Duty: Obligations of behavior or conduct in relation to others or to God which have a stronger claim on a person than his self-interest. Or, the work someone is expected to do because of his vocation.
It is the duty of the telemarketers to try and sell you the product, because that is what they are geting paid to do.
and as for how I deal with them, I let them ramble on and on and on, and make them think they are getting somewhere. They call me and invade my time. bad idea as I have lots of time. i find it funny, as most of the time, you can tell the newer marketers as they are quite proficient in the early part of the script, but they don't make it to page two all too often and they start talking in monotone, because they have not commited that part to memory yet. thats when I say things like "you have not been doing this long, have you?". Or once I am bored with wasting their time I tell them after much consideration, I have to decline at this point" and hang up. Keeping in mind, the longer they spend on a no-sale call, the more incompetent it makes them look. time wasted=less calls=less money=new vocation choice. and that is what we all hope for, is that they all get new jobs anyway.
You also can get their name, and tell them to take you off their call-back list. If they don't, you have the right to sue. You just have to remember to get the company name, and the caller's name (or EE number) and document the date/time they call. Personally, I find my way more fun.
Computer calls, I just hang up. And charitable calls like the sherriff's department are not excepted from the method. Usually they will want to send you a sticker or some other bobble, I tell them i already got my sticker for this year, matter of fact got it the other day. I have yet to have one smart enough to ask for my CONTINUED support of their worthy cause, but I have a responce for that too.... anything to keep THEM on the line. It's all just a matter of perspective.
