Do You Return Calls without a Voicemail?

Even if they leave a voicemail, I still won't call back.

Let them sit and stew in confusion! Mwahahahaha!!

 

if i have their number in my phone, i'll pretty much call back. i tend to never leave messages myself. for one, most of the people i call tend to be like me and return calls w/o a message. plus, either i have nothing important to say or if i do, the other person probably already is expecting the call and knows to call back anyway w/o the message. plus, i always sound like an idiot leaving a message. i almost never leave a message on my first call b/c i'm not prepared and want to have at least some order to all the facts i want to get across. and then i inevitably still sound stupid when i do leave the message.


as for numbers i don't know, i definitely don't call back w/o a message. whether you're calling or being called, you have to leave a message to an unknown person if you want the call back. "who is this?" isn't really a good way to start a call back.

 

I don't have voicemail at all. Home, cell, office. It's a waste of my time. Send a text or email if you need to get a message to me. I do call anyone I see in my cell's caller ID.

Evan

 

Caveat to my earlier rules:

If it's an unknown number (one I don't recognize), a voicemail is acceptable as I will not call back without one. It's still annoying, but acceptable. Alternatively, one could just hang up and try me again later.

 

I usually won't call back unless there is a voicemail. I assume it wasn't something that important if they don't leave a message specifying why they called or if they want me to call them back.

Exceptions:
1. I'll usually call back family regardless, but my family is usually really good at leaving voicemails anyway even if it's just, "Hey, I'm driving back from work, just wanted to see what you were up to.

2. If I actually want to talk to the person or have something to tell them too, I'll call them back regardless of voicemail status.

 

I dont think introvert or extrovert has anything to do with it.I'm not the most sociable person around and I return calls all the time.

 

But he speaks very briefly.

 

Kind of depends on who called, but usually not in my case.

 

I have a few rules I follow on my phone.

If someone calls, and I don't know who it is I don't answer and wait for a message to be left. If no message, then I don't call back.

If it's someone I know it depends who they are if they don't leave a message. My sisters, gf, parents etc.

 

I sometimes call back and sometimes don't..

DD

 

If I know the person, I'll call back. If I don't know them, I won't call back unless they leave a message because I assume you dialed a wrong number. Oh and I don't like "getting busted" on people who call me back when I fat finger a phone number.

 

Generally introverted with the no-call back policy.

As others have said, if it's not important enough to leave a message then it's simply not important enough to call them back. Now, my call-back/picking up policy changes slightly when they call more than twice, as I'll usually answer the 3rd or 4th time. By that time, I figure it's a dire emergency and the apocalypse is near.

 

At home: Don't call back
At regular job: Don't call back unless I recognize the number.
At fires: Call back everything unless I recognize it as a regular work number... they get enough of me when I'm there.

For the record, I'm mildly introverted.

 

I only call back if it is someone I want to talk to for some reason.

99% of the time I don't return calls from people who actually DO leave voice mails - because I hate talking on the phone.

 

I call back. The only people I know who actually leave messages are my mom and friends I haven't spoken with forever.

I and most everyone I know have a policy to call back simply based on the number. A lot of people I know don't even bother checking their voicemail at all.

 

Quick aside:

My friend and I noticed about a year ago that women were not leaving messages anymore, as if their calling was enough, due to caller ID, etc.

Both of us found that odd, and FWIW, the girl I've been seeing rarely leaves message, either.

 

If its personal, I don't call back regardless unless they leave a good reason on my VM. Some business I call back ASAP. Others business calls I find whatever reason not to call.

 

Does your policy make you an introvert or extrovert? If it did, I'd guess you wouldn't have needed so many poll entries.

Personally, I don't have a policy. I try to keep the silly stuff policy free.

Judgement call. Like others have stated, depends who's calling.

 

If it's an unknown number, I'll never call back.

If it's in my phonebook, then yes.