Update XV: Stuck Inside of Tulsa with the Oklahoma City Blues Again

[Joe Biden 2020]

I wonder what the scale will say today...

287.6 which is a total loss of 4 pounds in 10 days.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Why hasn't MetroTech responded?  It makes no sense.   

It's a tough position for them to respond, when Jeffie never sent an e-mail. Most companies and schools have a policy that they must return responses within 24 hours

I sent the e-mail late Monday afternoon.  I'll be patient.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Smash, it is hourly + commission.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Memphis, I have no idea either.  This is not a draw system from everything I've heard from bosses and peons alike.

[Joe Biden 2020]

It is lunch time and the day is going great.  We haven't done much yet today only going over the call flow.  We may shadow agents already on the  floor this afternoon.  This is easy money today.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Have you tried calling Aaron?

I didn't bring her number with me today.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I just left a voicemail.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Lief, there is a term for those people - "call center gypsies"

[Joe Biden 2020]

It is lunch time and the day is going great.  We haven't done much yet today only going over the call flow.  We may shadow agents already on the  floor this afternoon.  This is easy money today.

Well yes, it is quite easy to not do anything.

He's just parroting glib comments from his sales manager. AT&T loves throwing money around. It's easy money today. And so forth.

Nagas is right in this instance.  In the first 4 hours of the day we had maybe 45 minutes of instruction.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I just called her at lunch.  Give her time.  I did send my instructor an email Monday.  I'm not worried about it.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Could we have J-Mann or somebody contact Metrotech and get this straightened out?

That's unethical.  Nobody calls someone else's employer or school wanting personal information.  Sim fan did that and he was completely in the wrong.

[Joe Biden 2020]

bushie, does your new job require you to clock out to go to the bathroom?

I have to go in a different code on the phones, but I still get paid for it.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Could we have J-Mann or somebody contact Metrotech and get this straightened out?

That's unethical.  Nobody calls someone else's employer or school wanting personal information.  Sim fan did that and he was completely in the wrong.

Who did Simfan call?

It was brought to my attention that he called Metrotech posing as a CAD employer asking if I completed school.  He was given the answer in the affirmative.  Select members of the forum, earlier in this thread, rightly denounced his actions in doing so as a violation of privacy, but then wrongly promptly dismissed the findings and still kept hounding me with doubts if I completed the program.  Of course, the same members attacked, and continue to attack me, for lying about my schooling.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Things picked up a bit in the training from 13:45-15:30, but then we just sat and talked sports from 15:30-17:00. All together today we got in about 3 hours of training, 4 hours of sports talk, and 1 hour of just sitting there. That's about normal, too... Things really seem to be disorganized. Training is supposed to end either Tuesday or Wednesday (I cannot get a clear answer on that, either) and at this time I honestly don't feel ready to take a call. I realize there are still 3-4 days left of training, but they say we've learned all the material, but since this is a new account they just received there are no calls to listen to in an effort to get the feel for the call flow. We're supposed to do some role playing tomorrow, so that might help and we did go over the call flow this afternoon, so hopefully I'll feel more comfortable after tomorrow.

[Joe Biden 2020]

All that said,  I still like this job and feel it could be a good fit for me.   I have no intention of quiting, so get that out of your heads.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Despite what I said earlier,  I have no plans to give up the job and I'm not in any danger.  It is a paycheck,  and that's a big thing.

[Joe Biden 2020]

If i haven't heard anything by Tuesday,  I will call her again.  I want to give her time, but I also want to be persistent.

[Joe Biden 2020]

This really seems bizarre... "training" that involved hours of sports talk and no description of exactly whAt you are doing?

Hands up anyone that would stay in that room for more than an hour?

At least we got paid for it.  Still, I had your exact same sentiment around 10:30 this morning.  I thought about going home at lunch, but then I thought better about it and we did actually go over the call flow for half the afternoon so I'm glad I stayed.  Of course, getting that extra 4 hours of pay wasn't too bad, either!

Tomorrow, we're supposed to role-play for a while, so I hope that will take up more time.

[Joe Biden 2020]

We are supposed to role-play for a while today and then maybe listen to other people taking inbound calls.  I'm hoping and expecting the role-play to give me a better idea on how to talk to my customers.  Bottom line, is I have no plans to leave this job.  I can't afford to go through another long, painful job search.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Bushie, I know you don't want to post it here because of Mondale, but it might be a good idea to pm a few of us the name of the company so we can do a bit of research on it.  No offense, but your research skills absolutely suck, and I have a really bad feeling you got suckered into something again. 

I'm confident about what I've gotten myself into.  It's not a perfect or even an ideal job, but it will provide a paycheck.  I need a paycheck.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I just heard back from Aaron and she transferred me to the South Bryant Campus where I physically attended.  The lady who handles my certificate is out of the office today, but she said expect a call first thing Monday morning.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Please, I've asked before, but was ignored as usual.  I do not need negative predictions about my failure.  I need positive encouragement to keep going.  I also don't need continued faith mocking.  I don't need doubts about any of my ability because of my past.  I don't need coddling, but I need positive encouragement.  I also need tips on how to do my job well and be successful.  No more negativity or I told you so's.  Those NEVER help anyone.

[Joe Biden 2020]

We are supposed to role-play for a while today and then maybe listen to other people taking inbound calls.  I'm hoping and expecting the role-play to give me a better idea on how to talk to my customers.  Bottom line, is I have no plans to leave this job.  I can't afford to go through another long, painful job search.

Why can't  you look for a better job now that you have a job?  I'm missing something.

I think it comes down to his confidence - he has none. It was difficult for him to be rejected job after job while his classmates all were hired, so he's given up and thinks that being a telemarketer is going to be a career for him, when in reality, it will only feed his low self esteem and he will be out of a job in 2 weeks max.

Again, why the doubts about my ability?  I have specifically asked you not to post those.  Yet, you continue to ignore me.  You are not here to help apparently.  You are here to laugh and mock and discourage.  Do you remember the advice "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all"?  You have violated that so many times.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I'm holding my own in this job.  I'm trying to figure out a way to interview for another job and take personal calls from employers when I'm working 8-5 M-F when I can't use the phone at work and don't want to jeopardize my attendance by taking a day off.  I will only get a half hour lunch to boot.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I'm going to my parents this weekend and we're going to talk about my strategy with the job.  I voiced my frustrations to my mother last night over the phone and she is concerned to be honest.  I don't want to leave this place, but if they think it would be the best thing for me then I would strongly consider it.  Ultimately, it's my decision, but I'll listen to everyone's advice.