Comments on: Telemarketing - Stop The Madness http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/telemarketing-stop-the-madness/241/ Where the world comes to complain. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:58:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: RedneckTech http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/telemarketing-stop-the-madness/241/#comment-311 RedneckTech Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:24:35 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/telemarketing-stop-the-madness/241/#comment-311 I can't understand how they've started calling cellphones lately. And it's always the automated ones that "determine" whether or not you're an answering machine or a live person. 90% of the time the damn things think you're an answering machine and go on with their automated shyte and you can't politely tell a live person on the other end at the responsible company to piss off. I've actually gotten to the point where I interrupt them, asking them such things as "how much do you make an hour?" "what's the environment there like?" "do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend, you sound cute/hot/sexy/etc..." and usually they get so flustered they can't keep the call going. Some determined bastards will just cut you off and keep going, and those are the ones that I just lay into with the FCC regulations to remove my number/name from their calling lists and a polite "thank you and have a f#@king great day!" I can’t understand how they’ve started calling cellphones lately. And it’s always the automated ones that “determine” whether or not you’re an answering machine or a live person. 90% of the time the damn things think you’re an answering machine and go on with their automated shyte and you can’t politely tell a live person on the other end at the responsible company to piss off.

I’ve actually gotten to the point where I interrupt them, asking them such things as “how much do you make an hour?” “what’s the environment there like?” “do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend, you sound cute/hot/sexy/etc…” and usually they get so flustered they can’t keep the call going. Some determined bastards will just cut you off and keep going, and those are the ones that I just lay into with the FCC regulations to remove my number/name from their calling lists and a polite “thank you and have a f#@king great day!”

]]> By: puddles http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/telemarketing-stop-the-madness/241/#comment-278 puddles Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:19:06 +0000 http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/telemarketing-stop-the-madness/241/#comment-278 I know what it's like to be on both ends of the spectrum. I was a telemarketer for over 6 years and it was one of the worst jobs I've ever had! We had to follow a script word for word or we would loose our job. Try and keep that in consideration when they call. Personally I just say I'm not interested and hang up. Do you have an answering machine or caller id? I know what you mean though when they refer to you by your first name and act like they're your friend, that's really irritating. Good Luck! I know what it’s like to be on both ends of the spectrum. I was a telemarketer for over 6 years and it was one of the worst jobs I’ve ever had! We had to follow a script word for word or we would loose our job. Try and keep that in consideration when they call. Personally I just say I’m not interested and hang up. Do you have an answering machine or caller id? I know what you mean though when they refer to you by your first name and act like they’re your friend, that’s really irritating. Good Luck!

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