Instead, I say, "Oh, and what did you call about? You can ask what is up with them, but not get too wordy. You may fake a chat with your cousin, nephew, niece, etc., and show the fake chat to your friend as evidence. As an added bonus, it is a good excuse not to call someone back for a few hours. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. Just say it. Then if you apply for another job, I wont put your resume immediatedly in the delete folder. I thought he would kill us all if we ditched him as a friend. As a small thank you, wed like to offer you a $30 gift card (valid at GoNift.com). ), dont have one.. which is the best excuse of all, I prefer the I was talking to someone or I didnt hear the phone ring or, well dont train people to expect you to answer the phone every time they call =). you call your friend but have other stuff that needs to get done. excuses for not answering the phone for a week. 2. Some people may not believe your excuses. Even if she shouldnt have called, she should have offered all the times she could possibly be available and invited you to pick one. The first three, inexcusable, if I were up for the job I would call to apologize and beg profusely for a time that worked for _you_. Its an acceptable letter. I ran my phone through the laundry machine. . Enjoy! What if someone said to call back, but didn't answer when I called? Telling the person you were pissed by someone and needed time to process what happened. Please check your connection and try again using the Retry button. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/2\/26\/Tell-if-Someone-Is-Ignoring-Your-Calls-and-Decide-What-to-Do-About-It-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Tell-if-Someone-Is-Ignoring-Your-Calls-and-Decide-What-to-Do-About-It-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/2\/26\/Tell-if-Someone-Is-Ignoring-Your-Calls-and-Decide-What-to-Do-About-It-Step-1.jpg\/v4-728px-Tell-if-Someone-Is-Ignoring-Your-Calls-and-Decide-What-to-Do-About-It-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"