Phone calls and Work: Gotcha!

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By Anonymous - 08/05/2014 03:57 - United States - State College

Today, while at work as a telemarketer, I called a customer on his home phone. Once I was connected, an automated voice said, "To speak with a customer, please press 1." Confused, I pressed one. I then heard loud laughter followed by, "Oh my god! What a dumbass!" before they hung up. FML

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By mynameisnotstupid - 18/03/2016 15:05 - Germany - Munich

Today, while working in a customer service call center, a customer berated me for using a fake name. He said my name is "too stupid" to be real and that no sane person would ever use it. It was my real name. FML

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Thursday 8 May 2014 16:28

That's some brilliant role reversal on their part

AFCCT 7

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:27

Well that's just plain awesomeness.

Comments

tigerborn69 18

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:10

ydi for being a telemarketer

brandoneyez1 25

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:34

People can be really rude. You're just trying to do your job.

Razzed 4

Thursday 8 May 2014 19:04

You know what's really rude? Calling complete strangers on their personal phones in order to sell them something they don't want or need. I don't care if you are just trying to do your job. If your job consists of invading people's personal time and property, then part of the job is to suck it up when those people react in a negative way to your invasion. Sorry OP, but YDI for being a telemarketer. And honestly, if that's the worst response you get, you should count your lucky stars.

brandoneyez1 25

Thursday 8 May 2014 21:08

Telemarketing is a broad statement. It doesn't mean necessarily she is selling something herself. We don't know the details. I do understand nobody wants to be called to buy stuff, but we don't know the facts and just like anyone we all need our jobs.

clawei51 11

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:46

heard it on a youtube prank *yawn*

AlaskanG 27

Thursday 8 May 2014 18:03

Congratulations?

whatthefhumanity 7

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:48

YDI for being a telemarker, I'd prank you too.

rocker_chick23 27

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:51

Lol, I would do the same thing to you. You telemarketers deserve it for being so ******* annoying

neppy 6

Thursday 8 May 2014 18:43

Not exactly easy to pick your job nowadays. Like most people, OP takes what he can get. Don't be such an ass.

rocker_chick23 27

Thursday 8 May 2014 19:00

I am on the National don't call list. They even keep calling me after I tell them I am not interested in what they're selling. They don't deserve my politeness any more.

KilianaNightwolf 3

Friday 9 May 2014 4:32

Telemarketing was (unfortunately) my first job. I was told that it can take up to 30 days to take you off of the list, no matter how many times the person on the other end uses the code to put you on do not call.

rocker_chick23 27

Friday 9 May 2014 5:52

It has been more than 30 days. More like 6 months calling my house more than twice a day. That's why telemarketers piss me off and I get rude.

JBrownie123 24

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:59

At least you have a job

Dcm210 19

Thursday 8 May 2014 18:18

YDI

bobslawnservice 16

Thursday 8 May 2014 18:35

Being a telemarketer is a crap job that people do to try and make ends meet- not because it is their calling. It never hurts to be polite in your dealings with them. Remember the peron on the other end of the line is just another human being trying to get through the day and put food on the table.

neppy 6

Thursday 8 May 2014 18:51

Exactly. If a telemarketer calls and I pick up, I just politely tell them I'm not interested and hang up. It doesn't kill you to treat other human beings with a minimal amount of decency and respect. If you want to get pissed off, get pissed off at the owners of the telemarketing companies for bringing them into existence, not the poor sod who's being paid minimum wage to make calls to rude, belligerent, entitled assholes who think the whole world should revolve around them.