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I work at a college, where I coordinate a grant that provides professional development for teachers. Most of my time (when I'm not on DU!) I am either calling or emailing teachers, professors, college employees, vendors, etc. Nine times out of ten I have to leave messages -- which eight times out of ten are never returned. Which means I have to put everything on hold, waiting to get an answer from them -- and eventually I have to call or email them a second or third time till they bother to respond.
I realize people are busy -- but I really try to get back to people within 24-48 hours. Why can't people extend the same courtesy to me? I hate feeling like a pest, but dammit! Answer your email! Return your phone calls!
(For some reason this seems to also pertain to my personal life too -- you call or email someone to make plans and they never get back to you. Or if they do, it's usually too late.)
Thanks for letting me vent a little.
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