Last night and tonight I worked a phone bank on behalf of Carbon County Democratic candidates. I’ll probably be doing it again next week. We start at 5:30 p.m. and call until 8:00. What are most people doing at that time? They are winding down from work, or eating dinner, or watching the news. And here comes a call from me reminding them of the upcoming election and asking for their votes.
I understand they may be annoyed. I understand they may even be angry. Nevertheless, I don’t think that warrants hanging up without a further word or using foul language. Allow me give you a tip for responding to political calls you don’t want to hear. Say, politely, “I know what you are doing is difficult, and I respect that, but I am not interested. Thank you.” Then you hang up.
I mean, really, do you think I enjoy making these calls? Do you think I’m making piles of money doing this? The next time I get hung up on or cursed out, I’m going to call back at midnight and say,”Hey jerk, learn some phone manners.” You’ve been warned.
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