You can have one of mine. My office has three extensions for god only knows what reason. I have two phones. If the far one rang, I don’t know if I could get over there fast enough to answer it.
Hell yes I would answer it and I have even rehearsed how…
“Thank you for calling Mr. President. Can’t say I agree with how you have conducted the war in Iraq, but go Rangers. Thanks for my job as a Recruiter, when are your daughters going to go to the station there in Crawford? SFC Insert Name would like to know so he can ensure the reporters won’t be there.
But seriously, Mr. President, why did you call?”
SSG Schwartz
Yes, of course, and I say “Hellp, Rodger. What can I do for you today?”
All the time (though he usually has his secretary call). It’s usually a computer problem; I can fix it and look good in his eyes.
The president of our company is really good looking and very nice. If we both weren’t happily married, I’d probably try to date him. I get a little butterfly when he calls me. I always answer. But he usually only calls when he needs my help, so I know I will look good by answering and helping him.
We don’t have caller ID, so I wouldn’t even know it was the CEO. I don’t talk to him often; he’s nice enough but gives an impression of someone who isn’t in touch with the reality of day to day operations. And if the COO called, I’d just wonder what in the heck Marty wanted with me, and why he didn’t ask my boss.
I work for the post office. I’ve never spoken to the national CEO, but I have spoken to several state managers and such. I’ve actually found them much less distant and stand-offish, and generally less up themselves and more human than many of the ‘suits’ several rungs below them. It’s middle management that are the arseholes. The workers and the executives both are fine.
It’s a standard response in my workplace (regardless of which staff member he wishes to speak to, from senior admin down to us lowly schleppers to go), “Oh, SHIT, it’s Moishe on the phone…tell him I’m not here!!”
He’s a lovely bloke really, but he’s a righteous pain in the arse when he wants to chat on the phone.
:rolleyes:
Sure. I can’t imagine what he could ask me. And I doubt he would understand most of what I do, but if he wants to chat with me, I’m game.
Sure. If I were in trouble, it wouldn’t be the CEO calling. If he were calling, it’s probably just to ask a question or for help on a project. Not that it’s ever happened, all that usually goes through his underlings, but if it did, y’know.
Yep. He probably wants to go play golf. W00t!
Not a chance! I’d delete the voicemail too and claim I never got it!
The CEO never calls me on the phone - he just yells around the corner. Besides, he’s more likely to avoid me than I am to avoid him. I always have some uncomfortable financial issue to discuss with him, while he’s usually showing off a ficture of a new horse or his latest litter of barn kittens.
I’d say, “Look, Bill, I know all you wanna do is talk about philanthropy now, but some of us have to work for a living. So make it snappy. Oh, it’s about my views on the future of digital media? OK, I can spare a couple minutes. You’ve got a pen handy, right?”
I get calls all the time from the CEO. I usually answer with “Hi Dan.”
Sure, why not? They’re just people, and besides, if I was getting fired then HR or my manager would handle it. Not had calls from the CEO, but have had calls from VPs and senior directors and have weekly calls with 3 vice presidents and 4 directors on usually, and usually have at least 5 minutes of updates from my area. I exchange emails once or twice a month with our COO. I am about 4 bosses from the CEO, though, so not all that junior anymore.
Second for the vote that middle-management is usually the painful ones, not upper management, as upper management are usually secure in their positions and worry not about underlings trying to usurp their authority.
I answer my phone when anyone calls. If they can’t find my boss, they call me since I’m the only one in the company that has any idea of how the security system works. (besides him that is)
I was originally told I couldn’t have the job I now have because it would leave the security department bare of people knowing the system. Since they interviewed people for 6 months and couldn’t find anyone, I got the job anyway.
I usually only get calls from Vice President on down, but you never know… 
We don’t have caller ID where I work, but I’d sure as hell freak out if the CEO of the world’s largest retailer called me at store level.
I’d answer the same way I always answer the phone at work: “WHAT DO YOU WANT, MOTHERFUCKER?!”. Just kidding. But everyone does get the same very harried “Lab?” as we have no caller ID and we’re always very busy. (well, almost always. I’ve got tests to do, answering the phone totally harshes my groove).
“Hello, Mr. Ballmer.”
You too, huh?