This seems very different than what I learned to be ‘phone etiquette’. This may be because there was not such a thing as Caller Id when l was learning to use the phone plus there was not such a thing as a cell phone. . . but that is beside the point. J

This is a new rule that I am having a difficult time remembering. I am still in the belief that if I call someone (except for my husband) I will leave them a message if it is important OR if I need to talk to them about something. If they don’t answer then I will try back later to get ahold of them.

When I get out of a meeting, I try to check my cell phone to see if I missed any calls. Some I call back but it really depends on the time I have available.

If there has been a message left then I call back. Granted I may not listen to a message before I call them back. But they did leave a message so I know there is something that I need to know. I usually only do this with friends but I usually start the conversation the same way. I start by saying I know they left a message but I have not had a chance to listen to it. They always follow with it wasn't important OR with the info left in the message.

So what do you do?

Do you leave a message OR do you just expect to receive a return call because we all have caller I'd on our phones?