For about a month in college I tried telemarketing which, if it’s possible, crushed my beaten-down self-esteem even more.
It was brutal.
I remember one client the firm was working for wanted to send free diapers to people and they’d somehow procured a subscription list from Parenting Magazine. So we had a pretty good list of contacts for people who might want some.
It should have been easy. You’re a new parent? We’d love to send you a free box of diapers and when you’re done with them, just fill out a card and mail it back telling us what you thought.
Easy peasy.
Outside of being in Little League, I’ve never been screamed at so many times in my life. Read more…