tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post6712211618405434074..comments2023-06-05T09:22:52.912+01:00Comments on Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open: You do your job, I'll do minePlease Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-41928080211272604992009-08-19T20:54:23.965+01:002009-08-19T20:54:23.965+01:00Nutty - I'd love to pick your brain about the ...Nutty - I'd love to pick your brain about the recruitment game. It intrigues me having been on the receiving end of their funny ways for years on end.<br /><br />MOT - Oh god, sod sympathising with the bastards. Let's lynch 'em instead. And where's your bloody blog gone?Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-36432933840957099092009-08-19T14:06:32.231+01:002009-08-19T14:06:32.231+01:00I could also be sympathetic to cold calling sales ...I could also be sympathetic to cold calling sales people - but I cant. I've been at the receiving end of too many of these bods with issues that stem from being in a really crap job.Mouldy-Old-Tartlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038284679875424873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-30814398194698177092009-08-19T14:04:38.146+01:002009-08-19T14:04:38.146+01:00I used to work in recruitment and it's exactly...I used to work in recruitment and it's exactly the same thing when you're trying to head hunt. Guessing names, making up stories. <br /><br />By the end of my time there I knew all the receptionists at "The Big 3" by name!nuttycowhttp://parlezvousmoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-64796305849418320642009-08-18T20:24:57.738+01:002009-08-18T20:24:57.738+01:00Unbearable - Hahahaha, actually brilliant. I'm...Unbearable - Hahahaha, actually brilliant. I'm not sure what the proper response is to that: but I feel congratulations are in order. What a feat! :D<br /><br />Blue - I used to work in telemarketing too. My colleagues who worked overtime hours on Sat & Sunday got the brunt of the arsehole calls. People hated being rung at the weekend more than anything.<br /><br />Chapati - Thats the thing though, someone has to fall for those things, or they wouldn't bother doing them. Nuts.<br /><br />Robbie - What dumbos. Thats like the company that called me saying I was due an upgrade. How do you know. You're not Tmobile. Scammers.<br /><br />Arbyn - Schoolboy error! Usually even when they do give a number they don't allow incoming calls on it. Hope you gave her hell.<br /><br />Roseski - Yeah it's a pretty soul destroying job. Luckily when I did it the office was just full of people my age all mucking about. It was actually quite fun at that age. DOn't know how people do it full time as an adult though.Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-21196879833861679252009-08-18T17:32:41.233+01:002009-08-18T17:32:41.233+01:00A telemarketing company used to hire a lot of teen...A telemarketing company used to hire a lot of teenagers in my area, including my sister and a few friends. So whenever someone calls asking if I'll do a survey I always want to say yes, because I know how much of a depressing job it is!<br />The one time I did say yes, the next question was "Are you over 25?" my negative answer meant I couldn't take part anyway. Dang. I tried.<br /><br />It seems everyone has a telemarketing story...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-61738708436219553802009-08-18T16:57:00.795+01:002009-08-18T16:57:00.795+01:00Haha!
Please let us know when he calls back and a...Haha!<br /><br />Please let us know when he calls back and all about your conversation.<br /><br />One time I had a call from a telemarketer who didn't block her number--we had a weird conversation where I think she signed my boss up for something and then hung up on me so I called her back. <br /><br />And wouldn't you know it, she answered. I suspect it was her home number.arbynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411522717583709058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-62101941741218276492009-08-18T16:37:35.210+01:002009-08-18T16:37:35.210+01:00I once received a phone call offering me cheaper a...I once received a phone call offering me cheaper and better telephone costs......while working at BT.<br />Sometimes they just don't check where they phone.Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07746692668880855217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-50847403010546045562009-08-18T14:06:35.404+01:002009-08-18T14:06:35.404+01:00Don't you love the new type of sales calls, wh...Don't you love the new type of sales calls, which are literally pre-recorded messages. I wonder how many people actually listen to them!Chapatihttp://skippingdownthelane.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-63037922672469092072009-08-18T12:32:21.904+01:002009-08-18T12:32:21.904+01:00I used to work for the Office of National Statisti...I used to work for the Office of National Statistics (yeah, wish you were me much??) and I had to call people up for the government's household survey (apparently respondents are required by law or something to take part). <br /><br />It was just a job to try and get me through university. There were some really horrible people at the end of the line sometimes, but most of the time tehy were just like you and me, and if you were lucky, you got someone with a good sense of humour and it could be quite enjoyable! In the loosest sense of the word.Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289911480898794581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-45582234117102197452009-08-18T12:10:53.084+01:002009-08-18T12:10:53.084+01:00True story: I use to cold-call and interview peopl...True story: I use to cold-call and interview people for a market research firm. Political opinions. Consumer surveys. Etc. One evening I was interviewing a woman in the farm belt about what pests her husband treats his crops for (Aphids? Thrips?) and in the middle of the interview she decided to masturbate over the phone. I couldn’t believe my good luck! And I was being paid!The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.com