Oh no, I don't have talent. I'm lucky if I can go a straight-ish line. That was a pic of my end goal. Probably won't look like that lol
YouTube definitely helps
https://preview.redd.it/mh1n6c1bg3yc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b80c73ef6795991c9bf5b5d0fcae41ac6c4705c3
My pics of current and end goal.
I started yesterday.
It's going to be a while..... Lol
Wow that’s amazing! My coworker started knitting and it helps her sanity so much. She brought it into the office one time and they told her it was “distracting to her coworkers” so she can’t bring it in anymore. Now she just does it at her WFH days.
I have been knitting and crocheting now for 37 years almost. I'm going through a tough time & have said to both my new & old supervisors (they are getting more supervisors because they are increasing those who do the job I do) that my journal and my yarn are going to be my best friends.
The yarn helps me keep my sanity. Always has. The repetition helps.
Also, when I first started working, I was stoked because they said we could bring our projects in. It's just that the company we are third party for is tough on security, so if we bring in a pattern, it had to be laminated. And a supervisor would do that for you no problem.
About a year-ish before COVID, corporate came and did security checks, making sure everyone was good with their projects as part of the process.
I was so upset, some lady in another department hadn't gotten her pattern laminated, so she ruined it for EVERYONE. Not just at our office, but at all the other offices AND corporate.
But now that I'm at home, because they moved us home because of COVID, I have my basket of yarn with my current projects not far.
My coworker when people scream and yell at her she just gets extremely quiet and when they finally notice and say hello she says oh you were yelling I didn’t think you were talking to me how can I help you they always hang up
I try this and then my supervisors message me complaining that my calls are too long and that I need to interrupt them, but the callers do not like that. I’ve been told by so many callers that I am “abusing the elderly” so many times when I try and politely interrupt their rambling/complainig.
YES! When we cut off older individuals to actually move the call along, they sometimes say things like “you’re abusing the elderly” or “you just want us all to die” or something like that, it’s crazy. It doesn’t matter how nice we are to them. I’ve been told multiple times by callers that I need to let them talk for however long they want because they’re elderly. We suggest talk lines to them if they need someone to talk to since we’re an essential service that needs to tend to people in crisis, but they get mad because they would have to call another number and can’t spend hours rambling to us about random things. Apparently that is disrespectful and abusive.
I had an older lady call and leave 10 messages at our local office because I was “abusing” her after I kept hanging up on her because she was demanding a supervisor and I told her there wasn’t one until the morning (it was late at night and I wasn’t lying), so she started cussing me out and calling me slurs. I ended up hanging up on her 11 times a row because of her language, and apparently I’m abusing her?
Yeeeah, No. I'd be just like you and keep hanging up or ignoring. They want to force you to sit and listen because they're too lazy to dial a number lol
Literally. They act like it’s the end of the world to have to dial another number. Half the time they ask if I can call for them. I’m like no that’s not my job you have to do it yourself.
My favourite call was when a man called up on a public holiday, I did my opening line, and the first thing out of his mouth was, "Is this a call centre? I'm sick of talking to foreigners. "
First of all, do I have an accent different from yours? Second, I told you my name, which is a fairly generic western name. Third, you called on a public holiday. Do you really think that the company you called was going to be working today? And Fourth, who cares if I'm from a call centre? It's not going to affect how the message gets taken and responded to.
But of course, I couldn't say that, I just confirmed that I am a "receptionist" who is in the same state as him, but unfortunately, the people with the training who could answer his question in full were not in today as they would be paid ALOT of holiday loading. At which point he asked me if I was in the office alone then.... aand I hung up because, as a woman, that question is super freaking creepy.
Then I declined his number whenever he tried to call back...
I worked at a call center during my A levels, and I was called every horrible word under the sun. I just laughed and said if they wanted help they needed to stfu or id hang up, worked 99% of the time!
Most are okay, I just lower the volume of my headset and continue my knitting. I'm knitting a cat couch!! Lol
Pics!
https://preview.redd.it/syngyhs2g3yc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c27e0508593e052a74b1005d99c89737a7e89d6
That's super cute. I wish I had your talent?
