Don’t Call Me at Work

Today I was sitting in the lab doing some computer stuff. The phone rings. The sound gets filtered out–the phone has rung hundreds of times and was never for me.

My supervisor picks it up: “Matt, it’s for you.”

Not knowing what to expect, I take the call.

“Hi, Matthew! My name is Something Sometherson! I’m a technical recruiter with–”

“I’m not interested,” I say. And then quickly, “How did you get this number?”

This tech recruiter had found me on LinkedIn and then looked up the phone number of my current employer. Really? Even if I had been interested in whatever she was hawking (I didn’t stay on the line long enough to find out), I’d have been pretty put-off by her calling my office.

Please don’t call me at work, especially if it’s to discuss other job opportunities.