Comments on: Credit Card Call Centre’s Are Satan’s Workshop (plus an Interview)

By: Sonja

Sonja — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:14:09 +0000

The one useful thing that Bush has helped do while in office is that we now have a national “do not call list”. You list the phone numbers you do not wish to be called on, and telemarketers have to stop calling you within three months. If they don’t, you can report them and they have to pay an $11,000 USD fine. It is working very well. We haven’t had any crap calls in ages!

By: Ally

Ally — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:22:39 +0000

You can certainly get the phone company to bar calls that are ‘number witheld’, like most call centres.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:50:51 +0000

thanks for posting about the interview

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:27:39 +0000

you can stop your landline from receiving cold calls-we did it cos it was getting ridiculous-you phone BT I think

By: Jacob

Jacob — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:11:54 +0000

This is how it should’ve gone:

â€œIs Mrs. Wine there?â€
Click. Dial tone.

As soon as you have established it is a call centre, hang up. Saves everyones time.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:51:17 +0000

I saw something on tv about people still cold calling you even after you tick the box for not contacting you. I say just hang up… it’s not as rude as them pestering you.

I don’t understand any of the SQL jokes… I don’t even know what the hell SQl is… I know I own some

By: nAl

nAl — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:49:36 +0000

I take great pleasure in being a stone cold bitch to credit card companies that rejected me when I first started working, and making less money.

CC: Hi Mdm Nalinee, have your heard of XYZ cards’ new promotion?

Nal: No, I am not interested in anything XYZ bank has to offer.

CC: Errr, ok, thank y..

Nal: Click. Smile.

By: Paddy

Paddy — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:05:08 +0000

I’m sorry, but I’m rude when they don’t take the hint. OK, they call, it’s their job: but when you say you’re not interested and they keep talking? BAH humbug.

I’m not very good with SQL.. or anything really – but i wish you could

God I am good.