Just got a collections job

Rubix · 08-25-2010, 10:32 PM

Any advice?

I start training in a couple weeks

crookedhatinator45 · 08-25-2010, 10:45 PM

work on making your voice more intimidating.

Man in Black · 08-25-2010, 10:54 PM

so you are a jew now?

Rubix · 08-25-2010, 11:00 PM

yes

**mothernature** · 08-26-2010, 02:09 AM

quit

farmergiles · 08-26-2010, 02:14 AM

You working on the phones or in person Rubix?

I10HaulR · 08-26-2010, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rubix

Any advice?

Tell your people to stop calling me!

Mikey · 08-26-2010, 06:42 AM

i used to do that
make up funny names and accents
i used to always say (in a booming voice) : HELLLO! I'M TROOOOOOY TUUUUUNDRA!!!

or with your best cabana boy accent: Hello! This is Maurice Chaavez!!!

Being · 08-26-2010, 07:27 AM

yeah don't call me.

i got a bankruptcy attorney on hold

Rubix · 08-26-2010, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farmergiles

You working on the phones or in person Rubix?

ill be doing cold calling, with about 80% no answer rate i'd assume.

adventure · 08-26-2010, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Man in Black

so you are a jew now?

*snip, snip*

farmergiles · 08-26-2010, 01:38 PM

Cold calling is a bitch.

The only general advice I can give is don't take any of it personally and try to maintain some kind of vague respect for the debtors if possible.

The Rev · 08-26-2010, 01:44 PM

Yeah, I can't imagine a harder job than spending 8 hours a day calling people for money they don't have, and need for themselves. I couldn't do it.

Who are you collecting for? Is it a bank, or something more legit, like the Mafia?

The Rev

**Jimmycube** · 08-26-2010, 02:09 PM

i dont really have much advice other than trying to be as cordial as u possibly can with these people and not to take things personally. I am pretty sure your going to get an earful on a daily basis so....yeah, just be prepared.

I would be interested to hear a few stories about the more irate people u will be hearing from and also the creative ways in which they plan to kill u in.

We could play a game ware we all could guess the amount of death threats u will get each day too. I think its gonna be a lot.

Errrgg...i dont think i would like it much but hey...dont kill the messenger and such i guess. kill the bankers instead

John F. Kerry · 08-26-2010, 02:51 PM

when i first read this i thought it said just got a rubix cube

Sir-Ex · 08-26-2010, 03:06 PM

My advice is find another job.

Cold calling sucks. Collection agencies are assholes. You're taking part in what is essentially one of society's dingleberries.

Captain Cannabis · 08-26-2010, 04:06 PM

you should probably try get fired while collecting a paycheck without doing any actual work

farmergiles · 08-26-2010, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terry

quit or srsly work on dying inside

your rc addiction should help with the latter

Boo hiss.

Sometimes the choice is between grafting at a shit job or sponging.

Don't see you have to mock a geezer for working at a Mcjob.

Geeno · 08-26-2010, 05:14 PM

just man up and be an electrician or some shit if youre not gonna go to college

i dont remember if youre in school or not

~1~ · 08-26-2010, 05:30 PM

I spent 15 years as an auto repossessor, as such I dealt with collectors on a regular basis so I have some first hand experience with these folks and like was said before, your best course of action is to quit and get a job with a bit more respectability...

Like wiping cum off the backs of doors in a jack off booth in an adult bookstore or ass raping puppies.

The joke is "What is the proper weight for a phone collector? About six and a half pounds, including the urn."

I showed up on many occasions to collect collateral only to be met with hostility and anger because some fuck wad hiding behind a telephone a million miles away had said some shit to the customer that was both illegal and fucking idiotic and now I have to deal with the guy who thinks I'm the one who said it.

You want some real advice, seriously. If you want to stay in this game, go do what I did and repo. You make more money, you set your own hours and you get to meet these folks right up close and personal. At least you come away a man.

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farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,793 Thanks: 2,280 Thanked 3,746 Times in 2,551 Posts	You working on the phones or in person Rubix? __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice

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Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	i used to do that make up funny names and accents i used to always say (in a booming voice) : HELLLO! I'M TROOOOOOY TUUUUUNDRA!!! or with your best cabana boy accent: Hello! This is Maurice Chaavez!!! __________________ RIP Gov

08-26-2010, 01:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,793 Thanks: 2,280 Thanked 3,746 Times in 2,551 Posts	Cold calling is a bitch. The only general advice I can give is don't take any of it personally and try to maintain some kind of vague respect for the debtors if possible. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice

08-26-2010, 01:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,860 Thanks: 5,012 Thanked 5,416 Times in 2,862 Posts	Yeah, I can't imagine a harder job than spending 8 hours a day calling people for money they don't have, and need for themselves. I couldn't do it. Who are you collecting for? Is it a bank, or something more legit, like the Mafia? The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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mothernature ancientbongmaster Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,232 Thanks: 1,201 Thanked 809 Times in 487 Posts	quit

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Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 11,413 Thanks: 1,725 Thanked 3,816 Times in 2,256 Posts	My advice is find another job. Cold calling sucks. Collection agencies are assholes. You're taking part in what is essentially one of society's dingleberries. __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

08-26-2010, 04:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
Captain Cannabis safety word: more Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: m.i.a. Posts: 13,920 Thanks: 2,704 Thanked 3,174 Times in 1,812 Posts	you should probably try get fired while collecting a paycheck without doing any actual work __________________ fuck the monkeys

08-26-2010, 05:30 PM	#20 (permalink)
~1~ Successful Failure Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: where 'they' can't see. Posts: 10,925 Thanks: 466 Thanked 1,581 Times in 925 Posts	I spent 15 years as an auto repossessor, as such I dealt with collectors on a regular basis so I have some first hand experience with these folks and like was said before, your best course of action is to quit and get a job with a bit more respectability... Like wiping cum off the backs of doors in a jack off booth in an adult bookstore or ass raping puppies. The joke is "What is the proper weight for a phone collector? About six and a half pounds, including the urn." I showed up on many occasions to collect collateral only to be met with hostility and anger because some fuck wad hiding behind a telephone a million miles away had said some shit to the customer that was both illegal and fucking idiotic and now I have to deal with the guy who thinks I'm the one who said it. You want some real advice, seriously. If you want to stay in this game, go do what I did and repo. You make more money, you set your own hours and you get to meet these folks right up close and personal. At least you come away a man. __________________ "And those who are successful, be always on your guard. Success walks hand in hand with failure, along Hollywood Boulevard" Ray Davies --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Click Here Asshole

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