Well it's better than doing it to his face don't you think? Still rude of course, just not as nasty.

If only there were a button for that.

As much as OP might hate the job, I'm sure people hate being called in their homes for a survey

Maybe it's just me, but i'd rather get a good laugh from that and get to hang up rather than have to actually carry out a shit-boring survey. OP you should be thankful for the humour mate

I usually answer, "Bobs Morgue You Kill em We Chill em!"

You're obviously new here. May the onslaught of judgmental thumbs guide you on the right path.

Indeed, his profile gives that he is fairly recent and hopefully learns the ropes soon

Sounds like alotta.. HOOPLAH!

That line's also from your mom. Bring on the thumb downs!

Funny thing is, my mom actually does say that.

I havn't. Even if they're a pain in the ass, that doesn't justify being rude to the person who's calling. They already have a shitty hob, don't make it worse.

But it's not our job to make their job easier. Not saying people should be rude, but really... I don't have time to make their life easier.

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It's rude that these companies call your phone all times during the day to market to you or gather statistics. I have no obligation to be polite to someone disrupting my day and wasting my time, usually illegally calling my cell phone. There is a reason I'm on the do not call registry, I don't want your calls.

I do, and it's because I don't want to waste their time. As the person who's calling I'd rather that I'm not spending lots of time with a polite person who's taking a lot of my time just to say no.

Has no one heard of the FTC's National Do Not Call list. You put your number there and legally telemarketers can't call you. Unless you fill out a request... You can also call this number tel:1-888-382-1222... I almost rarely get unsolicited calls now.

I dislike being pestered by telemarketers as much as the next person, but they are people who are just doing their job. They are given a script to follow, so it's not like they are just talking to hear themselves speak.

They get paid to tell us their info. However, I do not get paid to listen. I get like 15 telemarketer calls a week, for some ungodly reason. I think someone is signing me up for shit to be funny. However, I work at home and have to have the line open for babysitting, dog sitting, and freelance work. They even call during class. It gets so annoying.

I did not take a stance on them, rather what they say (which is not their doing) so no need to get defensive. This was just a joke with no-one in particular being jabbed at.

Just today, I got 5 telemarketer/survey calls... starting at 6am in the morning. I didn't even know they went that early. Either way, I am not in the mood for calls and am tired from my other job. I am never rude, mind you, I believe they are people and deserve respect until they start to pester. But you have to admit, people get annoyed being bothered all the time.

My god Supermew. That would totally do my head in. Is there any way you can get them to stop? Maybe easier getting a new number...

Yep, the telemarketers used to call me at all hours, even in the middle of the night. It got so bad that I had to change my number. Haven't heard a peep since.

Easier said than done. Some people can't afford to not have a job and end up working places they hate.

Keep the phone job until you find something better, but life doesn't just throw new jobs at you you have to try.

You can always find at least a 'less shitty' job. Everyone's just always so fucking lazy and content to complain about how horrible their job is, but no one tries to better themselves to get a better job.

I'm 19 and trying to get a job. I worked at Taco Time for 3 weeks in the summer but the manager decided it wasn't the right fit for me.

Hey. You. Get a better job than the one you have. Right now. It's that easy, right? So prove it.

I used to be a customer service rep & people would call me with a bad attitude yelling & cursing. Some people are just rude over the phone.

But with offices, especially somewhere like a doctor's office, you should be nice over the phone. Nobody wants to make an appointment with someone who's being rude.