Note to phone scam artists: If you're going to pose as a government agency like the IRS, at least make it sound like you're NOT in a noisy telemarketing room in the Middle East ( Read more... )

Just over an hour after my first day of work began, I am unemployed again. I arrived at the company NFuse Direct at 9:30 to begin work as (according to them) a "customer service representative." I was handed a telemarketing script and list of numbers to call, then led into a conference room to begin training. I told the person in charge I couldn ( Read more... )

I've been getting calls from companies like this for years. They hang up when you ask them to stop calling, ask for the company's name or supervisor, or do anything other than give them the personal information they're looking for. An article in the Los Angeles Times has identified the company (one of them, at least) allegedly responsible for ( Read more... )

Since I'm assigned to the 12:30-8:00 PM shift next week, I'll stop by the Service Source office and ask for some 52" waist uniform pants. The later shift means I won't have to go to bed right after (or during) the Funday Pawpet Show. Unfortunately, I will miss my Overeaters Anonymous meeting and some of the Ustream shows I like including ( Read more... )

Just a friendly note to telemarketers: Making insincere, self-deprecating remarks before you go into your sales pitch isn't cute and doesn't make people want to give. If anything, it annoys us more. It definitely doesn't appear to be genuine when it sounds like you're reading "ha ha ha ha" off of a script. If you're that bad at emoting while ( Read more... )

I got a call yesterday from a telemarketing firm that was trying to reach my dad. For some reason, certain databases list my parents' names under my phone number. (My parents' number is unlisted so they won't get calls like this.) Since the caller asked for "Lois" instead of "Louis," I knew this obviously wasn't a friend of his. I responded, "I ( Read more... )

Since my desktop computer is located in my bedroom, I sometimes find myself feeling drowsy after using it for a while. I guess my mind equates being in my bedroom with bedtime. I wish I had DirecTV installed in the bedroom as well as the living room. I usually watch TV while I'm on the laptop in the living room ( Read more... )

PAY for Thursday, August 6th: 3 hours (6-9 AM ( Read more... )

Welcome to Telemarketing/Charity Collecting 101.

How to handle people who can't afford to give:

RIGHT:
CALLER: "Would you be able to donate at the $70 or $50 level?"
PERSON ON OTHER END: "I'm sorry. I lost my job recently so I can't afford to give anything right now."
CALLER: "Okay. Thank you for your time." (end call)

WRONG:CALLER: "Would you ( Read more... )

My high school reunion is this Saturday. It starts with a lunchtime school tour (no specific time has been announced yet,) then the evening reception starts at 6:30 PM. The problem is my Saturday shift at KRCC runs from 2-8 PM, and nearly all of the substitutes I've contacted so far are either working at another job or helping out at the Blues ( Read more... )