The downside of working from home
My company allows me to work from home two days a week. I cannot tell you how much that rocks. But I do have one problem with it. The phone.
See in the office I have to dial a ‘9′ before I dial the number I want to call. And, of course, at home I don’t have to do that. But it never fails. When I’m at home I dial a ‘9′ and when I’m at work I always forget and just dial the number.
I have a daily call for a customer I’ve been working with for my entire life [ok, it's only been about six months but it feels like my entire life]. The conference bridge is a toll free number. There is a girl at extension 1877 that I think is getting a little ticked off with my refusal to dial a ‘9′ while I’m in the office. Every day I’m in the office I forget the ‘9′ and just start dialing 1-877 and it immediately rings this poor girl. I’m pretty sure she’s ready to hunt me down and beat the crap out of me.
I have the same exact problem! Well, I did… after four years in the job I kinda go used to it. I also have a client facing position and when I work from home I always dial 9 on my phone or 9-1 when calling out of state. I get an annoying recorded message saying my call can’t be completed as dial. That’s the annoying part for me, I think I got the dial 9 in the office part down.
I do that too. I also answer the phone at home ‘ This is Necole.’