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April 7, 2026 at 10:15 pm

Call Center Employee Asked Caller To Provide His Full Account Number Before Transferring To A Supervisor, But The Caller Refused To Verify His Identity And Threatened To Get Her Fired

Woman working in a call center, upset with how a customer is speaking to her

That was totally unprofessional.

April 7, 2026 at 7:15 pm

Call Center Employee Investigated Customer’s Claim That Men In A Van Stole Her Internet Cable, But After Checking Technician Notes, She Found The Line Had Been Removed During A Scheduled Upgrade

Old white van parked outside of a business

What a funny call.

April 7, 2026 at 3:23 pm

Insurance Agent Explained That A Driver’s Policy Was Cancelled For Undeclared Car Modifications, And The Driver Complained It Was Cheating After Learning The Company Checked A Car Show

Pretty blue Audi that's been heavily modified to enter car shows

Calls like this must be fun.

April 6, 2026 at 1:20 pm

Employee Recently Started Working The Night Shift, But She Heard Several Scary Stories From Her Teammates Who Have Worked There For Awhile

Office ghost stories will test your courage and sanity.

April 3, 2026 at 12:55 am

Woman Wanted To Hire A Lawyer After Running A Red Light, But The Law Firm Employee Hung Up On Her For Being Unreasonable

She messed up on so many levels!

April 1, 2026 at 8:35 pm

Insurance Employee Handles Multiple Phone Calls From Clients, But Two Of Them Hung Up On Her

I guess they didn’t really want help after all.

March 30, 2026 at 6:15 pm

Call Center Employee Took Wife’s Call About An Unauthorized Sixth Line On Her Husband’s Account, And She Unintentionally Found Out The He Was Leading A Double Life

Call center employee sharing some juicy drama with his neighbor

It was going to happen eventually.

March 30, 2026 at 11:22 am

Business Owner Took A Call From A Customer Who Hung Up On Three Female Employees, So He Transferred The Customer To His Wife

Man sitting at the desk taking a call from a customer

It’s crazy how common this is.

March 30, 2026 at 5:24 am

Customer Support Employee Needed A Model And Serial Number To Replace A Man’s Damaged TV, But Because The Customer Had Stage 4 Parkinson’s And Could Not Lift The TV To Find The Sticker, The Claim Was Denied

Man in wheelchair with his laptop on his lap

He did what he could.

March 30, 2026 at 12:55 am

Call Center Employee Tried To Help Driver Submit Updated License, But After He Texted The 800 Number And Claimed His Email Could Only Send Messages But Not Receive Them

Man shocked at the audacity of someone not knowing how to use their phone

That must’ve been pretty shocking.

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Call Center Employee Asked Caller To Provide His Full Account Number Before Transferring To A Supervisor, But The Caller Refused To Verify His Identity And Threatened To Get Her Fired

Call Center Employee Investigated Customer’s Claim That Men In A Van Stole Her Internet Cable, But After Checking Technician Notes, She Found The Line Had Been Removed During A Scheduled Upgrade

Insurance Agent Explained That A Driver’s Policy Was Cancelled For Undeclared Car Modifications, And The Driver Complained It Was Cheating After Learning The Company Checked A Car Show

Employee Recently Started Working The Night Shift, But She Heard Several Scary Stories From Her Teammates Who Have Worked There For Awhile

Woman Wanted To Hire A Lawyer After Running A Red Light, But The Law Firm Employee Hung Up On Her For Being Unreasonable

Insurance Employee Handles Multiple Phone Calls From Clients, But Two Of Them Hung Up On Her

Call Center Employee Took Wife’s Call About An Unauthorized Sixth Line On Her Husband’s Account, And She Unintentionally Found Out The He Was Leading A Double Life

Business Owner Took A Call From A Customer Who Hung Up On Three Female Employees, So He Transferred The Customer To His Wife

Customer Support Employee Needed A Model And Serial Number To Replace A Man’s Damaged TV, But Because The Customer Had Stage 4 Parkinson’s And Could Not Lift The TV To Find The Sticker, The Claim Was Denied

Call Center Employee Tried To Help Driver Submit Updated License, But After He Texted The 800 Number And Claimed His Email Could Only Send Messages But Not Receive Them

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