Can I speak to who handles...

So I'm in the office the other day when I get a call from a telemarketer. He asks to speak to the person in charge of our phone system (Verizon). He wants to save me money by having me switch to his service.

For those who don't know, these "fringe billing" companies basically assume responsibility for your account, reduce your monthly rate slightly but slowly introduce bogus charges into your bill for services you didn't order (cramming) AND provide all the benefit of a company that is nowhere to be found if you ever need repair.

So... not exactly a win-win scenario.

I tell him fuck off and hang up. I get this call from the same company (and the same guy) 3 or 4 times a week and nothing I have said has led me to believe that they are interested in stopping.

One of the staff asks if I really told him to fuck off. I said "Yes, of course, I had my fill of people too stupid to get real jobs".

She asked why I thought telemarketing was not a real job.

I said "Because bothering people isn't a real job…unless you count bums and/or members of congress".