Re: the angry telemarketer
i respect the pro-telemarketing sentiments but if i dont want somthing, i would just say so and there is no point for them to keep pushing their point. some of these guys are real leeches and just wont shut up if u dont make em.
one time this woman calls and starts offering some service to my dad. my dad shows a bit of interest and she starts reading off the whole freakin agreement on the phone. apparently they had some policy where they had to tell the customer wot they were signing up for on the phone. so she is just cruising through all the legal language and stuff. my dad listens to it for like a minute or so, but being unable to take in any word of it he hands me the phone. she was reading it like crazy so i'm like "hey, hey HEY why the hell are you reading that stuff to us when we can't get any of it" she goes "sir, we have to do this to sign u up for the service" i told her i don't want woteva u'r selling then and hung up.
other times these guys call offering cheap long-distance phone service. i ask em wots ur rate and they tell me. i tell em i'm getting a cheaper rate already but they just keep goin on about hidden charges my current service provider is charging me and how in the long run they'r a better choice and stuff. so one has to be a little bit rude in order to shake em off.
wow, well I agree with you! well, it depends ......
We don't have companies callin' up here to offer XYZ services....and perhaps that's why I over reacted to this post - but I work myself for UNICEF Denmark in Fund Raising and Tele - Marketing dept. I particulary deal with Africa and Crisis and Emergancy situations (e.g. South Asia earthquake, Lebanon-Israel conflict, Tsunami) and when we develop ideas and work on our campaigns in order to raise funds....we put our hearts n souls in it...when we train our tele-marketing team....fund raisers....they are not only fund raisers for us but they are our ambassadors to the nation...when they approach people...they represent UNICEF....we have code of conduct....therefore, after reading incidents you mentioned....I think it depends on how you take on your work....if these companies just hire ppl for the sake of it, then such reaction frm ppl is expected....however, in our case, I can assure you, you can not be a Tele-marketer or Fund raiser unless you believe in what you are sellin' or promoting or asking for. You have to believe in the cause!