Call Centres - The law in Canada

If true - this is interesting:


 


"Call Centres - The law in Canada

Good to know, especially since rumour has that Canada Post Customer service is headed to India before the New Year

A lot of us do not realize this option is open to us.
Any time you call an 800 number (for a credit card, banking, charter communications, health and other insurance, computer help desk, etc. ) and you find that you're talking to a foreign customer service representative (with an accent, difficult to understand perhaps in India, Philippines, etc), Please consider doing the following:

After you connect and you realize that the Customer Service Representative is not working in Canada (you can always ask, if you are not sure about the accent), please, very politely this is not about trashing other cultures

Say, "I'd like to speak to a Customer Service Representative in Canada."

The rep might suggest talking to his/her manager, But, again, politely say,

"Thank you, but I'd like to speak to a Customer Service Representative in Canada .."

YOU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED TO A REP IN CANADA .

That's the rule and the LAW.

It takes less than one minute to have your call re-directed to Canada .

Tonight when I got redirected to a Canadian Rep, I asked again to make sure - and yes, she was from Calgary ..

Imagine what would happen if every Canadian Citizen insisted on talking to only Canadian phone reps, from this day on.

Imagine how that would ultimately impact the number of Canadian jobs that would need to be created ASAP.

If I tell 10 people to consider this and you tell 10 people to consider doing this - see what I mean...it becomes an exercise in viral marketing 101.

Remember - the goal here is to restore jobs back here at home - not to be abrupt or rude to a foreign phone rep. You will get correct answers, good advice, and solutions to your
problem - in real English.

If you agree, please tell 10 people you know, and ask them to tell 10 people they know....etc...etc."

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Old enough to know better. Young enough to do it again. Crazy enough to try
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Call Centres - The law in Canada

False for the USA. Most likely for Canda too.



Urban legend??? Hoax???



Two sites saying that the claim is false.



http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/servicerep.asp



http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ask-tranfer-uk-rep-law.shtml

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"YOU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED TO A REP IN CANADA"


 


Unfortunately, this is urban legend.


 


Try it with eBay.ca


 


First, you will most likely talk to a customer representative in the Philippines. If you insist, they may transfer you to an agent in Salt Lake City, Utah. 


Forget Canada.  eBay closed their Canadian customer service office near Vancouver about four years ago.  Everyone there was laid off.


 


http://www.marketnews.ca/content/index/page?pid=5343 

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Call Centres - The law in Canada

you can get more people to work in your country... yes you will help jobless, but be ready for the increase on your bills, you kno w what I mean...

#justsayin

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This is a zombie thread.
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Call Centres - The law in Canada

Hello Everyone,

 

Due to the age of the thread, it has been closed to further replies.  Please feel free to start a new thread if you wish to continue to discuss this topic.

 

Thanks for understanding!

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