Angry Telemarketer Tells Off Telemarketing Victim

[chequita guevara]

It is one of the world's worst jobs. In the 1980s, I read that the average telemarketer receives more rejection in six weeks than the rest of us do in a lifetime. Think about what that does to a person's psyche.

However, there's a simple solution. You don't even have to say no thanks and hang up. Just add yourself to the FCC's do not call list. It's wonderful!

[rah]

The no call list doesn't solve all your problems.
One, some fly by night operators ignore it.
Two, this governs solicitations. BUT some companies will try to classify a solicitation as a customer service call to get around this.

Caller ID along with the nocall listing is a good combo

[chequita guevara]

No, it doesn't solve all problems, but it solved a hell of a lot. The worst was the 4am fax calls I'd get every night. And I couldn't get the phone company to block it.

[Winston]

I agree that it has to be one of the worst professions in the world.

Why do people get into the business in the first place? Don't they realise in advance how monumentally unrewarding it will be? I just don't see how any sane person would ever want to do this. But then maybe that explains some of the incidents we're discussing.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Winston
I agree that it has to be one of the worst professions in the world.

Why do people get into the business in the first place?

They're probably addicted to food and to living inside.

[Winston]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
They're probably addicted to food and to living inside.

In other words to earn a living, is that what you mean?

Or that they're "couch potatoes" who can't manage anything else?

Please clarify.

[Lancer]

Answering machine. I rarely answer my phone, but I listen to the call if I'm home and pick up if its someone I know.

[Chemical Ollie]

My brother's daughter got a reward as "The best telemarketing salesperson in Sweden" from the company she worked for. She paid for her own luxory-class BMW even before she finished highschool.

But speaking for myself, I am usually quite rude to telemarketing a55holes. I have registered for the "NIX" directory, the numbers that are banned from telemarketing. But unfortunately, the companies that I am already customer to, are allowed to call me anyway and offer upgrades and whatever crap they have, and somehow, some leaches have found my mobile number, which is not yet in the NIX directory.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Winston
In other words to earn a living, is that what you mean?

That's what I mean.

In leaner times, years ago, I applied for a telemarketing job. I didn't get it.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Lancer
Answering machine. I rarely answer my phone, but I listen to the call if I'm home and pick up if its someone I know.

I have the world's most wonderfullest answering machine. 90% of a time, if it's a robo-call, the machine zaps it, and I don't have to hear that garbage.

About the only calls that make it through are from a company whose robo-recording says that this is my last chance to renew my car warrantee. I get that one about twice a month.

[Provost Harrison]

I think the occupation is a huge lose-lose. Winston, I hope your Republicanism isn't obscuring your view of the world but people really don't do telemarketing out of choice you know

And then I can't really blame the employee for getting immensely frustrated and pissed off with the pathetic job they're meant to do, and under the pressure to obtain leads that they are. Especially rah's comment of "zero tolerance" and "sacking".

And I can't really blame the household at the other end. I don't wish to be pestered by someone in my own home. In fact I am so pissed off with these people incessantly pestering me that I rarely answer the phone to a number that I do not recognise. If it is a legitimite call, leave a message on the answerphone.

And then there are those who don't even have the consideration to send a real human being to speak to me. Not even a member of the animal kingdom. No, just a recorded message. You can go to hell!

What a nasty, seedy little industry

[Darius871]

Re: Angry Telemarketer Tells Off Telemarketing Victim

Originally posted by Sirotnikov

http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=8917049&nav=0s3d

We're with you in your fight, sloww

Hell, at least it wasn't this telemarketer:

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Part 4

[Lancer]

Originally posted by Zkribbler


I have the world's most wonderfullest answering machine. 90% of a time, if it's a robo-call, the machine zaps it, and I don't have to hear that garbage.

About the only calls that make it through are from a company whose robo-recording says that this is my last chance to renew my car warrantee. I get that one about twice a month.

Nice! However don't bother bringing it. I brought one and all the filipinas were too embarrassed to leave a message.

[Lancer]

Darius871, I don't buy it. That was so sick it couldn't be real.

[Darius871]

Originally posted by Lancer
Darius871, I don't buy it. That was so sick it couldn't be real.

Well, there are plenty of sick people who are also real. I've met at least three people in my life who could have been that guy if only they weren't in a different line of work.

I gotta admit Part 4 got pretty ridiculous though.