Phone calls and Work: Gotcha!

Gotcha!

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 pk24 - 25/02/2009 23:46 - United States

Today, I decided to try and call into a local radio station to try and win concert tickets for one of my favorite bands. I called in and was actually the winning number. When asked my name I answered quickly, but all I heard was "Hello? Hello?" Then they hung up. My cell phone was on mute. FML

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By suspended - 09/08/2014 00:16 - Australia

Today, while I was working customer support, a lady hung up on me mid-sentence, and I trailed off, saying, "…aaannnddd you hung up on me like a bitch." Turned out she was still on the line and had just accidentally hit mute. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/05/2009 17:39 - United States

Today, I took a call. Wrong number. A few seconds later, they called back and I told her that she had the wrong number. She said she just hit redial and didn't understand how she got me again. I tried to explain how redial works. She called me a moron and hung up. Then my phone rang again. FML

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Introverts unite!

By Jen - 20/10/2016 16:32

Today, I had to call a customer. I usually try to avoid calling customers because I have a very prominent speech impediment. Well, it turns out the customer I called also has a speech impediment and thought I was mocking her. She hung up on me and filed a formal complaint with my company. FML

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Say my name, say my name

By Anonymous - 28/08/2020 23:01 - United States

Today, after being unemployed for over four months, I got a call from a company I've wanted to work for for over 2 years. After they were about to set up an interview, they called me by a different name. After correcting them, they hung up on me. Turns out they had the wrong number. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/12/2013 08:50 - United States

Today, I got a call from the girl I like. I got very excited so I quickly picked up. As it turns out, she was actually prank calling me, pretending to be a "liposuction telemarketer" but forgot to press *67. FML

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Hold the line

By Anonymous - 06/07/2020 08:02

Today, I discovered that my work's new phone system automatically takes people off hold the very second you pick up the phone. I discovered this after picking up the phone and complaining to my workmates about the annoying customer I had on the line for a full minute, all while he listened. FML

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Call center hell

By AndrewC - 14/02/2024 03:00 - United States

Today, while I was working at a call center, a customer was pranking me using an obviously fake Asian accent. He kept saying his name was “Phuck Mi”, his phone number was 666-3629 (as in "Sex sex sex free sex tonight") and making moaning noises and sexual phrases. I don’t get paid enough for this. FML

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Who are you?

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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Redoxx_fml 22

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.

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lifearikson 8

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:27

it happens

Ruler3000 17

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:08

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MattM95 16

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:24

Well I've never heard of that happening before, but it is hilarious. Thanks for the laugh OP.

kaablam 17

Thursday 8 May 2014 20:38

I've also never heard of this happening before, but I know I'll be using it now.. Thanks for the tip Op, I'll leave out the dumbass part though.

sayyestothedress 24

Friday 9 May 2014 13:52

#1 do you browse reddit?

mwangi101 15

Friday 19 September 2014 0:59

It was a vine, I believe it was Thomas Sanders?

AFCCT 7

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:27

Well that's just plain awesomeness.

ohSNAPyall 26

Tuesday 13 May 2014 0:12

Yep, they got you legit.

Redoxx_fml 22

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:28

That's some brilliant role reversal on their part

thisawkwardchick 15

Friday 16 May 2014 5:06

i am sooooo trying that.

asparagus12 21

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:29

I am totally going to try this one! Haha. YDI, but at least everyone gets a good laugh out of it.

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Thursday 8 May 2014 18:01

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ChristianH39 30

Thursday 8 May 2014 18:51

OP got caught off guard, but he DID still fall for it. So he deserved it. Doesn't make him stupid though, shit happens.

CrazyGirlfriend 21

Friday 9 May 2014 3:22

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Goblin182 26

Friday 9 May 2014 13:37

They deserved it for being an annoying telemarketer.

whenitdidhappen 14

Saturday 10 May 2014 1:32

What if they needed this job? c'mon dude!

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Thursday 8 May 2014 16:31

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MrDonSalvetti 27

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:25

"Laughing out out out out loud loud loud loud!!!!!" Yeah sure...

brivielle 15

Thursday 8 May 2014 19:29

lol

KingreX32 21

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:31

totally must try this myself.

xxtaaayxx 6

Monday 19 May 2014 13:56

Ditto!!!

cjwayy 22

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:31

They got it from a vine. Don't feel bad, OP, your trollers weren't even original. :P

ThatFancyPenn 18

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:42

What if... this WAS the vine?

SS 31

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:51

Or maybe there is something suspicious about the genuinity of this FML ;)

sunnyray812 42

Thursday 8 May 2014 20:07

We found Thomas Sanders' victim!!! :O

ShadowFlame275 18

Thursday 8 May 2014 21:22

Or maybe he got the idea to post from the vine, and it never really happened to him.

PresidentNorth 16

Thursday 8 May 2014 21:53

just because it was put on a social media doesn't mean no one else could have thought of it.

russfml 31

Saturday 10 May 2014 4:39

Who cares if it was a vine, I hate telemarketers no offence OP. I'm totally doing this lmfao

woainishamu 21

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:32

It's a trap!

AH1Zviper 15

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:32

Eh, I prefer to to answer with "Sorry, but I'm not in today."

LostInTheZone11 29

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:34

Now that's a funny way to turn the tables.

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Gotcha!

Same thing different taste

We all hate cold callers

Introverts unite!

Say my name, say my name

Hold the line

Call center hell

Who are you?

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