Call center agents and camaraderie

Hello Front, You know It's really hard to live a life after talking to a lot of foreigners who are either angry, racist, discriminate or simply desperate just to get what they want. As for the applicants, it's really striking nervous for new ones if they are quiet all the time. Frankly, i would not start a conversation the next time i apply for a call center job because it has distracted me from concentrating what i need to say.camaraderie doesn't last unless you still work on the same field.

I've been a call center agent for 4 years with different companies. And every time I'm going to my medical or even during the recruitment process itself, I am the one you are talking about that will just come up to you and start a conversation. Whenever I'm on that kind of situation, I always feel that I need to talk to someone or at least get to know a new person. I just want to chit-chat a lot. Considering that recruitment process and medical exams will keep ypu waiting for hours, so I have to talk to people so I will never get bored while waiting for my turn.

Yes. I'll tell you the truth, I do it all the time. I've been a call center agent/customer service rep for over 18 years, and I'll talk to almost anyone. I make friends that way! On the bus, I've had fast friends, talking about how our jobs suck, or our problems. We called it "bus therapy"! I find that the more people I talk to, the more I know. I've found out about food pantries (I'm unemployed right now), how to apply for social services, and the best places to eat in my area. Really the only thing I haven't gotten is a job, and I hope to do that through word-of-mouth, soon, too. Call center agents tend to be chatty - after all, we talk for a living! If we don't practice, we get "out-of-form", so I'd say if you're looking for that sort of a job, get practicing! The quicker you can get a person to feel good about your "hello" line, the faster you'll get on in the vast world of telephone communications. Besides, it's fun.

Yes, there are a lot of people who just come and strike up meaningless conversations. I've done this before and they are only during group interviews, just to look 'involved'. But on a regular day, I wouldn't do that.

Well, there are many people who are just friendly like that, and if they find a good excuse to start a conversation, like applying for the same kind of job, then they can try to make a new friend, I think. Or maybe because call center jobs are very hard, and call center agents tend to stick together for not to lose to stress

Hi sweetie. I've seen a lot of people who do this, if they have the same line of work on interest. Must be a work thing. Someone still need to tell me what this call center thingie is about, though. TATA.

Everytime I apply for a job I always have someone to chat with that is my fellow applicant. I think its normal to applicants to have a chat to say your thoughts on the company and position. You may also learn new things with them.