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Shower thought: How many rings do you wait for before hanging up? (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 days ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

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It just occurred to me when calling my college roommate that basically, it's three. With my mom, I let it go all the way to voicemail, as she's nearly 80 and may be on the other end of the house.

But with most of my friends, if they don't answer in two rings, it's a lost cause absent external influences.

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[–] hdnclr@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago

It depends. Is there a voicemail box I can wait for? Around 5-6 rings, I start hoping to hear that so I can hang up and try again (or in rare cases, I might leave an actual voicemail - i know ao many people who don't check theirs though...)

If there is none, and I really wanna get through to someone, then I'll let their phone ring off the hook, especially at work where our users have landlines at their desk. Hey, if you put a phone number on a ticket and then come back and have your boss contact my boss to escalate the ticket, then you better answer your phone when I have follow-up questions about your poorly-written ticket. After ~10 rings, I'll put my phone on speaker and turn the volume down as I turn back to my computer and resume working, the ring barely audible in the background...