Putting people on hold does not my your experience miserable. Just the opposite. A miserable experience is having yahoos interrupt conversation with stupid crap.
If a lot of people put you on hold, consider just for the tiniest moment: maybe it was something you said, and if you don't see it you are probably doomed to being ignored again. Better to try to find out why so many people put you on ignore and don't do that anymore, that complain about it.