Random Ranting

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Okay, this is not about coming home, but just some random rants.

One being  phone etiquette.  I guess people think they don't need it, with all the texting and IM'ing.  But at some point you have to pick up the phone and actually speak to someone.  So when you call someone, can you please identify yourself?  Why do you think I know your voice? 

So I just started this temporary job and I feel out of place, unwelcome, unskilled, unknown...just UN.  It is a small office, so now I pretty much know everybody here, but I don't know their voices, sometimes I don't recognize my own family's voices.  Some people think they are really important and that they don't have to identify themselves: Them: "Is Bonquitia there?" Me: "May I ask whose calling?" Them: (long pause, sigh) "This is John" Me: (in my head--Well dang! You really didn't think I knew who you were, did you?) "One moment, I'll connect you" (Foo)

At the other end of the spectrum,  they over-introduce themselves:  If I have been here for two weeks and you are one of two guys in the office and your name is  Frankford and the other guy is Joe, you really don't need to give me your full name.  "Hi, this is Frankford O. Bun, can I speak to..."  I mean really, you are the only Frankford here, for that matter, in the world, so, um can you just say "Hey Donna, this is Frank, can I speak to Pookey?" 

Another thing is, can you let a sister know where you going, who you expecting and general stuff that the first contact (me or I ) might need to know.  It is so embarrassing when someone calls and I don't know where people are and I'm like "um (the first clue a that you don't know what you're talking about), he's at lunch", then they call back within the time THEY think the person should be back (or 2 hours later). So, of course, If they don't tell me they called before, and I say "He's at lunch" and they're like "He's still at lunch?!" and I'm like "Um..."

Or someone comes in to see a person in the office, now Joe is expecting this person, but didn't tell me.  I'm new, I don't know people and they want to walk to the back and I'm like "can I help you?" and they keep walking or look at me stupid like "don't you know who I am?"  "I'm here to see Joe, he knows I'm coming".  So I don't know if this dude is a terrorist, disgruntled former employee bout to shoot Joe, so I don't know how to handle this.  If I try to stop them they get a little put off and so does the office person who may or may not be expecting them.

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Okay, enough about office stuff.  The last thing I would like to rant about is the way people are dressing these days.  I just really don't get it.  I see these females with big guts and butts and thighs with large tattoos and everything's hanging out.  And I'm wondering, "doesn't she have any friends?"  Maybe her friends told her that she looks good; maybe her man told her she looks good; maybe she thinks she looks good; maybe she should just look in the mirror!  I mean, if your gut is out and hanging over your pants, and jiggling, that should feel like something...right?  I can see it shaking, can't you FEEL it?  I was at the deli counter the other day and this girl had tight jeans, a rag on her head and a short top.  Of course her gut was hanging out and she tugged on her pants a little, but didn't bother to try to conceal her flopping belly....oh how I wanted to take a picture and post it.  But I think I would have gotten a beat down, so I just ordered my turkey, threw up a little and finished my shopping.

Really lady, you look bad, and you are making the rest of us lose our lunch!