Oh, I love calls from telemarketers ;) It's a sport for me, a fun pass time.
I'm trying to sell them shit before they have a chance to finish their pitch.
Or I hang up on myself (hangup when I'm speaking) and see how many times they call me back (current record is at 4 before the guy figured it out).
Or pretend that I don't own a phone while on a phonecall with them.
Or ask them for their personal cell number so I can call during lunch and discuss this.
The employee gets paid, the company paying for the spamming gets a decreased ROI, mszcz gets some amusement. Not my way of dealing with these sort of calls, but in this particular case it seems like win, win and win.
Probably true. However, those calls usually last couple of minutes tops and I'm always in a good mood afterwards. To me it's more of a IRL equivalent of watching cat gifs to reset your brain every now and then ;)
I don't mind them getting paid as long as I can have a good time at their expense. And hey, maybe me laughing at them will cause them to reconsider their chosen profession (but not holding my breath).
> And hey, maybe me laughing at them will cause them to reconsider their chosen profession (but not holding my breath).
Maybe their 'chosen profession' has less in terms of freedom of choice than you think it does. There are only so many low-wage jobs available and I figure most call center operators are happy with the crappy job they've got rather than with the high moral standards one they don't or can't get.
Well, that's one side of the argument and I get it.
However, if you extend it a bit further it might mean that the inability to get a better job justifies you taking one that hurts other people - some of those telemarketers are selling useless shit, scamy subscriptions, etc. I don't fall for those but I'm not the only one receving those calls.
I'm trying to sell them shit before they have a chance to finish their pitch. Or I hang up on myself (hangup when I'm speaking) and see how many times they call me back (current record is at 4 before the guy figured it out). Or pretend that I don't own a phone while on a phonecall with them. Or ask them for their personal cell number so I can call during lunch and discuss this.
BTW Randy Pausch gets credit for most of those.