Topic: 1st day on CP phone today - wish me luck! (Read 4201 times)

Canterbury_cats (Sharon) · « **Reply #31 on:** October 04, 2007, 21:06:31 PM »

Believe you me Mark, no calls on the line is rare indeed. The most i have had on one day is 15, took me 3 hours at night to go through them all.
I doubt it will always be that quiet.. !!!

Mark · « **Reply #30 on:** October 04, 2007, 19:59:45 PM »

Yes its Cats Protection but I don't have to actually answer the phone. Just call in to the answerphone every so often to check for messages and call them back.

I'm sure its working OK as it accepts the security code and says "There are no new messages"

I'm not complaining and I'm sure Sharon isn't either

lisa77 · « **Reply #29 on:** October 04, 2007, 19:48:20 PM »

How you getting on Mark ? Did you get a call in the end ?

Is CP Cats Protection ?

"Goooooooood Morning Cats Protection, Mark speaking how can I help youuuuuuuuu?"

Millys Mum · « **Reply #28 on:** October 04, 2007, 19:34:13 PM »

No phonecalls!! Thats lucky and rather rare

blackcat · « **Reply #27 on:** October 04, 2007, 18:36:11 PM »

ah yes. Always that possibility. I once worked a hospital switchboard while at uni which had some interesting results (fortunately not life-threatening...)

Mark · « **Reply #26 on:** October 04, 2007, 18:33:55 PM »

Either that or I have butter up the phone system

blackcat · « **Reply #25 on:** October 04, 2007, 18:31:26 PM »

sounds like beginners luck to me

Mark · « **Reply #24 on:** October 04, 2007, 18:30:29 PM »

Thats odd. No calls at all. Is that unusual or beginners luck?

Mark · « **Reply #23 on:** October 04, 2007, 17:46:48 PM »

blackcat · « **Reply #22 on:** October 04, 2007, 17:44:17 PM »

maybe it really was the FBI - of the CIA

Mark · « **Reply #21 on:** October 04, 2007, 17:42:56 PM »

Sorry bc, couldn't resist

I just had one message but it sounded like traffic and somebody talking in another room. I listened twice then deleted as I would need FBI equipment to make out what they were saying

blackcat · « **Reply #20 on:** October 04, 2007, 17:32:22 PM »

MARK!!! I thought you were serious for a milisecond. I choked on my cup of tea!!! Naughty man!

Mark · « **Reply #19 on:** October 04, 2007, 17:16:19 PM »

A lady asked about having her cat spayed but I said she should let it have one litter first

Bad joke - actually not one single call. I have dialled in about 10 times today but nothing so far

Ralph's mum (angie) · « **Reply #18 on:** October 04, 2007, 16:28:32 PM »

Mark, let us know how you get on. Had anything interesting to report yet

Gillian Harvey · « **Reply #17 on:** October 04, 2007, 15:16:24 PM »

Quote from: LeighK on October 04, 2007, 12:13:14 PM

" 'Number please', although we used to sometimes say 'rubber knees' fast because it was just a silly thing we used to do."

Haha, yes thats exactly what my mum's friend (now in her 80s) and the other telephonists used to say when answering a call!

Good luck Mark - had any interesting calls yet?

LeighK · « **Reply #16 on:** October 04, 2007, 12:13:14 PM »

Found this quote from an ex GPO telephonist

" 'Number please', although we used to sometimes say 'rubber knees' fast because it was just a silly thing we used to do."

Mark · « **Reply #15 on:** October 04, 2007, 12:04:16 PM »

"How may I help you?"

I'm laughing but now its "ello"- and you have to say - "Is that .......?" - they say "yeah"

karenjet · « **Reply #14 on:** October 04, 2007, 12:02:46 PM »

Good luck, Mark!

LeighK · « **Reply #13 on:** October 04, 2007, 11:58:14 AM »

Mark · « **Reply #12 on:** October 04, 2007, 11:51:41 AM »

Quote from: LeighK on October 04, 2007, 11:48:56 AM

Hi Mark,

"One moment please caller, I'm trying to connect you"

Cheers

Leigh

you got it.

May I ask whom is calling madam

LeighK · « **Reply #11 on:** October 04, 2007, 11:48:56 AM »

Hi Mark,

"One moment please caller, I'm trying to connect you"

Cheers

Leigh

Mark · « **Reply #10 on:** October 04, 2007, 11:38:15 AM »

Quote from: Ruth (Bazsmum) on October 04, 2007, 11:15:14 AM

Im sure you'l be great Mark once you work the phone's out....."Good Luck"

Makes me feel ancient, I worked for an advertising agency in the west end when I left school that had one of those switchboards. Also our "telephonist" (now receptionists double up

) also spoke in a "brief encounter" accent

Bazsmum · « **Reply #9 on:** October 04, 2007, 11:15:14 AM »

Im sure you'l be great Mark once you work the phone's out....."Good Luck"

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Dawn F · « **Reply #8 on:** October 04, 2007, 11:14:58 AM »

good luck Mark, let us know how you get on

LeighK · « **Reply #7 on:** October 04, 2007, 11:13:02 AM »

Jolly good luck old chap, stiff upper lip.

Toodle Pip

Leigh

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #6 on:** October 04, 2007, 11:06:25 AM »

You'll be fine. The hardest part will be keeping your temper when you get some idiot on the phone wanting you to take their cat in because they're moving or having a baby.

Cheesecat · « **Reply #5 on:** October 04, 2007, 11:03:37 AM »

Good luck Mark, you'll be great

At least CP put cat lovers on instead of the uncaring people (in general) on the RSPCA helplines...

Sabrina (Auferstehen) · « **Reply #4 on:** October 04, 2007, 10:52:17 AM »

Good luck Mark!

I'm sure you'll do fine.

clarenmax · « **Reply #3 on:** October 04, 2007, 10:49:54 AM »

Good luck Mark, you'll be just fine

puddypaws · « **Reply #2 on:** October 04, 2007, 10:49:24 AM »

Mark, you will do just fine

Mark · « **Reply #1 on:** October 04, 2007, 10:38:06 AM »

Until just now, I couldn't even access the messages but realised after phoning another volunteer that I didn't press "*" before the 4 digit code. Well it said there was one message and my stomach flipped. It turned out it was from when I phoned myself at 8am

I am praying there are no emergencies today (well any day really but especially today)

I have backup if I get stuck but it still panicking and feel like I need to check every 5 minutes "just in case"

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