Comments on: Don’t Disrespect the Help! You Never Know Who You’re Talking To

By: Ken Hill

Ken Hill — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:23:12 +0000

Great Article and p[iece of advice. Its so ture. I think i may follow your lead and become my own secretary also

By: Joshua Dorkin

Joshua Dorkin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:57:38 +0000

Thanks, Nick . . . I was hoping to hook everyone in. I guess it worked!

By: jerryvintagetshirts

jerryvintagetshirts — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:45:08 +0000

I appreciate attitude and way of thinking. If everyone had your attitude, work would not be such a chore. I think you are right in your case. It is really very important and necessary for the company to know about the callers or about the intention. Anyway, it is a very good post. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. God bless you!

By: tkpandey

tkpandey — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:34:26 +0000

thanks for sharing the advice, really helpful.

By: Frank Zweegers

Frank Zweegers — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:27:19 +0000

Lol…they were probably trying to sell you something. Nicely done though. I'll keep that one in mind

By: Joshua Dorkin

Joshua Dorkin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:55:46 +0000

No, Alex. He never called back.

By: Email Marketing Alex

Email Marketing Alex — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:14:08 +0000

Did he call you back?
I have a friend who really winds up the sales callers when they are rude to him. Like:
Friend: “You want to talk to our MD? Have you spoken to her before?”
Sales Caller: “Yes many times, can you put me through?”
Friend: “So you spoke to our MD pre-op?”
Sales Caller: “What do you mean?”
Friend: “Well our MD is a man fool! If you’d spoken to HIM before you’d have known that!”

By: Jeremy Lichtman

Jeremy Lichtman — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:38:52 +0000

One of my first jobs was pushing equipment around at my university. The first day on the job, my boss told me that he wanted to me to learn the name of every janitor on the campus. Ive never forgotten that lesson – the guy at the bottom of the totem pole is really the person who has the keys to doors. If you know the gatekeeper, locked doors can mysteriously be opened.

A friend of mine who is a (now retired) career salesman told me that he used to keep a stack of boxes of expensive chocolates in his van. Whenever he went into a new prospect, he used to give the box to the secretary with a smile. From then on he was always a welcome visitor.

By: Margo

Margo — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:09:04 +0000

I appreciate your attitude. My jobs, for various reasons, have always been toward the bottom of the food chain, so to speak.

If everyone had your attitude, work would not be such a chore.

Now I’ve never been a receptionist, but I have learned that, in a small company, the receptionist is the best go-to person you can get. A good receptionist will know a great deal about the company, and in your case, everything there is to know!