Rude phone call from a company.

[ToxicPaddy]

Hi all :)
Well just recently tonight, I got a phone call from somewhere in India trying to sell me something. And I was angry at him ringing at this hour because everyone is asleep and I had to rush to get the phone before it woke them up. So I answered, he offered something to sell and I know I shouldn't have said it but I did say **** you. But then he actually said '**** you, you english ******** **** you'. Now, surely, a company should never talk like that to anyone on the phone, especially racist comments.

I'm thinking about ringing OFCOM tomorrow, and he will hopefully lose his job. I just rang Talk Talk (phone line supplier) and they said I should. But, what do you think, forgive or fire?

[dirrty]

well it wasnt like you didnt swear at him...

but tbh he should have hung up once you swore so i dunno. id just forget about it.

[ToxicPaddy]

well it wasnt like you didnt swear at him...

but tbh he should have hung up once you swore so i dunno. id just forget about it.

I swore at him, and he should have dealt with it in a professional manner.

[Slowpoke]

Fire, you may have swore at him but he was racist!

[Recursion]

They are paid to take swearing, try to sell and hang up. You are not, get him fired.

Lol, at work experiance it said, any complains you get, no matter how angry you get with them, just make it sound like your cheerful.

[dirrty]

I swore at him, and he should have dealt with it in a professional manner.
yeah ano, thats why i said he should have hung up.

[Rixion]

FIRE!!!

[Monopoly]

You're all heartless! the guy was probably just stressed. :P

[CJW93]

Fire him

[spareparts]

I think you should just leave it. It's not really going to matter what you do about it because he has probably spent all day getting told where to go by everyone and you were probably one that just annoyed him to the point where he swore at you as well.

And at the end of the day, he is paid to ring people and try and sell the item not get swore at so you shouldn't have really swore in the first place. If you don't like the fact they are calling you, just hang up when you answer and they won't ring again.

[Inseriousity.]

You're all heartless! the guy was probably just stressed. :P

Yeah, I feel sorry for them. Having to ring people up and about 3/4 of them will just hang up, give comments with no intention to buy product lmao. I keep telling myself though that I'll pretend to be a deaf old man and make them take forever...

lol it's funny when you get those 0800 numbers who ring you, hang up then hope you ring back so that you spend loads of money... :rolleyes:

[camera]

ill prolly just forget bout it if i were u.
he wld prolly get kicked out eventually

[Wayne]

Fire him, he shouldn't be racist.

[5,5]

Yeah just call a telemarketing company and tell them to fire the indian guy.
I'm almost positive there will be only one.

[Kardan]

Yeah just call a telemarketing company and tell them to fire the indian guy.
I'm almost positive there will be only one.

Am I the only one that thinks they'll be more than one person from Indian descent in India?

[5,5]

Am I the only one that thinks they'll be more than one person from Indian descent in India?I was being scarcastic lol, im saying almost all telemarketers these days are indian.

[Kardan]

I was being scarcastic lol, im saying almost all telemarketers these days are indian.

Use the sarcastic smiley :P (:rolleyes:)

But on topic, I'd just leave them be... Do you really think they like calling people all day, getting hassle at a crap wage?

But I'd block the number or something so they don't call again.

[ToxicPaddy]

To be honest, if it was just the **** you bit he said I wouldn't be as angry but he said you english ********. I mean, a bit too far I think.

[Geraint]

I'd have racially abused him back. Surprised you could understand him, anyway.

[ToxicPaddy]

I'd have racially abused him back. Surprised you could understand him, anyway.

After what he said, I was just so shocked that a person from a company would do that knowing he could lose his job over it, I just said 'My god, Excuse me?!' and he hung up.

[bo$$]

I'd forget about it. He was probably stressed or whatever and you swore first. Yeah, he shouldn't have said what he said but realistically you don't really know what he's going through in his life and it coulda just been a ****** up time for him. I don't see how getting him fired would benefit you at all since you're most likely never going to deal with him again.

