients call me to not talk to me.

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-- source

Yeah, I'm not a sales guy, so all the people that call me work for the same company.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Fair enough. I'm an accountant. I talk to people when they call me. Maybe I'm old-fashioned.

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-- source

caller ID. If I don't know the name or recognize the number....NEVER answer my phone.

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Proud to be UNVERIFIED.

pretty much this, if a client is calling I am answering the phone.

i'm in quality...

people generally aren't calling me to give me a compliment

They call you to move your car.

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surprised you remember that...i actually had to move it 3 times last week for various reasons, not joking. i pretty much expect it now

If I had to stop and answer my phone every 5 minutes I would barely have time to put together a mirepoix.

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I once got busy in a Sur la Table bathroom

Another good work tip is to oversleep and not call in. Also, make sure you steal. Nobody is going to notice a few bucks skimmed off the top here and there.

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I have no idea if this is a reference to a movie, tv show, Brogue, or chas ......

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

loved when Archie was stealing drills, pens, nails, etc. from the plant and Irene Lorenzo busted him on it

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You're so good looking.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

<º)))><

Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

I think it's just in reference to the advice in the OP being terrible advice, generally speaking.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Here's my tip - get a secretary.

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You know me like that.

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Avoid giving your secretary the tip. It makes it hard to fire her.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

I still think it's great advice...don't listen to the haters, Hatchetman!

Is that frowned upon?

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Elections have consequences.

Oh, nobody ever sticks around to do that twice.

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You know me like that.