People who give out other people's numbers

[nermal71]

Ok sorry to rant but this just frosts my cookies. At work we pretty much have to have a list of each other's phone numbers home and cell in case there is an emergency school closing and we have to get the kids home in the middle of the day. There is one woman we work with who just has no problem with giving out others numbers to benefit herself. I now have a cosmetic person and a vacuum sales person and at one point a gutter/siding person calling both my home and cell numbers wanting to buy their makeup, let them clean my carpets and getting the gutters/siding replaced on my home. And these people will NOT leave me alone. They call in the am, the pm and the hours in between. So I approached her and asked her to not do it and she told me she hasn't given my number out. I then quoted the cosmetic person and all of a sudden she changed her tune to oh yah I did that a year ago...she's just now calling you? Like it was no big deal. Then I pointed out that the girl told me she was just starting her business.....and the story changed again. She just doesn't get why this bothers me. Oh and now she's slamming on her facebook as being "fake" because I'm angry over this. Sigh.....I just don't get it. Doesn't she get that I enjoy my privacy and I do not like what I consider telemarketers? And that when I get home and can relax I do not want to have strangers interupting my evening? I had to have my hubby put a special ring tone on my cell for numbers that I do not have on my list so that I can just ignore that ringtone and get them off voicemail later.

 

[Amy27]

That would really bother me too. Even if it was a friend instead of a fellow employee I would be mad if they gave my number to people selling stuff. I don't give my number out to telemarketers and I don't want other people to either. I hope this girl gets that you are upset and stops doing it. If she doesn't is there someone higher up in the company you can report her too? It sounds like the numbers were given out for emergencies, not to give to telemarketers.

 

[nermal71]

I may have to do that. We were friends at one time but even in that.....I sure would NOT do that to a friend. Sad thing is she denied it and then I repeated what the caller said...so then she changed her story to well it was a year ago...then I repeated what the caller said about just starting up her new Mary Kay business and now the person from work won't discuss it. I'm gonna drop it, but if it happens again I will have to go to boss. I just don't like burdening my boss who has a highly stressful job trying to manage all of us drivers and the contracts we are at.

 

[Amy27]

It stinks that you have to bother your boss. But this girl has to stop giving out other employees numbers. Do you know if she is doing it to other employees too? May be if several people said something to her she would stop. It is so wrong that she has to even lie about it. Atleast if you are going to do it, admit to it. I would be so livid about this. I don't think you are over reacting at all.

 

[nermal71]

Not sure if she's doing it to others. There is bad blood between her and I. We were good friends for a long time, her daughter and my son were almost engaged. Then she stepped in and told her daughter to break it off and there have been issues since because as I told her I had no problem her daughter breaking it off with my son that was their business.....but she told my son instead of her daughter telling him. Bunch of stupid garbage that has played into this now. Annoys me and I just try and avoid her. I just want my cell-phone especially to stay telemarketer/sales call free.