No One Calls....& My worst job ever

[Jen Reese]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "KathyK" <zanelupin at y...> 
wrote:
> Myself, I go back and forth with what I do on the rare instance I 
> answer the phone and it also happens to be a telemarketer.  I never 
> know if it's more unkind to let them go through their whole spiel 
> before politely but firmly saying, "No thanks" or to cut them off 
>at the beginning to let them know there's no chance I'm buying 
>whatever it is they're selling. 

Jen: I've decided cutting telemarketers off at the first pause is the 
way to go. Then you're not interrupting much, but not letting it go 
on too long and inspiring false hope <g>.

> KathyK (wondering if Sandy might be so kind as to define "real job" 
> for her as Kathy always defined "real job" as anything that helps 
> pay the bills)

I'm with you on this one, Kathy!  I've had numerous *interesting* 
jobs to pay the bills, but the most boring by far was the "envelope 
opener". I opened envelopes with insurance claims for 8 loooong 
hours, and I do mean a full 8 hours. We got exactly 1 hour for lunch 
and you had to punch in at 8AM and leave at 5 PM, no exceptions. If I 
remember correctly they started docking pay. 

And that's not the worst of it--you had to wear hose every 
day.....yuck. I live in Texas and this was summertime, and let me 
tell you, you *don't* want to wear hose under those conditions. 
Thankfully it was a summer job and only lasted three painful months.

Jen, who thinks Kathy is amazing if she can listen to a ringing phone 
without answering it.