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Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
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Originally posted by bjorn:
I work as a telemarketer.... [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Any stories of what people have done to you? 
[/QUOTE]Well, one tried that sinefeld thing, I was tempted to give him my cell number (what do i care if he calls me?), but I think he hung up before I had a chance to consider it
I've had tons of jelous boyfriends who have refused to let me speak to their girlfriends. But most people are actually quite nice and listen to what i have to say.
I think telemarketing in sweden differ from other countries. If someone tells me he dosen't want what I have to offer I ask why, if he has a good reason i say goodbye and hang up, if not, I try to argue with him. If they tell me to bugger of before I've had a chance to tell them why I called I try to refer them to our national free of charge "don't call me" list, if they hang up before that I often mark it down as a 'no' and we'll call back when there's a change in our offer (usually takes about two months). We are required, by law, to compare our list with that one at the start of every project.
What i would recommend you to do if they won't stop calling and won't let you say no is to say that whoever the're looking for recently died. When that happens to me i just say "my condolences" and end the call, then i remove them from the list of numbers.
I'm not that evil, I'm actually quite nice when I call and if someone dosen't want to talk to me i respect that. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Finally, even though I don't do it I know that some of my co workers often use pretty dirty tactics when trying to land a sale. So basically my recommendation to you would be to never ever buy anything over the phone
Edit, oh, almost forgot, Its company policy to ask if whoever you're calling is busy and if you are disturbing him/her.
I just felt i needed to defend my line of work a bit
[ 02-20-2005, 08:02 AM: Message edited by: bjorn ]