Another area newspaper recently ran a column on how telemarketers aren't evil.
The writer (I think she was a former telemarketer herself) said that many people take these jobs out of desperation. She said they don't necessarily like disturbing the unsuspecting public at dinner any more than the unsuspecting public likes being disturbed.
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