Call Centers

[Nique]

How many of you cats work in call centers, or any kind of phone-support? I've been in various places in the last 3 years and TBH I'm getting really pretty tired of these being the only kinds of jobs I can get an offer for.

Part of it is probably the quality of workers in call centers is very hit-or-miss so I am basically like King in a land of untalented people. It might also have to do with my mindset - like, anytime I get an interview for a cool place I prepare like crazy and then get thrown curveball questions that I didn't prepare for so then I start rambling. Call center job? Couldn't give a damn. I might participate a little in the group interview, I'll basically wing any one-on-one interview and then these recruiters act all impressed and I basically have never been turned down for such a position no matter how much I did not care about it. Anyway at this point I'm complaining that I can become gainfully employed at the drop of a hat which must sound pretty horrible.

But about customer service/ phone jobs: They sure can be interesting. I worked for big-ol-cable-company for the last couple of years and there were some pretty insane calls at 12am. I've had paranoid schizophrenic people call me multiple times to accuse me of corporate conspiracies, mothers trying desperately to turn the tv off becuase their 6 year old has somehow locked it onto the playboy channel. I've been abused, threatened, and amused at some of the people I've had to deal with. I would love to hear some good customer service stories from you guys.