• andallthat@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    if you want to listen to 35 minutes of annoying music, press 1. If you want to get insulted personally by an operator stay on the line

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      Every 5 minutes, at max volume:

      YOUR CALL IS IMPORTANT TO US. ALL AVAILABLE OPERATORS ARE HELPING OTHER CUSTOMERS. PLEASE STAY ON THE LINE.

      2 minutes later:

      DID YOU KNOW <COMPANY> IS WORKING TO SAVE CUSTOMERS LIKE YOU MONEY? UPGRADE YOUR PLAN TO ULTIMATE TODAY AND SAVE! YOU CAN ADD BASIC CABLE TO YOUR INTERNET PLAN FOR FREE FOR 3 MONTHS. MAKE ANY SOUND AT ALL TO LEAVE THE SUPPORT QUEUE AND SPEAK WITH A NEW ACCOUNT SPECIALIST RIGHT AWAY.

      returns to playing compressed elevator music through an old can

      • dan@upvote.au
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        And “we are experiencing higher than average call volumes. Please continue to hold”. Every single time you call. That’s not how averages work!

    • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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      if you want to get insulted personally by an operator stay on the line

      20 minutes later, a robot voice - Please wait, our attendants are busy. You are very valuable to us.