I really suck at my job...

[Jon-of-arc]

Fuck the capitalist bastards.

yeah, I broadly agree, but at the same time we live in a capitalist society, where to achieve any kind of decent standard of living we need to bend over and lube ourselves up for the man on a daily basis.

Personally I fancy being able to pay next months rent...

 

[zippypinhead]

chilango that is good if you can face the fact that you are going to die each day it prevents wasting time and excuses about not acheiving anything.

Most people go home, smoke some dope, drink some alcohol, watch TV, surf the net, and whine to their mates about how shit their life is. They still get up the next day hoping one day their life will become better and never do anything because the life they have is safe and familiar.

That reminds me I need to stop surfing the net and posting on message boards.

 

[Jon-of-arc]

Is this bank HSBC by any chance?

If so I do apologise for last night's outburst jon, but I really don't want to pay for my, currently free banking. And an offer of free travel insurance is not going to fucking sway me

no, its a large savings bank. but I should say no more. they're really picky about confidentiality and publicity.

Actually, they don't seem too bad, as banks go. I'd save with them, if I wasn't totally incapable of not spunking every penny I ever earn....

 

[Looby]

You are clearly not call centre material. The ability to brainlessly trott out the company patter is not for everyone it takes a special kind of person to remember to try and sell some car insurance when they have phoned up about having their house repossessed.

What are your long term plans? If you do not have any and if you have some spare time try voluntary work it leads into doing full time interesting work and you meet the sort of alive people who do not generally work in call centres.

Dont feel bad and beat yourself up imagine you were good at the job and never had any inclination to leave at 65 you would walk out of the call centre for the last time and no-one would even look up and you would be living on a pittance for the rest of your life.

Good point Dolly's Gal.

Whingeing about their job seems to be common for people who are reasonably intelligent and are doing a shit moronic job for no money.

Very few seem to take constructive action about gaining the skills to get something better. People who post on this subject seem to want sympathy not constructive advice.

You arrogant fucking cunt. Call centre work may not be the most skilled or exciting job but it doesn't mean you're thick or brain dead. The people I worked with (civil service) came from a huge range of backgrounds and a large percentage of them were graduates who found it really hard to get a job in the field they trained in.

Others were students working part-time, retired professionals etc etc

I worked there for 2 1/2 years and I'm not brain dead or a moron, I needed a job, I enjoy customer service and it was fucking hard actually. Not all call centres are selling double glazing or car insurance.

When most of the largest companies are opening call centres lots of people have no choice but to go into that sort of work if they want to keep their jobs. Many of the people I worked with had been in our department for 20 years and were forced into the call centre when they closed our other offices.

So get off your high horse you stupid twat.

 

[N_igma]

I've been working in a call centre for the guts of a year. You need patience, be willing to take a lot of shit and be scrutinized like a school child by your superiors. If you can't, then there's not much point being there.

 

[Looby]

I've been working in a call centre for the guts of a year. You need patience, be willing to take a lot of shit and be scrutinized like a school child by your superiors. If you can't, then there's not much point being there.

Don't forget being timed on how long you take going to the loo.

 

[N_igma]

Don't forget being timed on how long you take going to the loo.

Aux 8 is our comfort break. 10 mins for a 8 and a half hour shift. Pardon the pun but it's a bit shitty when you have the runs.

 

[Looby]

Aux 8 is our comfort break. 10 mins for a 8 and a half hour shift. Pardon the pun but it's a bit shitty when you have the runs.

A mate of mine was called into the naughty room with our male manager and asked if she had a urine infection because she seemed to wee a lot. She pointed out that because she takes calls for 8 hours a day she drinks a lot of water therefore tends to wee.

 

[N_igma]

A mate of mine was called into the naughty room with our male manager and asked if she had a urine infection because she seemed to wee a lot. She pointed out that because she takes calls for 8 hours a day she drinks a lot of water therefore tends to wee.

It's ridiculous but as you say, once you get a few months past you then you're sorted. You see so many new faces and they don't last long, others are there for ages. I genuinely believe it's one of those jobs that you're either cut out for it or you aren't.

 

[subversplat]

I've been working in a call centre for the guts of a year. You need patience, be willing to take a lot of shit and be scrutinized like a school child by your superiors. If you can't, then there's not much point being there.

Nah, you just have to be willing to see how long you can go doing a shit job before you get sacked. It's easy

 

[Looby]

It's ridiculous but as you say, once you get a few months past you then you're sorted. You see so many new faces and they don't last long, others are there for ages. I genuinely believe it's one of those jobs that you're either cut out for it or you aren't.

The job was shit but it was also the most fun I've ever had at work. I had a brilliant team, we laughed til we cried and I think the shitness of the job and the cuntishness of the managers really helped us bond. Sometimes it was great, especially when we were quiet and had 20 mins between calls to piss about, paint our nails and read. I feel quite nostalgic.

 

[Jon-of-arc]

The job was shit but it was also the most fun I've ever had at work. I had a brilliant team, we laughed til we cried and I think the shitness of the job and the cuntishness of the managers really helped us bond. Sometimes it was great, especially when we were quiet and had 20 mins between calls to piss about, paint our nails and read. I feel quite nostalgic.

I work with the biggest bunch of arse kissers going - feckin depressing.

There are a couple of ok people, on other teams, who if we carry on emailing the way we have been, will probably all get fucked off sooner or later. (topics so far have included std's (if you were one, which would it be...) and, today "2 in the pink and one in the stink", which passes the time if nothing else.

The other annoying thing is that all the managers and supervisors seem like genuinely nice people. I mean, they'll sack you off the second it becomes clear that you're not capable, but there is no specific reason to truly hate them. They are, after all, basically working class like the rest of us, presumably working there for money needs rather than the good of their health. As sparkle pointed out, nothing brings people together better than a power freak boss...

 

[Meltingpot]

I've been working in a call centre for the guts of a year. You need patience, be willing to take a lot of shit and be scrutinized like a school child by your superiors. If you can't, then there's not much point being there.

You have my respect for sticking it out. I doubt I'd last long in that (or even want to).