I've done their job. Paid by the hour employees. Most really have no idea who hired them to make these calls and probably do multiple types of campaigns from radio to political to customer service to selling different products to financing to a million other types of things, Many times all in one day. They dial and do as they are told,read from the screen click the answer that best fits and move on, have to keep up numbers and do a lot or fired, because a monkey could do the job, so its high turnover. They really would rather be doing numerous other jobs but you go where the money is to keep your family going. I get pissed but its not necessarily the telemarketers fault.
treat others like you want to be treated. those that are rude will be treated rudely. those that are nice will be treated nicely. We can take the heat we just send it right back the only way we can fight back and when it gets to threats you'll probably get a call again :) and by my like you mean people who actually work for a living even while being hated by everyone. I think we can take the abuse.
I just received a call from this number asking if he could use me in a poll. I told him that he could not and he called me a [***] and hung up on me. tried calling back and only tells me how to be taken off the call list.