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If you read my responses that is not what I'm arguing. I'm taking issue with the people who don't answer calls from unknown numbers.
What do you think I think you're arguing? I've read your responses in our thread. It seems like your position is that one must always answer their phone, regardless of whether they recognize the number or not, if they have provided their number to a potential employer. To me that seems like a totally unreasonable position, because
There are several very valid reasons for not answering your phone outside of not recognizing the number
Not answering your phone for unrecognized numbers is best practice nowadays, since the amount of spam/scam calls people receive has never been higher
If a caller wants a response but can't reach a person with their initial call, leaving a message is the widely accepted next best course of action, as it clarifies to the recipient that even though the call came from an unrecognized number, it's a legitimate call and a response is expected
Again, I'm just baffled that you're arguing against any of this.
Agree with 1. Usually solved by calling the missed call back.
Disagree with 2. If that's your position, don't hand out your number to potential employers.
3 seems reasonable at face value, but I actually haven't listened to or left a voicemail in 10 years.
To placate your obvious irritation I'll happily accept people not answering unknown numbers if they are not expecting any.
I'm genuinely not irritated, just incredibly confused. Why haven't you listened to or left any voicemails in the years? Why do you think voicemails are unreasonable? Why don't you see that they're a perfectly reasonable way to communicate important things when someone doesn't answer their phone? What rock are you living under to where you disagree that spam/scam calls are more prevalent than ever? What makes you think that if you think spam/scam calls are more prevalent, that you shouldn't give your number to potential employers? Like how are those things related at all?
I just have more questions with every comment man. Confusion, genuine, heartfelt confusion. Not irritation.
I have no idea where my voicemail is (phone, network provider, webservice etc.), how to turn it in, or how to access it.
I automatically disconnect if I hear a machine, probably because I assume the receiver won't listen to it.
Not unreasonable, just unused and unheard.
Because you can't guarantee that the message will be heard, never mind acted upon.
Not an argument I made.
If you aren't answering because of spam/scam then you aren't answering employment enquiries.
Because they are both calls from unknown numbers.
All of these answers are either nonsensical or based purely on non-standard personal experience.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.