I work as an operator for a home-shopping network, ACNTV for all you late night homeshopping watchers. Well, we are the largest supplier of gemstones in the world, and my shift...3rd shift (11p.m.-7a.m.) is the busiest and craziest. EVERY night I get drunk old women call in and ask the CRAZIEST questions about the products. We have an interactive t.v. show, which means that people can call in and ask questions about the item, and we have to literally shout them out to the show host. The operators' pet peeve is when a caller calls in, asks 50 million questions, which you have to stand up and shout out to the host along with 100 other people, and finally after they have no more questions decide they don't want the item after all. Or when they call in and ask you for an item that was on the air 2 weeks ago and expect you to remember the exact item, price, and every detail about it, and the only thing they provide is that "it was green or something." And they trust to get mad when you explain to them that you aren't at ACN 24 hours a day and there is no way you can know what she's talking about. I have one of the most stress-free jobs there is, but there are times when you just want to tell people to turn off the t.v. and get some sleep.
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