As much as i can apperiate everyones dislike of telemarketing allow me this few moments of verboseness…
I have worked in telemarketing and just might again.Y?
because there is awsome money in it.The co. i worked for not only paid hourley,but also bonuses and comission.
a sale made by a salesman from a acontact by me can pay upto 75$ on a 10,000sale(not difficult in home improvement)
Wether I bother you during dinner hour is of no importance or significance to me whatsoever and I do not feel bad because YOU decided to answer your phone.
You do have a phone wich implies you WANT to be called.
Legal calling hours for telemarketing is 9to9 in the area called.You don’t want to talk to a TSR,don’t answer the phone between those hour…DUH
Prime calling hours are between 5pm and 9 pm.so,lets call that a DUH
Not all TSRs are freeloading ripoff artists.Among the people I have worked with are…Mentaly retarded.Read off a piece of paper…Mentally Ill,Would you hire a Schito for YOUR job?..Physically Handicaped,Sitting at a phone…College Students and Retireees,Part time and regulation of income…General workersincluding Moms returning to the workforce…Kids with no real workhistory…drunks who can’t keep a job anywhere else… Temp workers looking for something else ETC…
Find a reason to R&R about telemarketers all you want but like a Principal or a Cop, it’s a job to do that people Don’t like you very much for doing,and as long as it WORKS companies will do it.
as for getting rid of us.The “Do Not Call"usually works well.But do not say anything RUDE.In our office that GOT you a return call in spades.Most TSRs will back off if you ask the magic 8 questions.Giving the"I’ll Sue” speech just has a TSR laughing at you when you hang up.
So give the TSR a break and just politely hang up and WRITE the company calling you.you can catch more flies with honey than vinigar
And for whatever it is worth to you…Best estimates say that telemarketing will be a dead issue in 10 years.If you can’t wait that long…GET RID OF YOUR PHONE!!!