Comments on: Foad Thursday – The British

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:10:13 +0000

Phone me and i’ll tell you to fuck off. Keep calling me and i’ll keep telling you.

Go get a proper job ppl who work in call centres are the lowest of the low. Even the traffic wardens spit on them.

So FOAD whinging canadian girls :)

By: Kyle Korleski

Kyle Korleski — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:13:46 +0000

I bet they have a satellite office in the UK so the calls are processed through a hardwire there and sent to the Netherlands.

By: Penny

Penny — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:10:41 +0000

Amen sister!

I actually prefer the ones that just say right out front no thanks don’t call again, at least it’s done and over with. You think people would learn after you have called them 5 times, and they give you an different excuse for the 6th time! GEESH!

By: Procrastinateur

Procrastinateur — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:36:48 +0000

Oh the stories I could recount from my call centre days! All of them hilarious I assure you.

There was this one guy who sat next to me, used to tell people he loved their children more than they did, so no matter how much they protested he would be sending the free books!

By: Breigh

Breigh — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:21:34 +0000

Yeah I can imagine it’s the same everywhere, but unfortunately as an English speaker in NL, the bulk of my calls are to the UK.

From what I can tell they seem to all think that the entire world recognizes their call preferencing. I’ve had people threatening to sue me and the company I work for and all sorts of rubbish.

Outside of the UK the call preferencing isn’t worth a pinch of shit. There’s no way for companies to know who has this preferencing thing and who doesn’t and it’s not illegal for anyone outside the UK to phone them.

I think people think it’s rude to say no I’m not interested so they make up lies to get out of that one call. If only they’d realize they are causing themselves more grief by not just asking to not be called anymore.

By: Procrastinateur

Procrastinateur — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:15:15 +0000

The stupid call preferencing thing is free…

This Brit has worked in call centres in Canada and I can tell you it’s exactly the same.

Consider me fucked off and dead :)

By: yoshi

yoshi — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:41:08 +0000

I feel so bad saying “no i’m not interested, don’t call again” because 90% of the time, I can feel like the caller is saying “ok thank you (and fuck off)”.

It’s true. it’s the tone, just like you said. But you know, it’s not that at all. They’re only doing their job. I feel for you having to put up with these people.

and wow, you call the UK too? what are the phone bills like where you work!

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:26:50 +0000

If you don’t respect call preferencing (which, incidentally, is free in the UK), why the **** should your victims meekly play along with your agenda?

I don’t think it’s a specifically British thing to hate telesales companies.
We might have the courtesy to acknowledge your employer’s policies aren’t your personal fault, but it doesn’t mean we have to like you.

Nothing personal. ;)

By: spiderman05

spiderman05 — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:04:11 +0000

I know that it is tough for the people who call and one has really to be immune to rejection to do such a job. I had a chance once to be on the other side of the fence and I witnessed in person the things you mentioned in your post.

On the other hand, I really hate to be disturbed at home by people offering me a new credit card or a subscription in some magazine. That’s why I never answer to unidentified calls, again some companies still hide their caller ID. This is illegal in the US, but still allowed in Canada.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:15:00 +0000

Dave went through that at a previous call cr he worked at. Most people don’t know it’s that simple to get off the call list. I think they think nothing will keep people from calling once they get the ph#.
Dave actually told one to say it b/c he couldn’t stand to call her again haha.
Maybe someone should get the word out, make a website or send out mass emails or something :)