Phrase Usage – Is ‘I’ll Call You at My Convenience’ Rude Compared to ‘I’ll Call You When I Am Available’?

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It seems that in the dictionary, they often say "at your convenience" or "at your service"

For example, "Please call me at your convenience" and "The servant is at your service, sir".

I have not seen any dictionary saying "at my convenience" or "at my service".

For example, "I'll call you at my convenience" or "Is the servant at my service?".

Some native speakers say "I'll call you at my convenience" is rude. Why is it rude?

Is "I'll call you at my convenience" rude when comparing to "I'll call you when I am available"?

Best Answer

Asking someone to do something at their convenience is polite (implying that you don't expect them to drop everything to oblige you), but saying that you will do something at your convenience would sound ungracious (you are only willing to help them at a time that suits you).

Saying the servant is at your service would be tautology, but introducing yourself as 'at someone's service' is a stylised way of saying "I'm here to help you" (in ways that are appropriate for your job or the circumstances).