Skype Etiquette
By
Peter Parkes on March 8, 2007 in Odds and ends.
The guys over at Brightspark Consulting posted the other day about [Skype etiquette](http://www.brightspark-consulting.com/2007/02/skype-etiquette.html) — in particular, the social rules (if any) which govern how to end a Skype chat.
In the land of queuing, weather conversations and pervasive sarcasm (and I suspect this applies equally to the Republic of Ireland as it does to the UK), it's odd that we haven't rationalised the process of getting rid of someone on the phone.
Especially in chat conversations, long goodbyes can be pretty annoying (as Brightspark point out), and on the phone, sometimes they just get silly.
Do you have any good techniques for ending phone calls without seeming rude? Or doesn't it matter?
Comments
It's people who are insecure that take forever to let go by lingering over a good bye. 'End of.' has always worked for me as a goodbye ( Although, 'in haste' is sometimes a little less abrupt) K
k.e.seeberg | Thursday, Mar 8
It depends on the call. If its just someone trying to sell something. thanks for the but i am not interested,goodbye. If its a social call. Nice to chat but I have to go now.
highmilage | Monday, Mar 12