tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758152616624144035.post244474394698445775..comments2023-10-10T06:00:24.093+13:00Comments on laughykate.com: Question.laughykatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14384594781439897282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758152616624144035.post-9017598558859624892010-10-28T09:03:18.910+13:002010-10-28T09:03:18.910+13:00'they are trained to annoy us with politeness ...'they are trained to annoy us with politeness to get us off the phone.'<br /><br />Annoying with politeness, perfectly put!<br /><br />I suppose leaving the phone on the table does have the added bonus that you don't shout at the poor person whose paid to make said call, Holemaster.laughykatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384594781439897282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758152616624144035.post-34476718614436313602010-10-28T06:11:06.046+13:002010-10-28T06:11:06.046+13:00I've developed a new strategy for dealing with...I've developed a new strategy for dealing with sales calls. I just leave the phone on the table and ignore it.Holemasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758152616624144035.post-65173411822189317212010-10-28T01:33:26.135+13:002010-10-28T01:33:26.135+13:00No. It's not a NZ thing, they do that in the ...No. It's not a NZ thing, they do that in the States too. Well, they do that in the US held companies that outsource their customer service centers to India and other foreign countries. So you get "Mike Smith" who you swear is probably Rajnesh Patel and is just reading a script, no matter how inane the responses.<br /><br />I suppose the polite, yet rhetorical, inquiry is designed to make us feel like our call received caring and personal attention, when really I think they are not allowed to end the call so they are trained to annoy us with politeness to get us off the phone.<br /><br />Just my theory.Janie Joneshttp://www.janiesplace.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com