But I do understand where you’re coming from, you are very private people that are being harassed and pestered by these “sales” people with their products that otherwise, you really have no interest on. But I do believe that there are salespeople out there (like me ;) ) who strives to give their best in their jobs, that they don’t see their job only as a source of income, and couldn’t wait till the next pay day sort of thing, that if they really have other choices they wouldn’t be doing what they’re doing..

I love my job, there are times that things don’t go well, it all happens to the best of us, but at the end of the day, I look at it not by how many sales call I’ve made but how I’ve dealt with people..

And by the way, I don’t bother getting the personal info of the people I need to make my sales pitch with.. I speak with their secretaries or assistants, kahit na mahirap kausap, kung bastos kausap, I’m not pushing for it, why would I serve someone who is bastos in the first place? If they give me their personal contacts, I rarely contact them in those either, I usually still speak with their secretaries unless totally urgent..

that’s why i’m wary about giving out information to individuals who man credit card booths in malls, hand out real-estate related flyers, accost you while you’re shopping. you know the types. i make sure it stops there. to have them call my home and disturb me is the final straw, and i’d have to say i’d definitely be within my rights to lose my temper if they get too persistent or obtrusive. and these telemarketers fail to see that their efforts actually annoy people to the point they would never want to have anything to do with those individuals, the services or products they offer, or the company they represent.

best way i’ve found to counter what they do? i just tell them i’m not interested and hang up. if they call again, i disconnect the phone. anyone else whom you want to reach you will find another way to get in touch, such as your mobile. these telemarketers will not ever resort to such means, because it will be more expensive for them.

After dealing with e-mail spam other unsolicited messages at work, tele-marketing spam comes in. Sheesh!

Do we have a local Do-Not-Call list agency or whatever foundation here in Manila? (or in this lifetime?) :P

Telemarketers are like the customary horrible mugs you get as Christmas presents. They don’t make the world a better
place.

Most real estate companies are really hard sell and that includes the Ayala Land group.

I haev sevaral friends who work with real estate companies. Most of them sell Ayala Land high end developments. Most of my friends work in house and they are graduates of UP, Ateneo, La Salle, UST, etc. Good schools in fact.

From the story of Mr Marketman you can tell that the people who have been pestering him are what we call BROKERS. These people are accredited to sell the projects of Ayala Land and other developers and are not monitored closely by Ayala Land. Tehy have their own offices, their own style of selling, and apparently no ethichs at all.

We cannot blame purely Ayala Land for the acts of these brokers. They are not monitored by the company. Of course they could have undergone some sort of training but how can the company monitor their every move? That’s the reason why they became brokers. They dont want to be monitored. It all boils down to education and breeding. And probably age, becasue most brokers are over 40 years old. Matigas na ang ulo. I have never heard any similar story from my friends. Well becasue they work in house and can be easily reprimanded.

Mr. Marketman if you really want to get back at the person who pissed you so much, you can actually request Ayala Land to suspend her right to sell their projects. Or even worse, have their accreditation revoked.