Phone calls and Work: Gotcha!

Gotcha!

By Anonymous - 08/05/2014 03:57 - United States - State College

Today, while at work as a telemarketer, I called a customer on his home phone. Once I was connected, an automated voice said, "To speak with a customer, please press 1." Confused, I pressed one. I then heard loud laughter followed by, "Oh my god! What a dumbass!" before they hung up. FML

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Redoxx_fml 22

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:28

That's some brilliant role reversal on their part

AFCCT 7

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:27

Well that's just plain awesomeness.

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lifearikson 8

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:27

it happens

Ruler3000 17

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:08

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MattM95 16

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:24

Well I've never heard of that happening before, but it is hilarious. Thanks for the laugh OP.

kaablam 17

Thursday 8 May 2014 20:38

I've also never heard of this happening before, but I know I'll be using it now.. Thanks for the tip Op, I'll leave out the dumbass part though.

sayyestothedress 24

Friday 9 May 2014 13:52

#1 do you browse reddit?

mwangi101 15

Friday 19 September 2014 0:59

It was a vine, I believe it was Thomas Sanders?

AFCCT 7

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:27

Well that's just plain awesomeness.

ohSNAPyall 26

Tuesday 13 May 2014 0:12

Yep, they got you legit.

Redoxx_fml 22

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:28

That's some brilliant role reversal on their part

thisawkwardchick 15

Friday 16 May 2014 5:06

i am sooooo trying that.

asparagus12 21

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:29

I am totally going to try this one! Haha. YDI, but at least everyone gets a good laugh out of it.

AlaskanG 27

Thursday 8 May 2014 18:01

Too many negative votes, comment buried

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ChristianH39 30

Thursday 8 May 2014 18:51

OP got caught off guard, but he DID still fall for it. So he deserved it. Doesn't make him stupid though, shit happens.

CrazyGirlfriend 21

Friday 9 May 2014 3:22

Too many negative votes, comment buried

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Goblin182 26

Friday 9 May 2014 13:37

They deserved it for being an annoying telemarketer.

whenitdidhappen 14

Saturday 10 May 2014 1:32

What if they needed this job? c'mon dude!

abzray123 7

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:31

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MrDonSalvetti 27

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:25

"Laughing out out out out loud loud loud loud!!!!!" Yeah sure...

brivielle 15

Thursday 8 May 2014 19:29

lol

KingreX32 21

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:31

totally must try this myself.

xxtaaayxx 6

Monday 19 May 2014 13:56

Ditto!!!

cjwayy 22

Thursday 8 May 2014 16:31

They got it from a vine. Don't feel bad, OP, your trollers weren't even original. :P

ThatFancyPenn 18

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:42

What if... this WAS the vine?

SS 31

Thursday 8 May 2014 17:51

Or maybe there is something suspicious about the genuinity of this FML ;)

sunnyray812 42

Thursday 8 May 2014 20:07

We found Thomas Sanders' victim!!! :O

ShadowFlame275 18

Thursday 8 May 2014 21:22

Or maybe he got the idea to post from the vine, and it never really happened to him.

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Thursday 8 May 2014 21:53

just because it was put on a social media doesn't mean no one else could have thought of it.

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Saturday 10 May 2014 4:39

Who cares if it was a vine, I hate telemarketers no offence OP. I'm totally doing this lmfao

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It's a trap!

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Eh, I prefer to to answer with "Sorry, but I'm not in today."

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Thursday 8 May 2014 16:34

Now that's a funny way to turn the tables.

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