Earlier in the day the conference call phone wasn't working. Our awesome IT guys got it up and working shortly after. Around noon I went to the room with my cell phone to test it out. I called the number, the phone beeped and I answered it. Everything seemed to be working just fine.
Co-worker: Is the conference call phone working now?
Me: I was just down there and I called it from my cell phone and it worked.
Co-worker: Who answered it?
Me: I did.
Co-worker: How did you make the call and answer it?
Me, with both hands at my ears: I called it with my right hand and answered it with my left?
Co-worker: Let's have [guy at work] go see if he can answer it.
Seriously, this was about answering a phone. The guy who fixes most things in the office (me) can't be relied upon to answer a phone.
Two minutes before our conference call was suppoed to start I decided to test it out again just to be sure it was working. The governmental agency was calling us so I wanted to make sure an incoming call would go through. I dailed the number on my cell phone. The conference phone rang. I hit the answer button on the conference phone.
Me: Hello?
My voice came back at us over the conference phone, with about a second delay.
Me: Hello? Wow, there's quite a delay there.
Co-worker: B to the..., stop that, I can't hear. Hello?
Me, sitting right next to said co-worker, with my cell phone to my head: You do know that's just me testing it, right?
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I later sent an email to the third person who was in the room: Kind of cruel, but how many "Hello's" do you think we would have exchanged if I had continued my test call?
Third person: You need to get on with your day, but I didlaugh out loud after reading this.
At the end of the day, I still bring it.
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