I'm an old guy, but I hate voice mail. Mine says "You can try to leave a message, but it's probably full, and I'll never listen to it anyway, so either send a text to this number, or send an email to XXX, and I'll get back to you ASAP."
I don’t like voicemail typically, but I have some voicemails from family members who have passed away and I cherish listening to them.
If I were you, I would save a copy of them somewhere safe. I wouldn't trust a phone company or my phone to hold on to voicemails forever.
Mine is "You have reached my phone but not me, I don't really check voicemail, if you need to reach me, text." I still get voicemail.
Some voicemail the phone will transcribe, those I read but really don't listen to them.
Some people just can't fathom communicating other than a voice call lol
Voice mail still has uses. There are times you need to be able to receive calls from businesses or government entities. Often those entities don't have call centers set up to let their workes send texts. Sometimes the only way you can hear news you need to hear is via a phone call.
Which is kinda funny because they could save money by automating texting for some of the shit they have people call for.
Though on the other hand, if it's a legitimate business, you can stop the call spam easier, at least in places with enforced do not call lists.
Since about 2006 my voicemail message has been "for a faster response send me a text message." When I started my business I added my business name and rerecorded the rest. If a client can't send a text instead of call then I'm going to charge them more.
The absolute worst thing about voicemail is that you can't just listen to the one you just got. I have about 50 unheard voicemails at this point. You leave one? I have to work my way through 50 just to hear yours. And it doesn't even let me work from most recent. Nope. Just never going to happen.
Yeah, until she applies for a job and the recruiter tried to call her to offer an interview.
For me the most annoying part of voicemail is navigating through the menu. But I'm also not scared of taking to people on the phone so perhaps my opinion doesn't count here.
Good luck to her when she wants to start being taken seriously.
Depends on the industry. In my industry, Email is king and text is Queen. Unless its a zoom call, it ain't happening.
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