Had an entertaining conversation with an Indian call centre recently.
Very entertaining.
Normally I just say "take me off your call list and piss off" and hang up.
This time I got into a conversation to see how far I could go.
Them: Can I speak to Mr Smith please?
Me: Who's calling?
Them: I'm calling from [insert dumb ass made up company name here].
Me: What?
Them: I'm calling from [insert dumb ass made up company name here].
Me: Ok... Just writing that down.
Them: Can I speak to Mr Smith please?
Me: What is the call about?
Them: Are you Mr Smith?
Me: That's not relevant. I screen all calls to find out what they are about.
Them: Can I speak to Mr Smith please?
Me: What is the call about?
Them: I need to speak to Mr Smith.
Me: What is the call about?
Them: This is not a sales or marketing call. I need to speak to Mr Smith.
Me: I need to know what it is regarding before I continue.
Them: I need to speak to Mr Smith.
Me: Tell you what... You tell me your name and I'll tell you mine. Ok?
Them: Ok. My name is James Carter.
Me: Rubbish. You're Indian. What's your Indian name?
Them: Er... My name is not important.
Me: It is to me. What's your name?
Them: Er... Pradeep [something].
Me: Excellent. Just writing that down.
Them: Er... Now... What is your name?
Me: I lied. My name is not important. What do you want to speak to Mr Smith about?
Them: [silence] I need to speak to Mr Smith about an opportunity.
Me: Ah. So you lied too. This is a sales or marketing call.
Them: No. No. I mean... I need to speak to Mr Smith.
Me: There's no-one here by that name.
Them: What?
Me: There. Is. No. One. Here. By. That. Name.
Them: Are you Mr Smith?
Me: That's not relevant.
Them: [click]
So. I had fun. Sorta like wrestling a pig, getting muddy and liking it.
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