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The DUmpster / Re: What a low-down, scummy thing to do?
« Last post by DefiantSix on September 29, 2026, 08:08:21 AM »You are communists.
Yeah, it's not an accusation anymore at this point. It's documented fact.
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Yeah, it's not an accusation anymore at this point. It's documented fact.
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The DUmpster / Re: I Just Had A Talk With A Nice Canadian Lady
« Last post by SVPete on September 29, 2026, 08:07:03 AM »This is generally true but people who work at call centers are human beings. If you demonstrate some empathy then you can often get them on your side. I would never discuss politics with a CSR because there's a 50/50 chance you'll offend them but if you use their first name and ask them how their day is going then many CSRs will engage in some innocuous conversation.
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CSRs are trained to be robots but if you acknowledge that they are people then you can get much better results.
Treating people like people instead of like servants or sub-humans usually has great "consequences". At restaurants, our habit is to be very polite and if we can, address and thank the server by name; there are some we ask for when we come again. At stores, I often thank the clerk by name. These aren't amazing habits, just "minor" courtesies we'd like to see become more common.
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The DUmpster / Re: What a low-down, scummy thing to do?
« Last post by 67 Rover on September 29, 2026, 07:51:25 AM »You are communists.
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The DUmpster / What a low-down, scummy thing to do?
« Last post by CC27 on September 29, 2026, 07:48:35 AM »kentuck (117,405 posts)
Always have to bitch and moan about everything
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What a low-down, scummy thing to do?
Make a political ad, accusing your opponents of being communists, and lying about your own achievements, all on the taxpayers dime, is pretty damn low.
Not only that, it is probably illegal. But, what is not illegal with Donald Trump?
And put the ads on during a national football game?
There is nothing he will not stoop to if nobody stops him?
Let the DNC try to put a commercial on tonight's football game and just charge it to the taxpayers? We would see how quickly the hypocrites would jump to their feet.
https://democraticunderground.com/100221531069
Always have to bitch and moan about everything
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The DUmpster / Re: I Just Had A Talk With A Nice Canadian Lady
« Last post by DUmpDiver on September 29, 2026, 06:34:32 AM »1. Call center calls are pretty much ALWAYS recorded and retained at least for however many years might be relevant in potential lawsuits' statutes of limitations. Many workers have time-to-resolution or number of calls quotas they must meet. So, yeah, a call center worker is not going to deviate from their script and job's purpose to burn time chatting about another country's politics.
2. I do not mean this in any demeaning way, but standard customer-facing/hearing interaction is all but literally scripted. That smiling Walmart greeter might, IRL, hate you or all customers, but they will still smile and greet you politely.
This is generally true but people who work at call centers are human beings. If you demonstrate some empathy then you can often get them on your side. I would never discuss politics with a CSR because there's a 50/50 chance you'll offend them but if you use their first name and ask them how their day is going then many CSRs will engage in some innocuous conversation.
Example: I used to fly a lot with United for work. For various reasons I'd need to change my flight and want to avoid the flight change fee. They would generally "read the script" and say they had no discretion in the matter but I knew that wasn't the case. What I would do is just call several times knowing that I would get a different CSR every time. Sometimes it would take several calls but eventually I could usually find a CSR who liked my empathy for them enough and would waive the fee.
CSRs are trained to be robots but if you acknowledge that they are people then you can get much better results.
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General Discussion / Re: Liberal Women Who FLED America Over Trump
« Last post by Old n Grumpy on September 29, 2026, 05:45:32 AM »Talk about a wake up call! 
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Politics / Re: Unhinged Democrats Spread Vicious Lie About Trump and the Midterms
« Last post by Old n Grumpy on September 29, 2026, 05:40:12 AM »They are really desperate to get back in power and will do anything to achieve that goal. 
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Terrorism In the US and Around the World / Re: Five men arrested over ‘preparing terrorist act with plot to bomb RAF base’ – as
« Last post by Old n Grumpy on September 29, 2026, 05:36:56 AM »The terrorists have been released on bail! What are they thinking over there? 
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The DUmpster / Re: I Just Had A Talk With A Nice Canadian Lady
« Last post by Old n Grumpy on September 29, 2026, 05:33:37 AM »I had a conversation with a nice German lady, unfortunately I didn't understand a word she said! 
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The DUmpster / Re: I Just Had A Talk With A Nice Canadian Lady
« Last post by DUmpDiver on September 29, 2026, 05:26:59 AM »And then a cop leapt out of my faucet..