Working at a call center can be an extremely stressful job, whether you're fielding customer service calls for a bank, a computer company, or any other large organization. Chances are, when the phone rings you'll be dealing with someone who's got a problem. This is a story about a phone center where the callers' problems are about as bad as they can get...
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Piece Description
Working at a call center can be an extremely stressful job, whether you're fielding customer service calls for a bank, a computer company, or any other large organization. Chances are, when the phone rings you'll be dealing with someone who's got a problem. This is a story about a phone center where the callers' problems are about as bad as they can get...
Broadcast History
This story is slated to air on 05.25.07, on WYPR's arts program "The Signal"
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