It never fails to amaze me how some people function in society. It amazes me even more when these people hold great jobs that indicate they should have a certain skill set. Wouldn’t you think an IT recruiter would know what his computer desktop is? Wouldn’t you expect him to be able to follow basic instructions to go to start, run, etc to open a program without using his program menu?

I would. Do I expect too much?

How about this one? A female recruiter left me a voice mail today about her computer problems. She stated she was using a coworkers computer, and that I should call her back “right away”. Sure, if you had PROVIDED ME YOUR NAME AND NUMBER! There was a number attached to the message, but Einstein made the call from her coworkers desk, and he’s out for another week. That at least gave me an office location, so I got to send out an email to other people in that office asking them if they knew who needed help. Since an email like that has the potential to make ME look like a dumbass, I was very sure to state in the email that the recruiter didn’t leave her name or number. HA!

Isn’t using the phone something you learned to do as a child? When you call anyone, you should identify yourself. (Note to my husband’s coworkers who call our house: It is disrespectful to just ask for him, without stating who YOU are. I’m trying to educate you dumbasses when I ask “And who may I say is calling?) When you leave a voicemail, you should identify your self. You should provide a number. You should then state (briefly) the reason for your call. You should close by providing your number again. It’s really NOT that hard.