Be nice to telemarketers.......
 

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This is so completely true. It's scary. But having worked as a telemarketer and as a CSR for Bank of America I know it is very true. If I was crazy I could fuck up your bank account. That's why I think people need to be a little nicer considering the information that CSR's/telemarketers have. Besides it's not like you have to go through a screening process to work there or anything.

That's totally creepy!!!!! I usually say "thank you but I'm not interested" and hang up....damn, I'm going to be a little nicer now!

I've never understood why people are so mean to telemarketers. Sure, they're annoying, but they're just doing their job.

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Yes, that's pretty strong. But you get my point.

Haha.

I agree -- they're just doing their job, but it's an annoying job. I don't see the point of yelling at them, though. If you don't want to talk to them, just hang up.

No.

This argument can be pertinent when telemarketers start killing mass amounts of people, which I don't see happening in the foreseeable future.

I didn't say I loved telemarketers, and I get annoyed by them too. But some people are so rude to them it turns my stomach. Just say "No thank you." It isn't that difficult to be decently polite. :rolleyes:

Sure, they're just doing their job. But when I have to say "No thanks, I'm not interested" more than once, that's when I start getting annoyed.

More reasons I hate telemarketers:

1 - I rent an apartment. I do NOT need a new roof!
2 - If I wanted to switch to your long-distance service, I would call you and do it myself. You calling me first is NOT going to make it more likely that I will purchase your service. In fact, I cancelled your service b/c of poor customer service. I see that hasn't changed.
3 - Pronounce my name right from the beginning, and maybe I won't snap at you after I have to say "No thank you" for the fifteenth time.
4 - Why must they always call just when I sit down to eat dinner? Usually that's the first moment of peace I've had after I've worked all day, stopped at the grocery store, completed various other errands, and slaved over the stove. As I'm putting that first bite into my mouth, I don't appreciate having to put down my fork to get up to answer the phone and be solicited.
5 - I get really irritated when you call me at 3 am by accident and your computer system beeps at me.
6 - You are soliciting me. Why do you have the attitude that I owe you anything, let alone my money?

Last week Comcast called me on my cell phone trying to sell me cable tv service. after saying no thank you etc etc and they still kept insisting...not that expensive, tons of channels, blah blah. i finally said, "Look, I already have DirecTv and its bootleg, so I don't pay anything a month" the telemarketer said, "oh," and hung up! hilarious!!!!

If you just hang up your number goes right back into the dialer. Ask to be put on the Do Not Call list.....you may still get calls but not as much.

Seriously telemarketing/customer service is a shitty job. Especially when you're tlaking to people who have overdrawn accounts all day.

Yes it is YOUR fault if you're overdrawn and no matter how unfair it seems the bank has covered its ass in the depositer's agreement so pay your fees and keep better track of your spending.

Also, what entitles you to a FREE account? Bank of America is not a non-profit organization. You will be paying for something. If you don't like it go somewhere else and you will likely be paying something there too.

Sorry I have so much pent up angry from that job.

I hate companies that outsource their tellemarketing to India. 9AM on a Sunday I should not be getting a call "Mr. Taylor we see that you are two days late with your payment" Uh- hi Rajah- the check cleared on Friday. Maybe you should click refresh on your screen.

I agree. If someone says they're not interested, pestering them with a series of several more questions isn't going to change their mind. It will usually only infuriate them more.
I dealt with this a few weeks ago when I wanted to cancel my Discover card. I never use it. Most credit card companies have an automated system that lets you cancel cards. I was nice at first until the customer service lady at Discover asked me several times if there's anything she could do to change my mind and then would say, "Ok, we'll give you $30 cash back. You don't like that? How about 0% APR?" I just didn't want the card. A process that should've taken a minute took 10 minutes and ended with me completely aggravated.

i did it during graduate school...schlepping vaccuum cleaner appointments.
terrible. just terrible.
do i listen to them now? not at all. a fast no thanks and a quick hang up.

Like anything else, it's unfair to stereotype all telemarketers.

But...

While I try to be very polite when I say I'm not interested, it really ticks me off when they punch off without saying thanks anyway -- or even goodbye.

I'll be nice, but I expect that in return.

Here is the deal, you deserve the call if you are late w/ a payment, it isn't a telemarketer, it is a collection agency, so pay your bills on time.

Certainly do not be rude with the collector b/c he/she has you by the b**ls.

Telemarketers are a bit rude, but if you nicely say no thank you, please take me off your list, they are usually nice back to you.

Don't ask a collector to be added to the do-not-call list, they will laugh at you. Also, if you are getting calls from collectors, don't act high and mighty if you sent the check last week, they wouldn't be calling if you weren't 30 days late before you sent the check.

Just some cold-hard-facts. I have never been in the business, but I cannot stand it when my friends complain about collectors calling them, it IS your problem, you OWE them money.

For the most part I don't have a problem with telemarketers, they are annoying, yes and always call at the worst time, but I just say thank you, I'm not interested and they thank me for my time and hang up.

Of course there's always the few who persist, usually charities looking for donations. I actually had some guy collecting money for children in africa get mad at me for not donating. And my alma mater had the nerve to ask me why I wouldn't donate - my money matters and reasons for not donating are no one's business but my own.

Eh, I don't agree. I mean, I'm not about to be rude to anyone necessarily, but if they're going to take a telemarketing job, they should be prepared to accept the consequences. Nobody likes a telemarketer, so they need to just deal or get a different job.

I don't have a home phone -- just a cell phone, so I don't get telemarketing calls. If they ever do call on my cell, they're going to get a nice little verbal smackdown because homegirl ain't wastin' minutes on that shit.

I hate telemarketing calls - but I try not to take it out on the telemarketer. I just remind them that I'm on the federal and state do-not-call lists, I'm not interested in whatever they're selling, please don't call me again. If they keep going on I just hang up (quietly - I don't slam the receiver down).

The do-not-call list doesn't prevent charitable organizations from calling. When they call, I tell them to send me something in the mail and I'll review it. I won't commit to a dollar amount on the phone, nor will I give out my credit card number on the phone if I did not place the call (duh!).

I also have a rule: If I'm eating, the call goes to voice mail.

It's ironic: As I was posting this, I got a call from a telemarketer. At the touch of a button, I sent him to voicemail. No message, naturally. I love my privacy manager. :)

I'm sorry but when telemarketers border on the insane, then being nice takes a back seat. It's okay to politely refuse whatever they're selling or asking for, but when a telemarketers is rude to me, I am rude right back.

I am not going to take crap from some stranger on the phone.

Actually,if you tell a bill collector to stop calling,I believe,they are legally obligated to do so.Especially if they are contacting you at work.Reputable companies usually will comply.It won't stop them from contacting you in writing but that is better if you need to dispute the debt anyway.

As for telemarketers,Kansas has a no-call list.I signed up the first day it was available.

I actually agree with you.

When I said "I don't understand why people are so mean to telemarketers," I was basing it on my experience with everyone I know being really mean to normal, friendly, non-super pushy telemarketers. I'm basically saying that it's just as easy to tell someone "No" politely as it is to scream at them.

BUT, if a telemarketer called my home and was rude or mean to me, I'd sure as hell tell them where to go. ;)

I read somewhere about a "you CAN call list" -- so many people are now on "do not call lists" that some company made a "you can call list" where you get paid like $250/year to be on it.. (the article was saying how it's good for college students to earn extra cash) -- HOWEVER, I feel like they're going to sell your info to every company ever, and you'll get like 5 calls a day. anyone hear about this ?