tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19873733.post4173338924328139376..comments2023-05-08T11:00:44.090-05:00Comments on The Hedy Experience: Breaking the gatekeeperHedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00940638535923331779noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19873733.post-82065611883790424302009-04-14T15:50:00.000-05:002009-04-14T15:50:00.000-05:00If we always agreed I would hate you!
And you kno...If we always agreed I would hate you! <br />And you know I admire your writing... always have! <br />That said... I gotta go pooh!<br />XXOO<br />GrommieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19873733.post-15888278292617648972009-04-14T14:24:00.000-05:002009-04-14T14:24:00.000-05:00I'll give you a bone, ya lovable mutt.
In truth, ...I'll give you a bone, ya lovable mutt.<br /><br />In truth, I know that folks are struggling and any job is a good job right now. It's all a matter of doing your best at whatever job you're in right now. I don't know if you could tell, but I did have fun writing this bit and it felt in some ways like I was 'back' after being away for a while. Make sense?Hedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00940638535923331779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19873733.post-36838914219784517972009-04-14T13:34:00.000-05:002009-04-14T13:34:00.000-05:00Tolerance my dear.
As to 'lightening up'... read ...Tolerance my dear. <br />As to 'lightening up'... read your original post and note the tone. And compare it to my reply... and note the tone. I'm light as a feather baby.<br />Now get me a doggie bone! Stat!<br />GrommieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19873733.post-18608967593360453402009-04-14T12:47:00.000-05:002009-04-14T12:47:00.000-05:00"I feel sorry for these people... I really do. I w..."I feel sorry for these people... I really do. I would HATE having to deal with obtuse assholes like me all day."<br /><br />Do NOT feel sorry for these folks. Please. There are simple, effective ways to engage prospects over the phone (and in person, for that matter) that don't make us want to hang up or run screaming in the opposite direction. A lady called our home number last week - I was running late, I had no intention of buying, and I wanted OFF the phone. But she was FANTASTIC - respectful, interesting, and genuine - and I ended up chatting with her for 15 minutes. In my tips, I could have said 'be genuine, interesting, and respectful' but that wouldn't have been nearly as entertaining (to me, anyway).Hedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00940638535923331779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19873733.post-36341816637449593032009-04-14T12:39:00.000-05:002009-04-14T12:39:00.000-05:00the problem is, most gatekeepers aren't that intel...the problem is, most gatekeepers aren't that intellectual and think that far out of the box like you do.<br /><br />All they usually care about is themselves and they don't care enough about the company to actually want to be convinced from the keymaster on the other end of the line.<br /><br />maybe they need to cross train recepts with the marketing dept and sales dept...there you have it!CRUSTY MOM-Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147045282174189951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19873733.post-7396672079325386612009-04-14T12:37:00.000-05:002009-04-14T12:37:00.000-05:00Grommie: Dude. Seriously. I love you, but you gott...Grommie: Dude. Seriously. I love you, but you gotta lighten the fuck up. There are good telemarketers and there are bad telemarketers. The bad ones are their own worst enemies.<br /><br />Moe: If it's really you, welcome back. It's been too long. Just like your penis. xoxo.Hedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00940638535923331779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19873733.post-41866369949174925822009-04-14T11:53:00.000-05:002009-04-14T11:53:00.000-05:00These times make for desperate men and women. Ther...These times make for desperate men and women. There is no greater shame than being unable to provide for ones family. I have known… and I have even been one of those who have had to swallow pride and take a job that was what I considered to be demeaning and undignified. But I buckled down and got to work. On many occasions I faced the impatience and intolerance of my fellow man. I was inconvenient and unnecessary… and I cried. <br /><br />I knew I was being a nuisance to others but I had a family to feed. Each day was a nightmare but each night was a hopeful daydream that I would one day not have to be the one who others mocked for being undignified, stupid and unaware. But times were hard so I did what I had to do. <br /><br />I say this not to defend the rude among us who have rightfully earned their scorn. I say this only to note that many of us are hurting and desperate. And times like these may call for us to make an extra effort to uncover some empathy for our fellow man… <br /><br />That said I am now doing fine. But I well never forget when I was down… in times like these.<br /><br />Grommie<br /><br />ps - Miss Kitty - that is my answering machine you are meowing into... you're so precious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19873733.post-46916611617099258572009-04-14T11:37:00.000-05:002009-04-14T11:37:00.000-05:00Hi....My name is Moe, and I have a Very Large Peni...Hi....My name is Moe, and I have a Very Large Penis. I would like to offer it "up" for 1 month ....FREE!<br />That's right....FREE! Any chance I could stop by, this Thursday, for a FREE 30 second trial? I promise, it won't take long.????????noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19873733.post-17094195764828639632009-04-14T10:02:00.000-05:002009-04-14T10:02:00.000-05:00This is too funny. We get calls from staffing firm...This is too funny. We get calls from staffing firms all the time asking if we are hiring anytime soon. Since we don't have any one person who handles that function, I am often forwarded these calls. And I get the lowly task of informing them that if we were hiring, we have channels that we use that we're happy with thank you very much sorry to have wasted your time (and mine).<br /><br />Our bigger problem is walk ins. We have a very prominent "No Soliciting" sign on our door, and yet people still walk in just "wanting to drop off some information, or maybe talk to whoever it is who's in charge of your office's coffee?"<br /><br />We have a number of responses, but usually if we respond with "We have a 'No Soliciting' sign on the door," we are are treated to a semantical debate on what constitutes "solicitation."<br /><br />Then, they almost always ask for a card. We have thought about having cards made up that have the definition of solicitation printed on them for just this purpose.<br /><br />I feel sorry for these people... I really do. I would HATE having to deal with obtuse assholes like me all day. All the same, I can't imagine that the technique actually works. (Speaking of needing to find a new job -- STAT!)Posol'stvo the Medvedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573435137467134333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19873733.post-41483141657566600562009-04-14T09:23:00.000-05:002009-04-14T09:23:00.000-05:00FYI - Grommie needs a gatekeeper.
I prank call ...FYI - Grommie needs a gatekeeper. <br /><br />I prank call him all day long while my “owner” (like anyone could ever own ME, whatever!) is at work.<br /><br />He falls for it every time...he answers and the call goes something like this:<br /><br />Me: “MEOW!”<br /><br />Him - Dumb Dog: “Bark-Bark-Bark-Bark-Bark-Bark!”<br /><br />Me: CLICK.miss kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692340460226255859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19873733.post-60451196599448228352009-04-14T07:13:00.000-05:002009-04-14T07:13:00.000-05:00You have more fun with it than I do. On the very ...You have more fun with it than I do. On the very rare occasion that I answer the main phone and the caller asks if they can talk to the person who "handles our copiers," I tell them we aren't interested, say goodbye and hang up.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.com