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Ever apply to an at-home call center - anon


Posted: Oct 16, 2012

I am seriously thinking of applying to a call center and hope I can use my past experience of 30 years of MT to get hired. Anyone ever hear of an MT getting a job at one of these places?

I don't see why not. A neighbor of mine worked doing this in her home - for a while, she had sm

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secretarial experience and got the job. I don't remember what company it was or anything, but she moved on from that to work as a secretary at a school.

I checked into one company.... - anon

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there is some financial output in order to work for them, what with their telephone requirements and headset requirements. I was interested until I saw their rate of pay....less than $10 an hour!!! and I have done call center work before but not from home. You take a lot of verbal abuse! and I mean a lot. That was over 10 years ago and it was bad then. People are much more rude and vocal now if they are dissatisfied with something or if they are truly trying to "get something for nothing." I just cannot fathom taking that sort of abuse on a daily basis for less than $10 an hour....sooo not worth it! but to each their own.


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