[ToxicPaddy]

If I did it will prevent any other fine brits from being offended :) :P

[Virgin Mary]

I know who it was, it was Liiiizzzziiiieee Poppadom.

[Ramones]

I'm pretty shocked at how everyone was asleep at 9pm

[Meanies]

Get em fired cos itl be funny :D

[ToxicPaddy]

I'm pretty shocked at how everyone was asleep at 9pm

Mum was tired (she always goes to bed early), step dad not here, 4yr old sister asleep and sister sleeping at friends.

[joshuar]

Get him fired to be honest, I work in a place where we phone people up and do surveys, if somebody swears at you then you should never retaliate, just say something like "Sorry to have bothered you" and hang up.

Him doing that gives the company a bad reputation and they shouldn't be racist.

[dirrty]

if you do decide to call, do you know his name or something to identify him by?

[e5]

FIRE

easy mate. fire.

[Misawa]

Don't worry, just remind yourself that he earns 4 pence per day.

[Tintinnabulate]

You MIGHT get in trouble for swearing as he could say you were being abusive. But he would lose his job. Report him if he was racist. But I feel sorryu for them as its their job and hardly anyone listens to them. Most people just hang up so it must get frustrating.

[ToxicPaddy]

You MIGHT get in trouble for swearing as he could say you were being abusive. But he would lose his job. Report him if he was racist. But I feel sorryu for them as its their job and hardly anyone listens to them. Most people just hang up so it must get frustrating.

I did ring up ofcom today, and they said they can't find the number but if I rang up the local police station they can, and then I would have to make a statement etc etc, and tbh I'm not going to go do that I mean hopefully the company will hear the call and fire him. I'm angry about what he said, but I aint going out of my way for the situation. Thanks for all your help :D

[mike475]

if someone told you to **** off, would you just take it? were human you know.

[jesus]

do it get him sued

[AndrewByrne]

Fire.
Post back how it gets on ;)

[Technologic]

I usually just start copying what they say

[Kevin]

**** off and leave the chap alone, Hes ringing places non stop, and its not nice when you get rude replys, hes not the one to blame, its his company there was no reason what so ever to say **** off and if i were him, i would have told you to go **** yourself

[ToxicPaddy]

**** off and leave the chap alone, Hes ringing places non stop, and its not nice when you get rude replys, hes not the one to blame, its his company there was no reason what so ever to say **** off and if i were him, i would have told you to go **** yourself

If he cant take people being a little bit mean to him on the phone, then the job clearly isn't for him.

[dirrty]

If he cant take people being a little bit mean to him on the phone, then the job clearly isn't for him.
i doubt he can just pick n choose lol.

[Kevin]

If he cant take people being a little bit mean to him on the phone, then the job clearly isn't for him.

People in thoose countrys are lucky for work. hes on **** all money aswell, give the lad a break.

[tdi]

this bloke phoned at work three times trying to sell a product, in the end i told him to sod off, and put the phone down.

[ToxicPaddy]

People in thoose countrys are lucky for work. hes on **** all money aswell, give the lad a break.

I completely understand about the little choice of work they have, but if his job is so important for him, then why did he take a huge risk by being racist on the phone? Supposing I did call the police, made statement etc (I wont, waste of my time) he would be fired and his family be even more poor than they probably are.

[joshuar]

I wouldn't bother going to the police etc, but I would have got the phone number and his name and reported him after the call.

If he was that concerned about the job he wouldn't be swearing and being racist to be honest, he would deserve to get fired. I know where I work swearing at someone on the phone would result in you being shown the door.

[sock]

swering is not illegal, racism is, therfore, get him fired.

[Tintinnabulate]

I usually just start copying what they say

Sometimes I am nice and say I am busy and not interested. If the same person rings back, I just leave the phone and watch them go "Hello Hello Helloooo???"