I can sympathize, but ultimately, what they're doing is incredibly rude and I don't owe them anything. If I stay on the phone and let them try to Get to Yes with me, I'm just going to get pissed off, and I already know I don't want or need whatever they're selling.
Same deal with religious proselytizers at the door, although I do give them a firm "Not interested" before I shut the door. At that point, they have about five seconds to either demonstrate the greater kindness and patience and understanding Jesus is supposed to provide them and back the fuck off, or they can respond with "How do you know you're not interested?" and get the door slammed in their faces.
I used to do *that* job, too, BTW, somewhat more seriously than I took telemarketing.
The only door-to-door salespeople we ever get around here are kids and I'm just...unable to be mean or rude to kids, generally, so I usually buy something.
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Date: 2009-05-14 03:56 pm (UTC)Same deal with religious proselytizers at the door, although I do give them a firm "Not interested" before I shut the door. At that point, they have about five seconds to either demonstrate the greater kindness and patience and understanding Jesus is supposed to provide them and back the fuck off, or they can respond with "How do you know you're not interested?" and get the door slammed in their faces.
I used to do *that* job, too, BTW, somewhat more seriously than I took telemarketing.
The only door-to-door salespeople we ever get around here are kids and I'm just...unable to be mean or rude to kids, generally, so I usually buy something.