Any Interesting Phone Calls Lately?

**dogfood** · 08-12-2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MtlMom

I get calls from recruiters all the time at work. Since it's generally considered to be poor form to recruit a person at their place of employment, they often use the line "I was wondering if you have any friends or know of anybody who might be interested in making a career change". They usually want me to move across the country. I like to ask them lots of questions about the position and let them think that I'm interested before I tell them that I don't know anybody who is looking to change jobs.

im interested in a career change

**MtlMom** · 08-12-2009, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dogfood

im interested in a career change

Shall I give them your number?

**dogfood** · 08-12-2009, 08:38 PM

dunno if they would be interested in calling new zealand though

**MtlMom** · 08-12-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dogfood

dunno if they would be interested in calling new zealand though

That's the best part. "I know someone who is very interested in this position. He lives in New Zealand, and isn't actually qualified for the position, but if you would pay his airfare and lodging he would probably be willing to go back for his Masters in Nursing - assuming you have tuition reimbursement."

**dogfood** · 08-12-2009, 08:54 PM

that sounds great, i do have experience with nursing though. one of my friends is a nurse and i have spoken to her a few times.

**bravesfan007** · 08-12-2009, 09:57 PM

I had a professor in college who actually had a telemarketer call and told them to hang on one second. He left and went to a city about thirty minutes away and came back....unfortunately the gentleman on the other end had already hung up. I do feel bad when I do things like that to actual people. If it's just a recording then I don't care. The worst part of all of this is right around election time. All of those people calling to tell me to support this candidate and that candidate. Like I'd vote for someone simply because they said to.

**tmlfan123** · 08-13-2009, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bravesfan007

The worst part of all of this is right around election time. All of those people calling to tell me to support this candidate and that candidate. Like I'd vote for someone simply because they said to.

Better than voting for a candidate because the candidate told you to.

**bravesfan007** · 08-13-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tmlfan123

Better than voting for a candidate because the candidate told you to.

True. Although, I vaguely remember us getting one from a celebrity telling us to vote for someone. I cannot for the life of me remember which celebrity it was though.

Cam42 · 08-13-2009, 02:31 PM

I got a robocall today from a 720 number.
"This is something that the healthcare companies don't want you to know"
*click*
scam.

**dogfood** · 08-13-2009, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bravesfan007

True. Although, I vaguely remember us getting one from a celebrity telling us to vote for someone. I cannot for the life of me remember which celebrity it was though.

I don't remember calling you.

OiBoyz · 08-13-2009, 06:28 PM

Part of my job involves answering phones for our whole unit. Years ago, I was a receptionist. Trust me, there are no interesting phone calls. One of the things I'm looking forward to in Heaven is no phones.

alen26 · 08-13-2009, 10:38 PM

we used to get calls about something urgent on our payment or debt or something but they've stopped

Guitar4God · 08-13-2009, 10:43 PM

My call today was .. can I speak to "initial last name". My answer, can you tell me whose name is the initial. Ahh uuummm, all I have here is ...... My response "well this is not a personal call since you don't know the person's first name - BYE"

**tenwatt** · 08-14-2009, 05:28 AM

I accidentally dialed a wrong number yesterday and the guy that answered the phone sounded like he was someone who had never seen a phone before and was absolutely terrified of it. He's voice was shaking to the point it sounded like he was about to cry and his voice was really faint. It was bad enough that I did ask him if everything was okay before I hung up. Weird.

**bravesfan007** · 08-14-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by guyskankrye

I accidentally dialed a wrong number yesterday and the guy that answered the phone sounded like he was someone who had never seen a phone before and was absolutely terrified of it. He's voice was shaking to the point it sounded like he was about to cry and his voice was really faint. It was bad enough that I did ask him if everything was okay before I hung up. Weird.

So that's who called me.