Reply #1 Buford's post
Ahhh..., this is part of training the SO. Do NOT jump everytime she calls. You are busy. You are working, in a meeting, on the phone, with a client, with your boss, whatever. Train her that your schedule and calender is variable, and that she doesnt need to know the minute-by-minute details.
I have taken this approach to the limit: even booking fake business--trips when I wanted to pull an overnighter. Just make sure your "variableness" fits within the norms she is used to. So if you jump to answer her call, or always call back within minutes, then you are setting expectations that are unacceptably high and impossibe to maintain for us active mongerers.
PS: I NEVER call back or answer when a gal is in the room. She doesnt need to hear my conversation with my SO, and my SO sure doesnt need to hear an accidental squeek or laugh from a WG! Too risky.. | |