FFS!!

Why do ppl call you and wanna give you information and then they are like, hold on.,. hmm.. cant find that bit of paper.. one sec..

da da da da da..

I am waiting on the other end like I got nothing better to do..

There was a guy from an agency phoned me about a job.. but he didnt have the job spec at hand.. and he said, well I couldnt get through on your mobile so didnt expect you to answer this phone either..

I went apeshit at him and asked why he couldnt be prepared if he is calling ME about a job.. I was a bit strong with him.. but he said he would call back again..

I got his email and hes the fucking director of the business!

and I got this other agency who have changed appointments 3 times today!

Dont they know I got Orging to do????

Ehhh Urmmmm...Sorry I didnt prepare for this post
One sec. BRB

If I accidently pick up to one of those types of calls ... I usually hang up on them

My favorite is when people leave voicemails like that.

GET TO THE DAMN POINT! FUCK!

ThreadCula said:

i love when i answer the phone and the first thing they say is "hello, please hold" - hello, EAT ME!

Anx said:

So do you hang up?

HereToRockYourWorld said:

hell yes! i remembered the first couple of times i would sit there and hold like a putz, then at some point i finally had the epiphany that telemarketers are not the boss of me.

Anx said:

Right on.

What's scary is, they wouldn't do that if a lot of (most?) people didn't wait.

REDFEATHERS said:

Ive been in the same position hes been in. I know people get frustrated as you and its understandable. Personally because I was so busy in my last job and make so many phone calls you can often forget why you were calling that particular person.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

hmm.. but as a director of a company it just doesnt look good for his company. right?

and I couldnt hang up, cos I would be cutting off my nose to spite my face cos it was a business call..

luckily he kinda laughed at my cheek, I told him I was gonna make a cup of tea and it would be best he phone me back when he got his papers in order..

REDFEATHERS said:

No, if hes the director of the company I guess not.

Anx said:

here is what i learned

if you stay on the phone long enough to say "no really i'm not interested" and THEN hang up, they won't call again.

sometimes if you hang up before they talk to you, they'll keep calling and calling.

Anx said:

It's all about instaclick with that boo shit. I don't pick up if it's unknown, private, 800, 888. Oh and if I happen to accidentally pick up that crap and I hear the weird pause for a second...CLICK. Heaven help ya if you're a buddy of mine and you had to sneeze or your phone is acting up. I have no patience!

CinisterCee said:

bah! in my experience, they take that to mean "i'm not interested RIGHT THIS SECOND - please call me back tomorrow night, or maybe in an hour or two, or both!"

"Just e-mail me the damn thing when you find it. Bye!"

I hate it when someone leaves multiple voice mails in one day on both of my work lines, "Please call back asap..." and then when I do they either:

1. don't answer the phone
2. say "oh, can you call back in 5 minutes I'm on the other line."