I m not even sure how an eager telemarketer behaves, or if there is such a thing. I just really want them to hire me, so I can quit very quickly and write about it. Sophia hires me after a few questions that I have to dig deep to answer. I do know the turnover rate is high for these jobs, so I m assuming, perhaps dangerously, I ve got this in the bag.
Training starts tomorrow.
At 9 am, I am led into a glassed conference room where I meet my fellow trainees. We all fill out some basic paperwork, W-2 information and, surprisingly, a dress code agreement. We all sign our promise to leave our Van Halen T-shirts at home and forgo jeans, though we will never be seen by anyone but each other within these walls. Outside the conference room is the calling floor. There are some 40 cubicles set up back to back, end to end.