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6 years, 7 months ago

they listen to every call that trips an alarm

[...] we’ve been told that management screens calls randomly and that they listen to every call that trips an alarm suggesting customer dissatisfaction.

They’re very vague about what gets a call flagged, which makes me suspect this “alarm” is as bullshit as SDF8’s “high-tech security system.” Th…

—p.153 On the Clock: What Low-Wage Work Did to Me and How It Drives America Insane Part Two: Convergys (126) by Emily Guendelsberger
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6 years, 7 months ago

DO NOT TRY TO SELL THEM ANYTHING

For example, we split into small groups one day to make and present posters on a given topic. My group is assigned the problem of what to do if someone calls in to cancel service for a loved one who’s died. CSP specifically notes that this is one of the few situations where reps are not required to…

—p.150 Part Two: Convergys (126) by Emily Guendelsberger
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so many passwords

After orientation, Kimberly gives us another bad omen—several sets of randomly generated log-ins and passwords to memorize. None are the same; few are even related. We’re not allowed to write them down in any way—paper, pens, and cell phones are forbidden anywhere but the break room—and they’re not…

—p.149 Part Two: Convergys (126) by Emily Guendelsberger
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making less than $15 or $16 an hour

FRED: Yes, there’s people that come here for a beauty pageant. But nobody in here should be making less than $15 or $16 an hour.

EMILY: [unable to help herself] Do most people here make $15 or $16 an hour?

FRED: If you’re willing to work hard, have a good attitude and great attendance? Yes.…

—p.144 Part Two: Convergys (126) by Emily Guendelsberger
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homeless folks out there, they need a job

JORDAN: Homeless folks out there, they need a job; single mothers, single fathers, people trying to make it on their own—I will open those seats for people that need it before I let someone entitled sit in here and act like that. We’re not gonna argue about it, because I’m telling you now what’s ac…

—p.139 Part Two: Convergys (126) by Emily Guendelsberger