Re: When You Hear The Heavy Accent & The Poor Phone Connection... HANG UP!! ----- hithUOFT8mSo

[Aardvark G. Bandersnatch, CPE, RCA, IBM, LSMFT]

> wrote in message
...
> When You Hear The Heavy Accent & The Poor Phone Connection... HANG UP!!
> -
> I think you must know what I'm talking about. Together, a heavy foreign
accent,
> coupled with a lousy phone connection can only mean one thing... An
outsourced
> operation, in a place like India, China, The Philippines, etc.; where some
> greedy American corporation is saving a few pieces of Silver and
displacing
> American workers in the process.
> -
> The best thing you can do is hang up... look for the companies' on-shore
counterpart
> and complain! Tell them you're sick and tired of sub-standard services by
people
> who speak English so poorly that you can hardly communicate... are most
often
> poorly trained... have little accountability for the advice they give
you... often can't be
> heard clearly because of a poor satellite phone connection... conveniently
block
> their caller-ID... give themselves phony names like 'Tina' or 'Jimmy' (to
deceive you
> into thinking they're local) and most often provide no avenue to escalate
an issue
> to someone who can really help.
> -
> Corporations will only end this practice if they see they're losing their
customer
> base as a consequence. Let's start doing our part by starting a
grass-roots
> movement...
> -
> When You Hear The Heavy Accent & The Poor Phone Connection... HANG UP!

I agree! I get so tired to talking with people from California.

[Orval Fairbairn]

In article <HQD9c.24815$w54.157056@attbi_s01>,
"Aardvark G. Bandersnatch, CPE, RCA, IBM, LSMFT"
> wrote:

> > wrote in message
> ...
> > When You Hear The Heavy Accent & The Poor Phone Connection... HANG UP!!
> > -
> > I think you must know what I'm talking about. Together, a heavy foreign
> accent,
> > coupled with a lousy phone connection can only mean one thing... An
> outsourced
> > operation, in a place like India, China, The Philippines, etc.; where some
> > greedy American corporation is saving a few pieces of Silver and
> displacing
> > American workers in the process.
> > -
> > The best thing you can do is hang up... look for the companies' on-shore
> counterpart
> > and complain! Tell them you're sick and tired of sub-standard services by
> people
> > who speak English so poorly that you can hardly communicate... are most
> often
> > poorly trained... have little accountability for the advice they give
> you... often can't be
> > heard clearly because of a poor satellite phone connection... conveniently
> block
> > their caller-ID... give themselves phony names like 'Tina' or 'Jimmy' (to
> deceive you
> > into thinking they're local) and most often provide no avenue to escalate
> an issue
> > to someone who can really help.
> > -
> > Corporations will only end this practice if they see they're losing their
> customer
> > base as a consequence. Let's start doing our part by starting a
> grass-roots
> > movement...
> > -
> > When You Hear The Heavy Accent & The Poor Phone Connection... HANG UP!
>
> I agree! I get so tired to talking with people from California.
>
>

When I answer the phone an nobody responds to the third "Hello," I hang
up!

[Tom Sixkiller]

"Orval Fairbairn" > wrote in message
...
> > > When You Hear The Heavy Accent & The Poor Phone Connection... HANG UP!
> >
> > I agree! I get so tired to talking with people from California.
> >
> >
>
> When I answer the phone an nobody responds to the third "Hello," I hang
> up!

You give them THREE?

[Dude]

"Tom Sixkiller" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Orval Fairbairn" > wrote in message
>
...
> > > > When You Hear The Heavy Accent & The Poor Phone Connection... HANG
UP!
> > >
> > > I agree! I get so tired to talking with people from California.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > When I answer the phone an nobody responds to the third "Hello," I hang
> > up!
>
> You give them THREE?
>
>
Please, do the rest of us a favor. When they come on, tell them you are
VERY interested, but you have to put the phone down to help your child for a
second. Then lay the phone on the counter, and go back to what you were
doing.

[G.R. Patterson III]

Dude wrote:
>
> When they come on, tell them you are
> VERY interested, but you have to put the phone down to help your child for a
> second. Then lay the phone on the counter, and go back to what you were
> doing.

My variation. "May I speak with Mr. or Mrs. Patterson?" "Sure. (off phone) PAPA!"
Then lay the phone on the counter .....

George Patterson
This marriage is off to a shaky start. The groom just asked the band to
play "Your cheatin' heart", and the bride just requested "Don't come home
a'drinkin' with lovin' on your mind".