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Post by Captj on Apr 21, 2024 14:03:51 GMT -5
Where their primary language isn't english? I don't understand how these call centers save money. Maybe when you get so frustrated that you just hang up?
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Apr 21, 2024 14:09:45 GMT -5
Amen
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Post by mapper on Apr 21, 2024 14:17:03 GMT -5
When they tell me in a thick accent " Hullo my name is Bob" I ask is Leroy, Bubba, or Jimbo there?
The worst one was when the bride called one with a issue with her order and spoke to a thick accent gal and there were roosters crowing in the background.
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Post by ferris1248 on Apr 21, 2024 14:27:34 GMT -5
I just simply ask if I can speak to someone with better english.
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Post by 4ward on Apr 21, 2024 14:43:26 GMT -5
I don’t do call centers. If someone gets me on the phone with trouble speaking English, I normally ask them about pizza.
It can be quite entertaining. Sometimes it’s best to just find a way to laugh.
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Post by conchydong on Apr 21, 2024 15:24:28 GMT -5
I can deal with the ones from the Philippines as I know the accent but the ones from India make me nuts. When I deal with the Filipinos, I say a few words in Tagalog and they automatically warm up to me, but they’re not allowed to speak back to me in Tagalog so it’s English only. But the Indians have such a strong accent that I ask them to repeat it many times before I understand what the hell they’re trying to say.
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Post by Mango Man on Apr 21, 2024 15:27:45 GMT -5
I just simply ask if I can speak to someone with better english. Me too, but with mediocre success. |
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Post by misterjr on Apr 21, 2024 15:28:48 GMT -5
if I don't recognize the phone number, I let it go to voice mail.
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Post by conchydong on Apr 21, 2024 15:43:47 GMT -5
if I don't recognize the phone number, I let it go to voice mail. we are talking about call centers not scammers. You are the one that calls the call center. |
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Post by bswiv on Apr 21, 2024 16:36:49 GMT -5
Very seldom that I've had someone I could not communicate with reasonably well. And I would note that when I ask where they are ( I've never had one not tell where they are ) and then follow up with how amazing I find it that a old guy in rural Florida is getting help from someone on the other side of the world, in real time, and that when I was a kid the idea that such would happen never occurred to anyone......and that I think it point out how connected and dependent we all are on one another nowadays.....which is all true.....the level of service gets even better.
And maybe.....just maybe.....someone who will one day be a leader and decision maker in another country will have a slightly better opinion of Americans......which is a good thing.
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Post by misterjr on Apr 21, 2024 16:49:32 GMT -5
if I don't recognize the phone number, I let it go to voice mail. we are talking about call centers not scammers. You are the one that calls the call center. I suppose they could be both. What do you call the people from foreign countries that call my office and cell number 30 times a day trying to sell me something? |
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Post by conchydong on Apr 21, 2024 16:51:36 GMT -5
we are talking about call centers not scammers. You are the one that calls the call center. I suppose they could be both. What do you call the people from foreign countries that call my office and cell number 30 times a day trying to sell me something? Scammers |
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Post by cadman on Apr 21, 2024 18:03:49 GMT -5
The polite term is telemarketers, but scammers fit most of them.
I stopped most of the calls to the cell phone by blocking the numbers.
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Post by stc1993 on Apr 22, 2024 3:59:18 GMT -5
The polite term is telemarketers, but scammers fit most of them. I stopped most of the calls to the cell phone by blocking the numbers. They just spoof a new one. No telling how many I have blocked on my phone. |
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Post by mindyabiness on Apr 22, 2024 6:05:38 GMT -5
Where their primary language isn't english? I don't understand how these call centers save money. Maybe when you get so frustrated that you just hang up? Save money? The healthcare plan is a witchdoctor, and the monthly salary is a goat with a sack of grain. |
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