Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:05 pm
I put my number on the list the day it was available. I'm always polite the first time I get a call from someone.
Ditto, and I honestly do not get telemarketer calls.
Actually, let me correct that...
I DO get them, but only to my office, and the Red Cross.
The ones that call my office are cold calls. They suck, and I have a receptionist who weeds some out, plus voicemail gets the rest. I did successfully eliminate toner companies from calling. Every time they called I explained that it was company policy that I could NOT purchase toner over the phone. It took a few months, but eventually they all stopped calling.
The Red Cross is a separate issue. You want to talk about annoying? Give blood. They are relentless and change their numbers often. They call you non-stop until you give, which buys you a two month call free window, then it's game on.
But starting with call #2 I consider them fair game for whatever abuse I feel like dishing out at that particular moment.
I'd give them 2 attempts to take you off the list in case the first caller was a lazy asshole who didn't take you off.
So what? They are the ones calling me. I didn't ask them to.
I won't dispute that because I'm honestly not defending telemarketers just some of the folks in that job.
I'm really surprised to find you defending them. I thought you put value in being considerate and polite. IMO telemarketing as a profession is the exact antithesis of being considerate and polite.
Eh again, I'm defending a small portion of folks, not the industry. The industry is a villain, not all of the people within it. I actually think I'm being considerate and polite defending some folks that nobody else will.
If I had a daughter I'd be much more disappointed if she became a telemarketer than if she became a stripper.
That's the quote of the day. They should make that into a poster.