9. The “I Quit” Story that Backfires
“I managed to find a telemarketing job as one of my first jobs. It sucked and we were treated like animals, but it was close enough that I could walk there from home. I only intended to stay long enough to afford a car.
One day, I realized that I had reached my set dollar amount for a car purchase. As a joke, I strayed as far from the sales pitch as possible. I changed my greeting to things like “Hey.” or “‘Sup?” I impersonated celebrity voices. People stopped working around me. They just listened in shock. But it completely backfired.
It was my highest day of sales ever. I sold 10 times my average. The pit boss was bewildered, which is why I wasn’t fired right away (he listened in on all my calls that day).” – Reddit user [deleted]
Although this highly impressed boss begged his top telemarketer, this person already achieved his goal and even entertained his coworkers. He did raise the bar right before quitting his job!