A question for office staffs...

What do you do when you get a customer calling, then the person won't shut up?
Also, what's the most weird calls you got on the job?

The weirdest call I ever had on the job was some old lady calling up to ask the postcode for city central.

What do you do when you get a customer calling, then the person won't shut up?
Also, what's the most weird calls you got on the job?

The weirdest call I ever had on the job was some old lady calling up to ask the postcode for city central.

[color="#cc8899"]I've had a call working on a military watchfloor from a DOD employed civilian that went something like the following (after I had answered his original question):

Him: Are you ever in New York?
Me: No, not really
Him: Well, if you're ever here, I have a spare motorcycle if you want to ride it.
Me: (trying to be polite): I'll keep that in mind if I'm ever in the area
Him: You don't know my name, do you?
Me: No sir.
Him: Then how would you look me up?
Me: Click.[/COLOR]

Yeah, when people won't stop talking I just slowly put the phone away from my ear and just hear a mumble until they stop. I love it.

Weirdest call?

Here:

Person: Hi, is my granny there?
Me: Um... no. Wrong number.
Person: Oh, sorry, I thought I was talking to my aunt's place. Nevermind dude.

-up to this point it was okay-

(Again) Person: HEY! PUT MY GRANNY ON THE PHONE!
Me: ... This is a sports store, I've already told you.
Person: HUH? YOU THINK YOU CAN MOCK ME? THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOUR INTENTIONS? ARE YOU BLACKMAILING ME????
Me: Whatever dude. -hangs the phone-

(rinse and repeat 5 times).

What a f'aggot.

I tried telemarketing for a few days and ended up hating it. This happened on my first day at work:

*calls a number*
Man: (weakly) Hello?
Me: Hello, is this Mr. Smith?
Man: Helloooo?
Me: Mr. Smith, is that you?
Man: Honey, is that you?
Me: No, my name is Paul and I'm a representative from...
Man: Honey, if that's you, please bring the insulin. I need insulin.
Me: Uhhh, sir?
Man: Just bring it fast... pleaaaaasssseeeeeeeeee
Me: Oh... okay, sir.
Man: I love you so much, and I hope to see you soon.
Me: I love you too sir.

Turned out my microphone was set to mute.

I tried telemarketing for a few days and ended up hating it. This happened on my first day at work:

*calls a number*
Man: (weakly) Hello?
Me: Hello, is this Mr. Smith?
Man: Helloooo?
Me: Mr. Smith, is that you?
Man: Honey, is that you?
Me: No, my name is Paul and I'm a representative from...
Man: Honey, if that's you, please bring the insulin. I need insulin.
Me: Uhhh, sir?
Man: Just bring it fast... pleaaaaasssseeeeeeeeee
Me: Oh... okay, sir.
Man: I love you so much, and I hope to see you soon.
Me: I love you too sir.

Turned out my microphone was set to mute.

I laughed a bit more than I should have..
I wonder if that man died because his insulin didn't make it in time..

I tried telemarketing for a few days and ended up hating it. This happened on my first day at work:

*calls a number*
Man: (weakly) Hello?
Me: Hello, is this Mr. Smith?
Man: Helloooo?
Me: Mr. Smith, is that you?
Man: Honey, is that you?
Me: No, my name is Paul and I'm a representative from...
Man: Honey, if that's you, please bring the insulin. I need insulin.
Me: Uhhh, sir?
Man: Just bring it fast... pleaaaaasssseeeeeeeeee
Me: Oh... okay, sir.
Man: I love you so much, and I hope to see you soon.
Me: I love you too sir.

Turned out my microphone was set to mute.

Paul is an epic troll.

I tried telemarketing for a few days and ended up hating it. This happened on my first day at work:

*calls a number*
Man: (weakly) Hello?
Me: Hello, is this Mr. Smith?
Man: Helloooo?
Me: Mr. Smith, is that you?
Man: Honey, is that you?
Me: No, my name is Paul and I'm a representative from...
Man: Honey, if that's you, please bring the insulin. I need insulin.
Me: Uhhh, sir?
Man: Just bring it fast... pleaaaaasssseeeeeeeeee
Me: Oh... okay, sir.
Man: I love you so much, and I hope to see you soon.
Me: I love you too sir.

