A bill collector called me at work!

I have only had that happen to me once and like you...I was just furious. They had my home phone and I am not one to avoid my responsibilities so there was no reason to call at my work. I work nights so am home during the day and it only made sense that they call me at home. Even if I worked days, I would expect them to leave me a message and I'd call them back. The only time they should call work is if they have tried every other means to get a hold of someone. And if you are making monthly payments then I don't see the need to bother you for any reason. I've had them pull my name & number out of the phone book in hopes of finding someone else with the same last name...so I get bothered for other peoples stuff and not just my own.

Sometimes you have to be careful with this because scammers do this. My mom told me how it almost happened to my aunt or something. They called her at work and told her some b.s. story and they wanted all her information etc. or else they'd come to her work and arrest her. The scammers scare people into giving out their bank numbers or credit card information and then money gets stolen and all sorts of bad things. I don't think a bill collector has any reason to call you at work, especially if you're making payments. Seems to me like it's a scam or something.

It may have happened a long time ago but I really cannot remember. All I know is that here where I live, it used to be an unwritten law that bill collectors did not call a person at their place of work.

It has happened to me at work and I wasn't happy at all. I learned that lesson a long time ago, it seems after they do it once, they keep doing it. Just don't give out your work number if you don't have to. I have also got phone calls for other people and tell the caller to put this number on their do not call list. I am not the account holder and don't owe the company anything, not even an answer for someone else. Makes me angry that while you are trying to earn money to pay someone. they are calling you there and possibly causing you to lose your job with their calls. Then they end up without a payment at all.

hi blue65packer I think if I am not mistaken that its really illegal to harass you at work with a bill collector. I know t at they cannot come to your door and threaten you with any sort of harm as I called the police on this one as I did pay each month but we also had an issue w ith the quality of meat they sold us, and the police told me they would send an officer at once as its illegal for the man or woman to harass you at home or at work.call the police next time.

It's never happened to me, but I had a friend who had a collector that kept calling her at work. My uncle works in collections and his advice to her was to tell them that she's not allowed to get calls at work. Once they're told that, they have to stop calling you at work. It doesn't have to be put in writing. You can just tell them on the phone if they call again.

they have called my hubby at work too and i agree with you that is highly annoying because they have no right to. my hubby also got angry with them and told them that if they want money, they had better not be bothering him at work because they were keeping him from making money!

I don't know about Wisconsin but here in Minnesota that is illegal...they can't call you at work. And if you ask them to stop and they don't....well you can press charges. I haven't had it happen to me...but others at work have. Check and see if it is illegal.

Hi friend, most of the persons are not interested with this kind of calling activities. I never faced this kind of issues in my life. As you mentioned you told about your thought to that person, hope s/he never do the same thing again

i would call the bill collector and tell him he was rude to have done a thing like that. calling you at work could spoil your day, but think of what embarrassment he can create you if he keeps looking for you for the bills eventually? bill collectors like bankers coming to collect their bills could be ruder blue65packers; i know myself.