tales from call centers Archives

March 21, 2026 at 8:20 pm

Man Claiming To Be An Employee Called The Customer Line, So The Person Taking The Call Demanded His Employee Number Before Transferring Him

Sorry, sir, but that isn’t your ID.

March 21, 2026 at 6:15 pm

Call Center Employee Tries To Help An Angry American Customer, But He Gets Really Upset Because The Call Center Is Overseas

Woman with a headset on working in a call center

For some people, American English and UK English are completely different.

March 20, 2026 at 11:49 pm

Employee Dealt With A Rude Customer Who Wanted To Exchange His Dirty Backpack For A New One, But He Shut Him Down With Clever And Hilarious Advice

If you’ve got 15,000 followers, surely one of them owns a bucket.

March 20, 2026 at 7:15 pm

Young Employee Was Excited To Start Their First Full Time Job, But The Reality Of The Position Was Very Different Then What They’d Imagined

This employee needs to find a new job.

March 18, 2026 at 6:15 pm

Call Center Worker Lauded For Her Skills Was Asked To Change Her Voice, But Supervisor Didn’t Give Details And She Is Fuming

How dare you.

March 16, 2026 at 11:49 pm

Tech Support Agent Refused To Transfer Customer To Apple Support Because It’s Not Possible From Their Phone System, But The Customer Insisted It Was Done Before And Demanded A Supervisor

Man working tech support, trying to help a customer

He was right to refuse.

March 16, 2026 at 3:22 am

Tech Support Employee Asked Woman To Reboot Her Cable Box Instead Of Her TV, And Even After It Was Fixed, She Demanded To Speak To A Supervisor And Threatened A Police Complaint

Tech support worker trying to get lady to reset her cable box

You can’t please everyone.

March 15, 2026 at 1:20 pm

Call Center Employee Handled A Toxic And Demanding Customer, So He Asked Management For An Anti-Abuse Call Script He Could Use In The Future

Call center employee covering his mic and looking at the side

Sometimes, you need a script to survive work drama.

March 15, 2026 at 7:24 am

Call Center Rep Tells Caller She Remembers Him And He’s Super Flattered, But She Only Remembers Him Because He’s Always Rude To Her

Silent, festering hatred

March 11, 2026 at 10:15 pm

Customer Wanted To Update His Family’s Insurance Details, But He Wouldn’t Listen And Kept Yelling At The Representative

Talk about a frustrating phone call!

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Man Claiming To Be An Employee Called The Customer Line, So The Person Taking The Call Demanded His Employee Number Before Transferring Him

Call Center Employee Tries To Help An Angry American Customer, But He Gets Really Upset Because The Call Center Is Overseas

Employee Dealt With A Rude Customer Who Wanted To Exchange His Dirty Backpack For A New One, But He Shut Him Down With Clever And Hilarious Advice

Young Employee Was Excited To Start Their First Full Time Job, But The Reality Of The Position Was Very Different Then What They’d Imagined

Call Center Worker Lauded For Her Skills Was Asked To Change Her Voice, But Supervisor Didn’t Give Details And She Is Fuming

Tech Support Agent Refused To Transfer Customer To Apple Support Because It’s Not Possible From Their Phone System, But The Customer Insisted It Was Done Before And Demanded A Supervisor

Tech Support Employee Asked Woman To Reboot Her Cable Box Instead Of Her TV, And Even After It Was Fixed, She Demanded To Speak To A Supervisor And Threatened A Police Complaint

Call Center Employee Handled A Toxic And Demanding Customer, So He Asked Management For An Anti-Abuse Call Script He Could Use In The Future

Call Center Rep Tells Caller She Remembers Him And He’s Super Flattered, But She Only Remembers Him Because He’s Always Rude To Her

Customer Wanted To Update His Family’s Insurance Details, But He Wouldn’t Listen And Kept Yelling At The Representative

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