Message #79583

[officepa]

Coming into this a bit late but love Katie G's response.

Several times a day we have these calls and they usually ask for the boss  by first name as if they are a long lost friend.  When you ask what it is in connection with they start their sales talk about how they recently spoke to them and are now just doing a follow up call.  But by this time you are in a conversation with them, of sorts, so quite difficult to get them off the phone.

I just love Katie G's direct 'no'.  Well, after all, they asked if they can speak to 'a.n other' and you have simply said 'no' and then wait for their response, you have answered their question. I will put this into practice next time it happens.

Yes, I know they are only doing their job but for the few that come across as agressive in their sales pitch, they deserve no less.  Others i may be kinder to.  It is so obvious that some of them are following a script and obviously the response of 'no' is not on there.

If they were up front at the start and perhaps say something along the lines of 'i am doing a survey.......' or similar, I may have more sympathy with but when they treat you as if you are daft and think they can trick you into you putting their call through to the boss, that is most annoying.