Thursday, August 19, 2004
After an endless flight -- I was stuck talking to a second-year associate about investment strategy for four hours -- I returned to the office a little while ago to get back up to speed. I had two voicemails waiting for me:
"Attention all personnel. This message is to let you know that the voicemail system will be down for maintenance on Saturday, August 21, from approximately 3 a.m. until 5 a.m. Callers will be transferred to a recording instead of proceeding directly into the system. The recording will instruct them to call back after 5 a.m. to leave a voice message. We apologize for the inconvenience."
"Attention all personnel. Earlier we alerted you to a voicemail outage planned for this Saturday, August 21, from approximately 3 a.m. until 5 a.m. The outage will no longer be necessary. Thank you."
"Attention all personnel. This message is to let you know that the voicemail system will be down for maintenance on Saturday, August 21, from approximately 3 a.m. until 5 a.m. Callers will be transferred to a recording instead of proceeding directly into the system. The recording will instruct them to call back after 5 a.m. to leave a voice message. We apologize for the inconvenience."
"Attention all personnel. Earlier we alerted you to a voicemail outage planned for this Saturday, August 21, from approximately 3 a.m. until 5 a.m. The outage will no longer be necessary. Thank you."