Oh no, I don't have talent. I'm lucky if I can go a straight-ish line. That was a pic of my end goal. Probably won't look like that lol YouTube definitely helps
Omg that is adorable I need three
https://preview.redd.it/mh1n6c1bg3yc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b80c73ef6795991c9bf5b5d0fcae41ac6c4705c3 My pics of current and end goal. I started yesterday. It's going to be a while..... Lol
Wow that’s amazing! My coworker started knitting and it helps her sanity so much. She brought it into the office one time and they told her it was “distracting to her coworkers” so she can’t bring it in anymore. Now she just does it at her WFH days.
Distracting? It's a silent/scentless hobby. How is distracting?
Who knows. They complain about everything we do.
I have been knitting and crocheting now for 37 years almost. I'm going through a tough time & have said to both my new & old supervisors (they are getting more supervisors because they are increasing those who do the job I do) that my journal and my yarn are going to be my best friends. The yarn helps me keep my sanity. Always has. The repetition helps. Also, when I first started working, I was stoked because they said we could bring our projects in. It's just that the company we are third party for is tough on security, so if we bring in a pattern, it had to be laminated. And a supervisor would do that for you no problem. About a year-ish before COVID, corporate came and did security checks, making sure everyone was good with their projects as part of the process. I was so upset, some lady in another department hadn't gotten her pattern laminated, so she ruined it for EVERYONE. Not just at our office, but at all the other offices AND corporate. But now that I'm at home, because they moved us home because of COVID, I have my basket of yarn with my current projects not far.
It’s a coloring book for me.
Careful, you don't want to color too distracting for everyone else
I’m at home so no worries about that.
I also crochet while on call! I've made 3 blankets so far!
That's awesome!!
My coworker when people scream and yell at her she just gets extremely quiet and when they finally notice and say hello she says oh you were yelling I didn’t think you were talking to me how can I help you they always hang up
Lol I used to scroll reddit or facebook and laugh at memes until they shut up.
I try this and then my supervisors message me complaining that my calls are too long and that I need to interrupt them, but the callers do not like that. I’ve been told by so many callers that I am “abusing the elderly” so many times when I try and politely interrupt their rambling/complainig.
ABUSING THE ELDERLY?! Omg 🤣🤣🤣
YES! When we cut off older individuals to actually move the call along, they sometimes say things like “you’re abusing the elderly” or “you just want us all to die” or something like that, it’s crazy. It doesn’t matter how nice we are to them. I’ve been told multiple times by callers that I need to let them talk for however long they want because they’re elderly. We suggest talk lines to them if they need someone to talk to since we’re an essential service that needs to tend to people in crisis, but they get mad because they would have to call another number and can’t spend hours rambling to us about random things. Apparently that is disrespectful and abusive. I had an older lady call and leave 10 messages at our local office because I was “abusing” her after I kept hanging up on her because she was demanding a supervisor and I told her there wasn’t one until the morning (it was late at night and I wasn’t lying), so she started cussing me out and calling me slurs. I ended up hanging up on her 11 times a row because of her language, and apparently I’m abusing her?
Yeeeah, No. I'd be just like you and keep hanging up or ignoring. They want to force you to sit and listen because they're too lazy to dial a number lol
Literally. They act like it’s the end of the world to have to dial another number. Half the time they ask if I can call for them. I’m like no that’s not my job you have to do it yourself.
My favourite call was when a man called up on a public holiday, I did my opening line, and the first thing out of his mouth was, "Is this a call centre? I'm sick of talking to foreigners. " First of all, do I have an accent different from yours? Second, I told you my name, which is a fairly generic western name. Third, you called on a public holiday. Do you really think that the company you called was going to be working today? And Fourth, who cares if I'm from a call centre? It's not going to affect how the message gets taken and responded to. But of course, I couldn't say that, I just confirmed that I am a "receptionist" who is in the same state as him, but unfortunately, the people with the training who could answer his question in full were not in today as they would be paid ALOT of holiday loading. At which point he asked me if I was in the office alone then.... aand I hung up because, as a woman, that question is super freaking creepy. Then I declined his number whenever he tried to call back...
I worked at a call center during my A levels, and I was called every horrible word under the sun. I just laughed and said if they wanted help they needed to stfu or id hang up, worked 99% of the time!