As I walked into the room, past the stained cubicles and dirt littered carpet, it became obvious that I had stepped into some sort of phone dialing organization...about 20 guys were on the phone and Jerry was animatedly talking, I presumed to a customer, about what a bad decision he was making by trying to back out of his deal.
He listened for a minute, rolled his eyes and went back into cajoling the customer into sending in the check for the order. He was interrupted by the client a number of times and I could tell the conversation wasn't going the way he hoped. He was losing the deal, then finally he lost it. "We've gone out on a limb for you, based upon your word that you would honor this transaction, we record all our calls and have it on tape where you provided us with your name, address, phone number and placed the order. We also have it on tape that your representative informed you that this was a firm and binding transaction, and that we were going into the market to buy your product and lock in the trade for you. He also informed you that it once we give you a transaction number the trade is done and you own the product. We fully intend to hold you to your agreement, and we hope that we don't have to get our attorneys involved:"
"OK, so you must be Fredo, have a seat! What do you know about this business Fredo?" "Well, Mr. D***, first off my name is Frango, and I was hoping to get started in the investment business." "So, tell me Fredo, can you dial a phone and talk to people?" "You bet I can," I managed to squeeze in. "OK" he choked as he took a drag off his Marlboro, "go sit with Lumpy and listen to what he says and then come back to see me at the end of the day."
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