Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Originally posted by Ian
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Originally posted by Ben J
you can wear your own clothes
Whose clothes do you normally wear?
Ones my company provide.
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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I worked in one for 7 years, I enjoyed it, shift work was great, facilities and everything was good, night shifts werent half bad 
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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I applied for a couple when i came out of uni. Got to the interview and was told i was over qualified 
Guy just said i would leave once i had found something better.
I actually do a bit of work on the side for one at the moment, just maintaing their IT. This is in a shared office building. Few nice girls, bit young for me like, but the banter is good.
I actually wouldn't mind shift work, 9 - 5.30 is boring the tits off me these days.
[Edited on 29-10-2010 by Andrew]
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Got a pic to upload of office later, it's pretty swish.
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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does babestation class as a call centre?
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ssj_kakarot
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Registered: 29th Apr 03
Location: hartlepool
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worked in one for a year before college, fucking awfull place, shit hours, utter gash pay, treat like shit, constant calls, told off if you spend over a minute or something off the phone without a valid reason.
had to make 11 calls an hour or you where bolicked, stats had to be below a certain level at the end of the day ect ect
that was working for a company that was contracted with vodafone i.e i worked on customer services for vodafone but actually got paid through someone else, the pay was utter gash as although vodafone actually paid quite well the company took a huge percent of the hourly wage we were paid so we ended up with just over minimum.
utter gash hated it
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ssj_kakarot
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Registered: 29th Apr 03
Location: hartlepool
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
does babestation class as a call centre?
yes if you sit on the phone answering calls from drunk horny men, although thats an odd profession considering your male, but whatever brings the cash in.
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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Suppose it's a bit like a call centre where I work, I'm in the claims department for an insurance company. Mainly deal with other claims teams though and only speak to 1 or 2 customers a day.
I work 2.5 days a week around college and earn 8k a year which is good enough for me!
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Ben J
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
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I imagine the shaggng that goes on between colleagues is high in a call centre.
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
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A few of my jobs when I left school were call centre based. Fucking hated them!
Soul destroying, supervisors throwing their weight around and treating everyone like shit, dealing with assholes on the phones all the time.
Banter between other call handlers is good though, that's probably the only positive!
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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call centres arent that bad, 1 i worked in was fine, 9 pound an hour plus bonus is pretty good for doing fuck all
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Originally posted by Conway563
Money can be alright but depends what it's doing and generally chances for progression aren't amazing
[Edited on 28-10-2010 by Conway563]
getting ahead in a call centre is a piece of piss
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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Originally posted by Ben J
I imagine the shaggng that goes on between colleagues is high in a call centre.
I've slept with my supervisor, which was handy she lets me get away with murder now! and pulled the new girl last night who started last Monday everyone said I'd be first and I was 
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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Originally posted by Mike B
We have a vending machine in a very small call centre and it seems such a dire place. The amount of time they spend phoning people to just have it ring for a while then go to answerphone, then on the rare occasions they do get through they start their sales patter only for the person on the other end of the phone to tell them to stop disturbing them then it's hang up and try again with another set of numbers.
I can pretty much guarantee I'd be sacked within my first week for giving customers abuse. There's one lad that's worked there for at least 2 years now and he just constantly looks miserable, he used to seem quite cheery when I first met him
is that Anglican Mike? when I put that water main in there it was silent, no one spoke although no one seemed to be doing any work
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
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Yeah, just seems like the most soul destroying place ever, especially during the day when it's quiet but they do stupid hours too. Gaz in there is in at 9-12 then has a 2 hour break then does 2-4, another 2 hour break then 6-8 where it's busy then they close, it's stupidity. When I used to be on hour long dinner breaks, you'd just end up sat round waiting to start work again, 2 hours would just be a complete waste, and 2 hours twice a day, balls to that.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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I very rarely take a break at work, no way could I do nothing at work for 2 hours
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
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They're unpaid breaks I think, he goes off when he's on his break but he's not got a car or anything so what can you realistically do in 2 hours other than sit round waiting to go back to work.
It's like when I was on the pie deliveries, I was usually done and home by half 10 just sat round waiting for Dorothy to open so I could drop that off then the afternoon was my own, proper annoying at times
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