I'm wondering how many hours a day are wasted by the muppets who call out of the blue offering various services, free kitchens, double glazing and the rest. I've just moved back to my mums for a while and am working from home - Well, I say working, I would be working if I was'nt answering the phone every 5 minutes to have someone trying to sell me something.
What really gets on my nerves is that the vast majority of the companies making these telesales call have outsourced to India, and as a result the combination of long distance calls, and different accents makes it hard to understand what's being said. Surely if you want to sell something, it helps if the potential lead can clearly understand what's on offer, and a strong Indian accent is'nt really what I'd call easy to undersand.
If you work for one of these companies, then please LEAVE ME ALONE, I don't want or need a free kitchen, mobile phone, credit card, orthopeadic bed, or anything else for that matter - Don't call us. We'll call you.
Telesales is becoming the new spam. Not good.
