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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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kotake 7
Call them thrice a week for three weeks. They'll never do that again. That being said, I'd rather be a telemarketer than unemployed... Don't get why everyone has their pants in a knot. Then again I respect Jehovah's Witnesses too and give attention to people advocating on the streets so maybe I just have the patience of the Buddha.
knoxxx 22
"Be an annoying jerk and possibly risk losing your job to get back at a customer for a mildly rude prank!" Sounds like a great idea.
moondoglou420 17
Buddha wouldn't take revenge..
moondoglou420 17
If anyone does this, btw, just go online and find a number milling bot's (they call numbers at random and log the ones that pick up to sell to marketers) number and auto-forward the number to it. In about 1-2 weeks the telemarketer will start getting a lot of their own medicine.
AlwaysWatching 27
Yeah this is from a vine. Ugh.
worldclassrager 41
That was cruel...but I have to admit that's a good one
cloud1138 10
I saw it on a vine
Thatguy334 7
Side you're an idiot and hard core deserve it
HowsBoutaRoadie 8
now you know how annoying you are.
whitewolf83008 0
I'm also a telemarketer. And for all you assholes saying to get a better job, i make 24 dollars an hour telemarketing. Brush it off OP, the best revenge is to do well.
amisenho 11
You're paid $24 an hour to sit at a desk and call people? Damn. I run biological assays on plant material as a lab technician for a measly $10 an hour.
CAMtheboss 5
This was a vine
nitrog100 21
As you are a telemarketer, you clearly deserve it.
oldschoolwaycool 3
As you are a dick, I hope you are forced into doing this type of work at some point in your life.
skyspidergirl 8
YDI I hate telemarketing so much I always hang up, wasting my time with crap