Message #952

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I agree with Susan1234.  By saying your boss is not available or even by saying he's away from his desk is an accurate statement (if he's in China or if he's standing in his office, he's "away from his desk") and it really isn't the caller's business as to where your boss is.  As for the visitor asking me to call and see when the boss would return, I would have told him that the boss was unreachable (or "out of pocket")for several hours but would be calling in for messages and I would tell the boss when he called in that a visitor stopped by. Then I would proceed to get the visitor's information to give the boss and it would be up to the boss to decide whether he wanted to "visit" or not.