In Pursuit of Life, Liberty and Laughter
Little boxes on an island, Little boxes made of ticky-tacky, There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one and they're all made out of ticky-tacky and they all look just the same. And the people in the houses All go to the university, And they all get put in boxes, Little boxes, all the same. And there's doctors and there's lawyers and business executives, and they're all made out of ticky-tacky and they all look just the same.
Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2007

My 2 day as a Telemarketer

Written by Yane at 11:14 PM
My 2day as a Telemarketer

I am pretty sure i have made at least 300 calls over the 2 days and received at least 100 "not interested" calls.

Being a telemarketer has proven that human nature is one of the fiercest mammals around. I get those who just hang up, gave crude remarks, cynical beings and have seen the basic human sloth by playing the PUSHING GAME. I got transferred to 3 departments and still get answers "sorry i am not in-charge. why don't you call some other day?". *ROLL MY EYE*

But mostly, i get those who just hangs up on me. RUDE RUDE RUDE. I remember this ang moh having a problem with the speed i speak. Goooodneeeesss. Are you even ang moh? Because obviously they speak faster than anyone else does. And i saved his number so I'll prank call him anytime. hahaha. Most probably on Monday just to make his day worst.

Let's not forget the HILARIOUS CALLS. Me: Are you interested? Phone person: Sorry ah. I not interesting. HAHA! And also the retarded ones. Me: Are you interested? Phone person: Huh? Oh. I don't know. What do you want me to do? Me: Did you receive my fax? Phone person: Fax? I don't even bother checking.

The prized possessed skill in telemarketing is not speaking because you repeat over and over again but it is accepting REJECTIONS. And i think i have received enough. ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!! Other than that I've learned to force out the name of someone in-charge from the phone person or an email.

The only way to get through the day is to let this word go through your head daily. WHATEVER. or simply roll your eye just like i do.

The only thing to cheer about as a telemarketer at the end of the day is when you have clinched a sale. I am still waiting for that day. I was close but the potential user was turned down. Not my decision to make but I've done my part.

BEWARE OF SECURITY GUARDS! They have weird, bizarre, eccentric, freaky, spooky behaviour or personality. The deprivation of social interaction has deviated them from the norm.

The security guard at the building was telling me how i look/sound like my mum even though she has never seen my mum. She even proclaim my mum goes to the 2nd floor office. WEIRDOoooooo ALERT. I was determined to get some kind of affirmation from my colleague that she is insane. But i was told she's just talkative. RIIIIGGGGHHHHHT.

I'm so glad i'm just a part time telemarketer and i don't have to meet that security guard again.
Yaaaaaayyyyy! WEEKEND IS HERE.