From Feb. 25, 2009

Confessions of a Mad Telemarketer

Current mood:bummed

My first confession-when working for a telemarketing company,there is no such thing as a "Do Not Call" list.
Oh, sure, there's probably one somewhere in the business office, in case the feds show up-but every place teaches the same response-"I'm sorry...we must have dialed your number accidentally.  I'm making sure now that it won't happen again", followed by a quick hang-up.
Of course, this assumes the person called is civil in thier behavior.  Before you curse, belittle, insult or treat a telemarketer badly, you should realize that, at the very least, they have your telephone number, and probably your name and address, too.  Anybody with a cell phone with unlimited long distance, *67 for ID blocking and even half a brain can make you miserable, and at worst can seriously screw with you.
Try to remember that the person on the line is most likely some poor schmoe making other people rich for a near-minimum wage income and is just doing thier job.
 More on this in later posts-in the meantime, one of my co-workers is in the hospital with colon cancer-your prayers and positive thoughts are never a bad thing.