I lost track of where I was going with this, so it makes little sense. But today I had a weird random phone survey. The guy said he was going to ask “several questions”; the first (and only) one he asked was “do you blog regularly?” and I responded with “yes”, and he just said “Thank you for your time” and hung up. That was weird. Maybe it was some sort of conspiracy that they didn’t want people blogging about, I dunno.
My older brother had several jobs where he was a telemarketer, and I can assure you that telemarketers don’t want to waste their time doing that as much as you do.
“It’s redundant, and the pay isn’t even that great,” he said, “but some telemarketing companies might not even monitor your work and all you have to do is get the requirement number of people to call to meet your quota of the day.”
I also heard from him that you can only say to the people you’re calling (as the telemarketer) the script your given. Saying anything out of it will get you fired.
So if you catch on to what the guy giving you the survey is saying, you can have fun by asking him random questions, and I guarantee you he has to stay within his script. =3
FOOL! They were making sure that you are KirbyM! Now that they have located you they won’t hesitate to put dead and alive goat heads on your door until you uh… surrender to CIAG or something, I don’t know.
They hung up on you because whatever survey they were conducting wouldn’t be able to include bloggers in their results. Like, if they were conducting a survey on drinking in America, the first question they would ask is whether or not you were over 21, and if you said no they would hang up on you right then and there.
Okay that made me chuckle.. normally im like “congradulations you are elegable for a chance to be hung up on! Would you mind telling me what company you work for and who you are?” and that’s the time when they start getting mad at me.
I remember, once upon a time, I actually did one, and they waited til the end to ask me my age. I was 17 at the time, and you apparently had to be 18 for them to be able to use the info, so the guy said he’d have to throw it all out.
I once had a “random survey” person approach me in a shopping mall, and tell me that he wanted to ask me some questions about the governor’s election that was coming up at the time.
Q1: Who are you planning to vote for?
A: Phil Angelides.
Q2: Don’t you know he is going to just raise taxes, and run the whole state budget into the ground? (Not asked this calmly.)
A: The budget for California was already run into the ground. I would rather have someone in power who knows what a budget actually IS, and I am willing to pay higher taxes to balance it.
Apparently I was not the demographic this person was looking for, because he refused to speak with me further.
Hooray for surveys~
My older brother had several jobs where he was a telemarketer, and I can assure you that telemarketers don’t want to waste their time doing that as much as you do.
“It’s redundant, and the pay isn’t even that great,” he said, “but some telemarketing companies might not even monitor your work and all you have to do is get the requirement number of people to call to meet your quota of the day.”
I also heard from him that you can only say to the people you’re calling (as the telemarketer) the script your given. Saying anything out of it will get you fired.
So if you catch on to what the guy giving you the survey is saying, you can have fun by asking him random questions, and I guarantee you he has to stay within his script. =3
got suckered into a 30 minute one once on television and radio watching.
I wanna rickroll one of them once though.
Mm, it ended up just fine for where it ended up. “
FOOL! They were making sure that you are KirbyM! Now that they have located you they won’t hesitate to put dead and alive goat heads on your door until you uh… surrender to CIAG or something, I don’t know.
You are doomed anyways ＼(＾o＾)／
They hung up on you because whatever survey they were conducting wouldn’t be able to include bloggers in their results. Like, if they were conducting a survey on drinking in America, the first question they would ask is whether or not you were over 21, and if you said no they would hang up on you right then and there.
What a tsundere
I got randomly surveyed once like that. I think it was about income. I promptly hung up.
Haha! You blogged about it! Plan ruined!
lmao..
what the hell? a hundred questions? thats insane
Okay that made me chuckle.. normally im like “congradulations you are elegable for a chance to be hung up on! Would you mind telling me what company you work for and who you are?” and that’s the time when they start getting mad at me.
Unnamed Character must have a lot of free time…
200 Questions?! yeah, sure xD
You now realize that the Unnamed Character is wearing a bow-tie while on the phone.
Have you considered it being a prank call?
XD
But yeah, I agree with the poster who said it was something for non-bloggers.
I remember, once upon a time, I actually did one, and they waited til the end to ask me my age. I was 17 at the time, and you apparently had to be 18 for them to be able to use the info, so the guy said he’d have to throw it all out.
He sounded sad. D:
You know telemarketers always call at dinner? I wonder if they do that on purpose to ruin our dinner…
I did a survey on what candy I like.
Took 2 hours. ._.
Random Survey…. is Random~
I have had the same exact thing happen to me (not the flash but your description) just a different question.
@EnzoBrogatrois I just did indeed!!
I once had a “random survey” person approach me in a shopping mall, and tell me that he wanted to ask me some questions about the governor’s election that was coming up at the time.
Q1: Who are you planning to vote for?
A: Phil Angelides.
Q2: Don’t you know he is going to just raise taxes, and run the whole state budget into the ground? (Not asked this calmly.)
A: The budget for California was already run into the ground. I would rather have someone in power who knows what a budget actually IS, and I am willing to pay higher taxes to balance it.
Apparently I was not the demographic this person was looking for, because he refused to speak with me further.
haha, conspiracy if fun! but beware the N.H.K. !
besides that, UC is cute with the bowtie! xD