I’m rude to debt collectors who call me trying to collect debts from people who happen to once have had the same phone number as I once did. Like, I’m not who you’re trying to collect from, fuck off.

I’m also rude to generally any scam caller, they’re some of the few people I take great pleasure in telling off because I can get away with it. They’re scammy assholes, what’re they gonna do? Cry to the authorities? Knowing that they’re pieces of shit who scam people out of money? Good fucking luck.

  • JakenVeina@lemm.ee
    192·
    2 years ago

    The charity telemarketers (it’s actually just one particular dude, lile 50% of the time) that call me once or twice a week asking for donations to one of a dozen different charity organization. That’s apparently what I get for donating like $50 to a Firefighters’ charity 4 years ago.

    Charity gets you punished, folks.

    • JoBo@feddit.uk
      104·
      2 years ago

      That’s a bit harsh. They’re working for peanuts in a call centre, they did not make the decision to harass you. Just politely tell them to take you off their calling list and put the phone down.

        • JoBo@feddit.uk
          71·
          2 years ago

          No, it’s fair enough. I usually try to give them some kind of reassurance that I don’t hate them, I hate their bosses. Just because it must be an absolutely miserable job and they could probably do with a kind word. But sometimes, it’s hard to do that and putting the phone down is better than berating them!

        • Hello Hotel@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          2 years ago

          Tech support scammers are in the same psycological position as them and that is more complex than just wanting to be a bad person. Corruption by desperation and greed.

        • JoBo@feddit.uk
          11·
          2 years ago

          Sure. That’s how it works. People do crappy jobs because they like doing crappy jobs. They could choose any job in the world to keep a roof over their heads. But being paid badly to get shouted at a lot is just what turns them on.

    • sumofchemicals@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 years ago

      There’s a great documentary on HBO called Telemarketers that talks about this business model and how it’s essentially a fraud. And they address how if someone ever donates they’re put on a list of chumps to call back forever