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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, while working at my call center, I took a phone call. The guy on the other line just yelled "FUCK YOU!" twice at the top of his lungs before hanging up on me. But of course, the phone agent is always at fault. FML
Today, I decided to try and call into a local radio station to try and win concert tickets for one of my favorite bands. I called in and was actually the winning number. When asked my name I answered quickly, but all I heard was "Hello? Hello?" Then they hung up. My cell phone was on mute. FML
Today, while I was working customer support, a lady hung up on me mid-sentence, and I trailed off, saying, "…aaannnddd you hung up on me like a bitch." Turned out she was still on the line and had just accidentally hit mute. FML
Today, I took a call. Wrong number. A few seconds later, they called back and I told her that she had the wrong number. She said she just hit redial and didn't understand how she got me again. I tried to explain how redial works. She called me a moron and hung up. Then my phone rang again. FML
Today, I had to call a customer. I usually try to avoid calling customers because I have a very prominent speech impediment. Well, it turns out the customer I called also has a speech impediment and thought I was mocking her. She hung up on me and filed a formal complaint with my company. FML
Today, my phone rang with an unknown number. I answered in my professional “customer service” voice: “Hello, this is Sarah, how may I help you?” It was my mom, who immediately said, “Why are you talking like a robot? Did you get fired again?” I was on speakerphone at the grocery store checkout. FML
Today, after being unemployed for over four months, I got a call from a company I've wanted to work for for over 2 years. After they were about to set up an interview, they called me by a different name. After correcting them, they hung up on me. Turns out they had the wrong number. FML
Today, I got a call from the girl I like. I got very excited so I quickly picked up. As it turns out, she was actually prank calling me, pretending to be a "liposuction telemarketer" but forgot to press *67. FML
Today, I discovered that my work's new phone system automatically takes people off hold the very second you pick up the phone. I discovered this after picking up the phone and complaining to my workmates about the annoying customer I had on the line for a full minute, all while he listened. FML
Today, while I was working at a call center, a customer was pranking me using an obviously fake Asian accent. He kept saying his name was “Phuck Mi”, his phone number was 666-3629 (as in "Sex sex sex free sex tonight") and making moaning noises and sexual phrases. I don’t get paid enough for this. FML
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Top comments
Redoxx_fml 22
That's some brilliant role reversal on their part
AFCCT 7
Well that's just plain awesomeness.
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Comments (128)
Shaowolf 17
Thanks for giving everybody at FML a new idea for answering the phone!
miggles 16
It's better than getting scammed (x
titoski 5
I hate telemarketing people like you. quit your job
scubanick 10
You're just a knob. Everyone needs a job
julako 22
you know what's fine? your little rhyme!
schhichick 14
"telem" how its done
tacojauns 45
Is the person really a customer if they haven't bought anything?
ChristianH39 30
Everyone's a customer if you're a telemarketer.
amisenho 11
Hey, window shopping's always free.
Stephanie_Jane 10
Well, to be fair, you ARE a telemarketer...
bromeister 6
Well, you did get to speak to a customer..
an3ph 20
Well played, customer, well played. You win this round.
TheDrifter 24
I just pretend I don't speak more than a few words of English. But I keep the telemarketer on the line a while for entertainment.
amisenho 11
I think that was an FML a while back. The OP was being bugged by a phone call from a telemarketer, so he/she pretended not to know English and started speaking Spanish, instead. The telemarketer also started speaking Spanish, unfortunately, and the OP didn't have the heart to hang up.
urnnotvase 10
That's pretty funny. I would just laugh it off, OP. :)