What a jerk...

libragirl
libragirl Posts: 4,632
edited June 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I work at a nonprofit as an admin assistant. A part of my job is answering, screening and routing calls to the staff. Well anyway I get this sales call today, I knew it was unsolicted. There is music blasting in the background and I couldn't hear them when they said the name of the company they were calling from. So he gets all snotty and repeats the name with an attitude. So I asked him why he was calling. So he said I don't understand these questions....

it's called

DOING MY JOB!

I friggin hung up on him, I can't believe I did that but I didn't feel like dealing with him.

Sorry...this is a stupid thread..I was just venting.
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Whatever !

    ;)
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Whatever !

    ;)


    he..he...I just can't believe I hung up on him. I never do that.
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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    i've gotten rude people calling before. it makes me wish i had an air horn handy, just blare it in the receiver and CLICK lol
  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    i've gotten rude people calling before. it makes me wish i had an air horn handy, just blare it in the receiver and CLICK lol

    ha..I wish. Usually I'm better handling rude callers but something in his tone pissed me off...that kind of day I guess.
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    libragirl wrote:
    he..he...I just can't believe I hung up on him. I never do that.

    I always do that.

    "put us on the do not call list and do not call here again"
    click
  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    libragirl wrote:
    he..he...I just can't believe I hung up on him. I never do that.

    Are your calls recorded ?

    If not don't worry about it

    I've done it at my work....people can just piss you off at the wrong time sometimes
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    Get_Right wrote:
    I always do that.

    "put us on the do not call list and do not call here again"
    click

    Something about it didn't see on the level. The guy sounded so unprofessional...music was blasting.
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Are your calls recorded ?

    If not don't worry about it

    I've done it at my work....people can just piss you off at the wrong time sometimes

    No, they aren't. I would never ever hang up on a client though. Believe me they can be rude and abusive but it's understandable because of what they are going through.
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    libragirl wrote:
    Something about it didn't see on the level. The guy sounded so unprofessional...music was blasting.

    then click comes without any courtesy
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    got a telemarking call once....the guy started his spiel and i said "not interested. thanks" and hung up


    guy called me back and cussed me out and hung up :eek: :D
  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    cutback wrote:
    got a telemarking call once....the guy started his spiel and i said "not interested. thanks" and hung up


    guy called me back and cussed me out and hung up :eek: :D

    whoa...I do feel bad because it's their job but having an attitude isn't going to help. I was kind of thinking this person would do that...
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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    I have to unfortunately do cold calling for my job. I generally try to be polite and profesional no matter what.

    I try not to get mad at people if they hang up on me but if i'm not "profesionally persistant" i would lose my job for not trying hard enough. I've can't tell you how many times i've heard no, but i've been persistant and it has turned into a yes and business for my company.

    I think you just have to be polite about it though. It did not sound like the guy who called you was profesional or polite.
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    intodeep wrote:
    I have to unfortunately do cold calling for my job. I generally try to be polite and profesional no matter what.

    I try not to get mad at people if they hang up on me but if i'm not "profesionally persistant" i would lose my job for not trying hard enough. I've can't tell you how many times i've heard no, but i've been persistant and it has turned into a yes and business for my company.

    I think you just have to be polite about it though. It did not sound like the guy who called you was profesional or polite.

    Oh yeah, I definitely understand it's people's jobs and I can handle persistance if it's done in a polite way, I know that's part of the job. He was just a weirdo. I really beleive it wasn't on the level.
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  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    cutback wrote:
    got a telemarking call once....the guy started his spiel and i said "not interested. thanks" and hung up


    guy called me back and cussed me out and hung up :eek: :D
    I usually get machines talking to me so I dont have a chance of telling them I'm not interested.
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    i've gotten rude people calling before. it makes me wish i had an air horn handy, just blare it in the receiver and CLICK lol
    Excellent. My thanks to you.
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    libragirl wrote:
    I work at a nonprofit as an admin assistant. A part of my job is answering, screening and routing calls to the staff. Well anyway I get this sales call today, I knew it was unsolicted. There is music blasting in the background and I couldn't hear them when they said the name of the company they were calling from. So he gets all snotty and repeats the name with an attitude. So I asked him why he was calling. So he said I don't understand these questions....

    it's called

    DOING MY JOB!

    I friggin hung up on him, I can't believe I did that but I didn't feel like dealing with him.

    Sorry...this is a stupid thread..I was just venting.
    :o some people are just so rude... I would have just said 'what?' 'sorry what? Hello?' 'nah, I can't hear anything' and then hung up :) same if somebody has me on speaker phone. It's just rude.
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :o some people are just so rude... I would have just said 'what?' 'sorry what? Hello?' 'nah, I can't hear anything' and then hung up :) same if somebody has me on speaker phone. It's just rude.

    lol...well yeah I did have trouble hearing him with the music in the background. I just had zero patience yesterday.
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    libragirl wrote:
    lol...well yeah I did have trouble hearing him with the music in the background. I just had zero patience yesterday.
    :D that's allowed too... sometimes I just say 'hello?' the once and hang up!
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :D that's allowed too... sometimes I just say 'hello?' the once and hang up!

    I think it was his tone really. I have had people be aggressive but still in a polite way..if that makes sense. But he just had this shitty attitude...
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  • dbh
    dbh Posts: 156
    Sometimes I'll turn it around on a telemarketer...after he/she goes thru their schpeil, I'll say "I'll consider it if you'll buy a magazine subscription for my son's fund raiser." That usually throws them off guard, and it's kinda funny! :D

    My sister-in-law hates telemarketers...when they ask if she is available, she'll say "I'm sorry, but (her name) just passed away, please don't call here again." :eek:
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