1/20/2005

REAL-LIFE ETHICS

Suppose you were on your cell phone and your dentist’s office rang you up. Then. when you answered, they said, “This is Dr. So-and-such’s office, would you please hold?”–is it rude to hang up immediately, or should you wait at least five nanoseconds?

Just wonderin’, that’s all.

Posted by Mark @ 2:02 pm | | Permalink
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3 Comments

  1. Just Do It
    Mark Hasty poses an interesting question in the realm of real-life ethics:Suppose you were on your cell phone and your dentist’s office rang you up. Then. when you answered, they said, “This is Dr. So-and-such’s office, would you plea…

    Trackback by Reverend Mike's House of Homiletic Hash — 1/20/2005 @ 4:33 pm

  2. It’s not any more rude to hang up than to be called and be put on hold. I try to be polite, but if I was doing anything else, I would probably hang up.

    Comment by Milton Stanley — 1/23/2005 @ 6:30 am

  3. More importantly, can you bill them for the minutes?

    Comment by Ol Cranky — 2/10/2005 @ 7:37 pm

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