JayBird's Flight

Throw Back Thursday time again!  This week I am again going to throw it back to another previous gem of an employer...I attract dysfunction as you will soon notice.

I worked for almost two years at a global outsourcing firm that mostly worked as a collections agency.  While I was never a collector, I did get the privilege of managing some of them!  

Let me throw you back to some of the things I read and heard  working for this company.

"Please remind your employees not to flush their bras and underpants down the toilets"
 -  building management 

"Please tell your employees that we will get rid of the paper towels if they continue to stuff them in the toilets" 
- building management

"Calls may be monitored or recorded for quality insurance purposes"
 - collector

"Why can't I wear leggings and a halter top?  They wear this stuff in LA!"  
- collector in MN when it was -10 degrees outside

Conversation between a collector and a debtor (this is more of a summary of the best parts) The collector was collecting money from an overdue student loan.

Collector:  "You owe $$ on this bill, how much would you like to pay today"

Debtor:      "I don't have any money to pay"

Collector:  "Why don't you use that degree you're not paying for and go get your ghetto a$$  a job at McDonald's then!"

Debtor:      "you asshole" - Hangs up -

            -one minute later the collector calls back-

Debtor:     "I just hung up on you leave me alone, don't call again". - Hangs up

                                                  -1 minute later Collector calls back-

Debtor:      "$&^$#%#^^"

Collector:  "can I get a small cheeseburger and fries from your ghetto a$$"

 The next day he was terminated



There you have it, just some of the wonderful and ridiculous things I encountered on a daily basis working for an interesting place!  
Hope you enjoy your "Throw Back Thursday"