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Reading another post reminded me of a funny experience I had working in a call center a few years back. I don't think I've posted this one before, and it's definitely not sucky, but I had a good laugh anyway.
I worked in a call center with multiple inbound accounts. One guy calls in from Alabama (or some other southern state) on a free information line (about a bed or mattress, I think). I go through his information request without any trouble--collecting name, address, phone number, etc. Then I get to the closing page, and he throws me a curveball.
(This may be paraphrased a bit. It's been several years since it happened.)
Caller: So, HawaiianShirts, where's your office located? I don't recognize your accent.
Me: I'm in Utah.
Caller: Utah, huh? Lots o' Mormons out there?
Me:
Yes, quite a few.
Caller: Say, can you do me a little favor?
Me: Maybe. What's the favor?
Caller: Will you ask the Mormons to pray for me?
Me: ...?
Caller: I got some health problems, and I can use all the help I can get, so I was just hopin' you could ask them Mormons to include me in their prayin'.
Me: All of them? (At the time, there were approximately 11 million "Mormons" worldwide.)
Caller: Yeah.
Me: Uh... sure. Why not. I'll ask the ones I know.
Caller: Ah, really?! Man, that's great! Thank you so much!
Then I ended the call like any other. Funny the things that can make another person's day...
I worked in a call center with multiple inbound accounts. One guy calls in from Alabama (or some other southern state) on a free information line (about a bed or mattress, I think). I go through his information request without any trouble--collecting name, address, phone number, etc. Then I get to the closing page, and he throws me a curveball.
(This may be paraphrased a bit. It's been several years since it happened.)
Caller: So, HawaiianShirts, where's your office located? I don't recognize your accent.
Me: I'm in Utah.
Caller: Utah, huh? Lots o' Mormons out there?
Me:
Yes, quite a few.Caller: Say, can you do me a little favor?
Me: Maybe. What's the favor?
Caller: Will you ask the Mormons to pray for me?
Me: ...?
Caller: I got some health problems, and I can use all the help I can get, so I was just hopin' you could ask them Mormons to include me in their prayin'.
Me: All of them? (At the time, there were approximately 11 million "Mormons" worldwide.)
Caller: Yeah.
Me: Uh... sure. Why not. I'll ask the ones I know.
Caller: Ah, really?! Man, that's great! Thank you so much!
Then I ended the call like any other. Funny the things that can make another person's day...
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