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[stilltamn8r]

Of course!

[chrystaltree]

No...I make them guess who is calling.

[GCR18]

Yep

[NYC Susan]

On 2/23/2014 Wuzzup said:

Of course!

I agree, and I'm not sure why this is even a question.

Does anyone just dial a number and start talking when someone answers? I can't imagine not identifying myself. It's common sense. Caller ID has nothing to do with it.

[NYC Susan]

On 2/23/2014 sharlee said:

It's funny - nearly all of us are saying "Of course!" or something similar, but I cannot believe the number of people who call a company that employs hundreds of people and say, "Hello, I need to talk to Robert (we have eleven Roberts) or some other first name. I'm not the receptionist, but all of us back up the switchboard from time to time to give our principal receptionist a break.

I was taught to say, "Good morning, this is Sharlee Last Name from Boss's Office at Big Aerospace Company. May I please speak to First Name Last Name in the Whatever department?" Most people don't say anything like this nowadays.

I guess we all have different experiences, but I find that most people do say things exactly like that. I work in a creative field, and even in casual settings, I've always heard everyone identify themselves by name and the company (or in my case network) that they're calling from. I've never had a job where that wasn't the case.