To think it's very rude to ring somebody at 7.30 in the morning

[ImNotAMorningPerson]

Unless it's particularly important or an emergency?

[bruffin]

@justlyra
they can contact us on the landline if they dont have their mobile phone.

[aSofaNearYou]

@thepeopleversuswork

Not rude. Totally depends on context. I routinely get called at 7.30am or earlier for work, because its expected that I will be working by then.

If I were an elderly person or a student I might be mildly irritated but no-one is forcing you to answer.

Are you rung at that time by people that don't work with you? That is an unusually early start, not standard, so it is presumptuous to assume someone is up for work at that time, unless you work together.

[VinylDetective]

This is real “the world must revolve around me” territory. Precovid I was halfway to work at 7.30.

[saraclara]

@ShirleyPhallus

My phone wasn't on silent calls because strangely enough people don't tend to ring me at 7.30.

Then this is entirely your own issue. Just out your phone on “do not disturb” when you don’t want to be disturbed.

Honestly it’s such a weird mumsnet thing to have mobile phones with volume on and expect other people to have psychic abilities that you don’t want to actually answer your phone at that time and be angry with them rather than just putting your phone on silent

I don't put my phone on silent overnight. Anyone who works in a hospital or emergency services will have harrowing stories of relatives who couldn't be raised in an emergency.

[saraclara]

@bruffin

I never put my phone on silent at night in case someone does try to phone me for an emergency I wouldn't want to miss it - don't understand the posts saying they can't understand why someone wouldn't put their phone on DND or silent over night🤔

Because you can select who is able to contact you when dnd is on. I have dh and dc set up.

But as per my post above, hospitals and emergency services are the people you really don't want to miss a call from. Or your DH or DC might be in a situation where they've lost their phone.

I'd rather get an annoying call at an inappropriate time than miss an emergency call.

[bruffin]

Or your DH or DC might be in a situation where they've lost their phone
As i said above they use the landlines, i very much doubt i would get a call from a hospital in the middle of the night, they wouldnt know my number!

[aSofaNearYou]

@VinylDetective

This is real “the world must revolve around me” territory. Precovid I was halfway to work at 7.30.

And this is one of those "do you want a medal" moments. Why does everyone who is already at work at 7:30 assume everybody else is and nobody has any right to be different to them?

It's hardly the world revolving around someone for people to think "oh yeah lots of people won't be up yet, I'll ring later."

[VinylDetective]

i very much doubt i would get a call from a hospital in the middle of the night, they wouldnt know my number!

You’re not ICE on your family’s phones?

[ememem84]

meh i'd be a bit annoyed at this if i'm honest, especially if it was a question that could have waited.

our nursery open at 730, so if they need to call they have to do it at lunchtimes, or after 6pm (unless emergency obviously).

that said I have my phone set to do not disturb between 9pm and 8am. only those on my favourites lists (or if someone else calls twice) will get through.

[Blondeshavemorefun]

So what was the question the nursery asked

[DioneTheDiabolist]

This is real “the world must revolve around me” territory. Precovid I was halfway to work at 7.30.

What a ridiculous post.🙄

[bruffin]

@VinylDetective

i very much doubt i would get a call from a hospital in the middle of the night, they wouldnt know my number!

You’re not ICE on your family’s phones?

DND allows calls if they call more than once in 15 minutes, also DC have home phone number as emergency contact as well

[diddl]

I'm guessing in normal circs the query would have been dealt with when the child was dropped off?

Had they tried your husband first?

[reluctantbrit]

I would expect that nurseries expect parents to be up at that time.

I never have the phone in my bedroom, exactly for this reason. Phones stay downstairs, all of them.

Just let the nursery know to put your DH’s number as first contact and problem is solved.

[littlepattilou]

@VinylDetective

This is real “the world must revolve around me” territory. Precovid I was halfway to work at 7.30.

So no-one else's world is allowed to revolve around them?

But it's OK for your world to revolve around you?

You are saying.. "I am on my way to work at 7.30am, so everyone else must pander to me, and answer my calls at 7-7.30am!'

Yeah right. Jog on.

[littlepattilou]

@VinylDetective is the type of person I was on about in my earlier post. (at 12.11.)

[fassbendersmistress]

I think expecting the nursery to have made a record of your personal circumstances ie: your DH does the nursery run to allow you to sleep in after being up all night with baby...and to therefore never phone you in the morning, is a tad ridiculous/entitled! Have you specifically asked them never to call you in the morning or did you just expect them to work this out for themselves?

0730 is oddly early if it’s nothing important, but if it was a one off I wouldn’t get myself worked up about it and would make sure my phone is on silent (why want it if sleep is so important?)

[fassbendersmistress]

*wasn’t not want ^^

[CSIblonde]

Yes it's rude if it's non urgent
I don't answer before 9 . If it's an emergency theyd leave a message or hang up then text.

[123becauseicouldntthinkofone]

I was brought up with the rules of not before 9 and not after 9. Whilst i may be working at this time i would never even consider ringing a customer unless by prior agreement.

[2020nymph]

@LyndzB

It's funny you mentioned that they didn't ring your DH's phone.

I was doing a presentation at work and had 5 missed calls off the nursery. I rang them back (slightly worried!) and they said they just wanted to ask if DS could have scrambled egg. I asked why they couldn't ring DH...they didn't want to interrupt him 🤨

So frustrating. I've had similar calls.

[ColdBrightClearMorning]

Ask them to use DH’s number first in the future. They’ll have chosen at random, or the person they see most.

YABU: it’s your responsibility to have your phone on silent if you don’t want to be disturbed, surely a text message or WhatsApp or news alert would have made noise and disturbed you too?

Can’t understand these people who think everyone else should know when they’re resting and when they’re awake :/

[ColdBrightClearMorning]

Also baffled that anyone would panic if they were called at 730am!

3am, sure.

But 730am!?

[therealteamdebbie]

7:30 is ridiculous and rude.

Most people are not up at this time, and it's generally agreed it's EARLY.

My kids don't wake up before 7:30 on a normal school day, so during the lockdown I would be very pissed off.

It's not that hard to wait until 9am. It's not that convenient to keep your phone on silence.

[Hankunamatata]

I can see the nurserys side - they are practically guaranteed to get parents at that time