Friday, March 25, 2011

Being in Collections...

10 Things your Bill Collector would like to say but can’t

1. About your answering machine… no one wants to hear your cover of your favorite gospel song, nor is anyone amused by your “Hello? Hello? Hello? Just kidding… I’m not home right now” message.

2. Hanging up or ignoring me does not make me or your problems in general go away.

3. When you tell me to get a “real job” I laugh on the inside because atleast I can pay my bills each month.

4. Telling me to go fuck myself and then ending the call with a “have a blessed day” doesn’t make you a very nice person.

5. You spoke English when you filled out a credit application, it’s odd how you’ve forgotten how to speak it now that it’s time to pay.

6. Yes bad things do happen to good people… and concoursely good things happen to bad people too.

7. When your mortgage is 200/month and your car payment is 900/m you may want to reevaluate your priorities.

8. You are not a stone or a turnip and I am not looking for blood but thank you for being the 20th person to say that to me today.

9. I hear how angry you are that the government only gives you $1,000/month in assistance. They don’t give me anything… imagine how I feel…

10. I understand that it’s 8 o’clock in the morning but if I have to be up this early to discuss your bills, then so do YOU.


2 comments:

  1. thank goodness we don't have bill collectors calling our home...i give you folks tons of credit at what you do. not an easy task by any means.
    you handle it well and you are doing a terrific job. :)
    thanks for the laugh!

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  2. For #8....just remember you don't want blood you just want green paper! :-)

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