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[waterspyder]

The phone keeps ringing... but it's not the job.
It's people trying to sell me things ("Is the man of the house home?" "How about you go fuck yourself and thanks for your time")
or sign me up for more cable services (No, I work full time and go to school full time, I don't need mroe television channels because frankly, my birds don't care what they watch)
or for bundles (Yes I realize i could be saving $3/month, but I have no idea what I'll be doing for 3 years)
or the Government asking me how to do things at the job they haven't renewed my contract for yet (*scowl*)
I'm going to guess my mother is sick since she sneezed on her work message that says she won't be back until when she gets back into the office. I guess it's almost time for me to go outside.

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[torrain.livejournal.com]

> It's people trying to sell me things ("Is the man of the house home?"
> "How about you go fuck yourself and thanks for your time")

Oooohhhh, I *hate* that.

"Hello, Mrs. Moffatt?"
"Yes?" (Patient. Gentle. Heavy accent, maybe he actually said "Ms" and I misheard.)
"Hi, is Mr. Moffatt there?"
"There is no Mr. Moffatt."
"Oh. We'd like to sell you cable, could I speak to whoever makes the financial decisions in your household?"

That last is a paraphrase. It's a really accurate paraphrase.

(On the flip side, I still do phone surveys if I have the time, since I remember doing that job and figure I can afford to make someone else's calls completed record suck a little less.)

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

Another marketer asked for Mr. Kerry Chalmers today. I know my name is unisex, but if you don't know, don't assume.

They all sound mortified when I ask to be called Miss as it is my preferred appelation. This is likely since Miss has been rmeoved from many forms, including theirs.

[torrain.livejournal.com]

> Another marketer asked for Mr. Kerry Chalmers today. I know my name is
> unisex, but if you don't know, don't assume.

*blinks* But aren't you flattered that they, you know, actually assumed you might be a man?

Eugh. I don't know. Grind up a few normative assumptions about gender, season with a little Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, and I blow a gasket. It's well beyond issue and into volume territory for me, though it's mellowed slightly in the last...

...dammit. Six years. I'm getting old.

[kali-kali.livejournal.com]

I never knew you did phone surveys once. Where did you work?

[torrain.livejournal.com]

Ekos Research Associates, down on Metcalfe. Okay work, one really creepy supervisor, easy to schedule around classes. Quit after a year 'cause I suspected it was encouraging me to disdain my fellow man. *shrug*

[kali-kali.livejournal.com]

Ahh... kruszer and hexpiritus both work there.

Right now in our house, we have four people who do phone surveys, at three different companies.

[kali-kali.livejournal.com]

And oh, is it okay to post the pictures of you from the party in my LJ?

[torrain.livejournal.com]

*tips hat* Yeah, go ahead. (Woooo! Chainsaw!)

[andifferous.livejournal.com]

there are a lot of dumbasses out there who still as shit like "is the man of the house in"
though i remember being at my parent's place, and people asking "is the decision maker in?"
though half the time I answer the phone, they automatically think I am the Mr Bowman they are looking for.