Turned out my microphone was set to mute.

lmfao

i just pass the call on to some one else, its called delegating and you can do that when your in snr management

I tried telemarketing for a few days and ended up hating it. This happened on my first day at work:

*calls a number*
Man: (weakly) Hello?
Me: Hello, is this Mr. Smith?
Man: Helloooo?
Me: Mr. Smith, is that you?
Man: Honey, is that you?
Me: No, my name is Paul and I'm a representative from...
Man: Honey, if that's you, please bring the insulin. I need insulin.
Me: Uhhh, sir?
Man: Just bring it fast... pleaaaaasssseeeeeeeeee
Me: Oh... okay, sir.
Man: I love you so much, and I hope to see you soon.
Me: I love you too sir.

Turned out my microphone was set to mute.

What were you telemarketing?

Note: Jr. Jazz = Basketball league for kiddies.

Me: Hello, ----- Recreation Center, this is Kevin.
Guy: Hey, Kevin, listen. I signed my son up for Jr. Jazz a few weeks ago, and I haven't received a phone call from the coach yet. I need to get a hold of the coach. My son is in 2nd grade, and he's part of the instructional league.
Me: Well, do you still have your receipt? The instructional league for 1st and 2nd graders has a SET time that you signed up for; there are no coaches, just teachers.
Guy: Listen, just get me the coaches name so I can call him. I know it started, but I don't know when to go because the stupid coach hasn't called me yet.
Me: But you signed up for a SET time at the time of registration; we even circled the date and time on all the receipts of all the registrants so they wouldn't forget.
Guy: Is your manager there? I want to speak with them RIGHT now. You are absolutely no help to me. You obviously don't know what you're talking about.
Me: -transfers to boss so the man can look like an idiot-

What were you telemarketing?

Life insurance. We call old people.

*calls a number*
Man: (weakly) Hello?
Me: Hello, is this Mr. Smith?
Man: Helloooo?
Me: Mr. Smith, is that you?
Man: Honey, is that you?
Me: No, my name is Paul and I'm a representative from...
Man: Honey, if that's you, please bring the insulin. I need insulin.
Me: Uhhh, sir?
Man: Just bring it fast... pleaaaaasssseeeeeeeeee
Me: Oh... okay, sir.
Man: I love you so much, and I hope to see you soon.
Me: I love you too sir.

Turned out my microphone was set to mute.

Life insurance. We call old people.

Fiel, you fail at telemarketing .

Guy: Hello, this is from Tele2, are we speaking with [name]?
Me: This is police officer Kristian Gundersen. [name] did sadly die in a car accident two hours ago, but is there anything I could bring to the relatives?
Guy: *click*

Works every time.
Edit: Oh, the opposite way. I must be tired.

Life insurance. We call old people.

Did you call back to make sure he didn't die?

Did you call back to make sure he didn't die?

Nope.

Nope.

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Being a phone operator means getting obscene phone calls you can't hang up on without permission, and I had the luck to get one while I knew my supervisor was listening in.

PrisPerv: I'm jacking off to you
Me: (Monotone) May i have the number you're calling to please?
PrisPerv: You sound so hot, I bet you're getting wet thinking about what i'd do to you.
Me: (Still montone, no reaction) You've reached (blah blah operator spiel) May I have the number you're calling to please?
PrisPerv: I want you to suck my plantain.
Me: ( Still absolutely deadpan) I'm sorry, the state of <blank> has not elected to provide that service option, may I connect you to customer service?
<click>

And at that point my supervisor literally fell out of her chair laughing so hard.

 Spoiler

The astute will note several things 1) I am a guy as we've discussed repeatedly, 2) I sound like a 12 year old girl 3) after that job absolutely nothing is capable of shaming me in any way shape or form and for that matter I have so much apathy getting me truly angry is pretty challenging too.

Life insurance. We call old people.

I thought you were supposed to market to people that are less likely to die.

I thought you were supposed to market to people that are less likely to die.

You show me someone who has a less than 100% likelihood of dying and I'll name her Cher.

You show me someone who has a less than 100% likelihood of dying and I'll name her Cher.

You know what I meant. The more likely someone is to live (as in they are less likely to not to die of things related to old age) then the longer they are paying life insurance bills. Insurance companies are for profit, of course.

You know what I meant.

Of course I know what you meant, that's what makes it a facetious comment.