I know I complain about telemarketers here all the time. Really they're not so much complaints as a way to remember some of the sillier things I encounter at work ( Read more... )

I just took a call from an AT&T subcontractor. On a lousy, staticky telephone line. Rule #1 of telephone decisions: do not pay for service from someone who cannot provide a good quality line for their subcontractors. 

I just hung up on a telemarketer and then had to laugh. This was the snarkiest telemarketer I've ever spoken to.

Me: "Good afternoon Her: "Hi this is Mary, I'm calling about your copier ( Read more... )

I just got a phishing telephone call at my office. I'm used to telemarketers (the Do-Not-Call apparently doesn't apply to business numbers) and I know about phishing in email. But this is a new one on me.

Her: "Hi, this is Jill. I'm calling about your copy machine.  I just need to know the model number on the front of it."
Me: "Sure. Can you just ( Read more... )