Is working in Call Centers really hard?

Philippines
January 24, 2007 1:31pm CST
My sister used to work in a call center and she said that it's really a tough job. What do they normally do as call center agents? what do they talk about with their customers? I was planning to try it but graveyard shifts are hell. Imagine being awake in the wee hours of the night.
5 responses
@vanezzyi (206)
• Philippines
27 Jan 07
I have worked in a cell center before and its a quite easy job. The only problem you would have is the graveyard shifts. Its kinda weird going home in the morning when everyone is leaving home to go to their day jobs. But I am guessing some people get used to it eventually. If you want just to earn good money, go apply in a call center. Just stay there for a few months, maximum of a yeAR and then get a job that you really will enjoy and not on the graveyard shift. ;)
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
you're a filipino right? So how much to they pay in call centers? I would like to try working in a call center to make money.
• India
24 Jan 07
I don't no much more about call centers hence am working in software technology, Tomorrow morning I'm going for a call center interview. i got an appointment, I have planned to join in call center because well salary as compare to current job. As i came to know about call center one of my friend his working in call center he was sad that doing night shift's are strain and not comfort to do. Nature of work is just attending the calls from Clint place and giving information about the product (subject) your concern.
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
So you're like the manual books personified. Haha.
@bonbon664 (3466)
• Canada
24 Jan 07
I work night shifts, and some people never get used to it. I don't know what you'd be talking about with your customers because I don't know what kind of business it is. It could be anything, banking, phones, wireless, whatever.
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
What do you do then to not get bored especially in night shifts?
• India
25 Jan 07
ya its very hard to do work in a call centre ......
• Canada
15 Feb 07
yeah,its really hard. ive known alot of persons who used to work in call center and they really lose weight and its like they didn't sleep for like months! and many of them quite because they can stand the long hours of awake during the night.