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To: 75thOVI

Many, many years ago, I was a telemarketer, and trust me - you didn’t stray from the script and it had to be legal - our companies were Fortune 500 companies who had attorneys monitoring our calls. Some of you think its cute to say nasty things to telemarketers, but believe me, for some women with children, with only a high school education, it is sometimes the only option they have in a weak economy. They were working and earning a pay check which kept them off the welfare roles, which so many of you bitch about. Believe it or not, they got paid fairly well - so, from the sounds of those in this thread, they haven’t a clue what they are talking about. And, no, we were NOT allowed to say anything or promise anything to make a sale. We were monitored daily and if we promised something or made outrageous statements, our butts were out the door. Don’t know what kind of things your telemarketers were doing, but they sound like they were giving the legitimate companies a bad name.


20 posted on 05/25/2014 3:52:00 AM PDT by Catsrus (A)
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To: Catsrus

Sounds like your conscience is still bugging you. Have you ever considered repentance?


23 posted on 05/25/2014 4:24:44 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Catsrus

I used to find myself being rude to telemarketers and representatives for other businesses that I needed to call to fix a problem with billing of a product I use from them, for example “cable “. It occurred to me, “would I talk to them in such a way if they were standing in front of me?”. Of course I would not. I never did it again. That was about 10 years ago.


27 posted on 05/25/2014 4:44:06 AM PDT by castlegreyskull
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To: Catsrus

Thank you for posting your comment.

I am never rude to telemarketers because it may be the only job available to them.


31 posted on 05/25/2014 5:12:48 AM PDT by Bigg Red (1 Pt 1: As he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct.)
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To: Catsrus

If they even call my phone they get cused out with ecvery foul thing I can think of!

I hate sales people of all kinds!

If one bothers me “trying to help” when i’m in a store i will walk ot and put them on a list of nwever to buy from!


68 posted on 05/25/2014 7:51:35 AM PDT by dalereed
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To: Catsrus
Right, so how many times did you ignore the DO NOT CALL LIST and interrupt my dinner, huh?

((CLICK!))

82 posted on 05/25/2014 8:17:21 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Catsrus

Is your name “Rachel”?


90 posted on 05/25/2014 10:23:17 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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