Would You Care to Hold? | 您要等一会吗?

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There I was, my first day on the job as a receptionist, handling one phone call after another like an old pro, when an employee stopped by my desk.

"Have you ever done this before?" she asked.

"No," I said.

"Thought not. You just told that caller, 'The person you want is on vacation. Would you care to hold?'"

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