No, Seriously, You Need This
I work for a commercial fire suppression company. We are the ones who inspect sprinkler/alarm systems, fire extinguishers, hydrants, etc yearly to make sure they’re up to code.
Any legally operating business has to have yearly inspections on these systems; sometimes you can slide by with not getting them done every year, but if the fire marshal shows up for a visit, you’re busted.
So I work in the office, and it’s my job to call our customers to let them know their inspections are due. These are people who know they need these inspections done and are already customers of ours.
Still, maybe it’s something in my voice, but like 6 times out of ten I get hung up on because these people think I’m trying to sell them a service.
I’ve had to call people back several times to try and let them know that I’m not a telemarketer and that, even if they choose not to use our services this year, their system will soon be out of code. I’ve had to start limiting myself to 3 callbacks because I can’t keep wasting my time with these people. Story credit: Reddit / Barfignugen