So you lied to my face

[candyshopgirl]

So I walked out of work the other day and I was approached by this man that was in his 30's maybe.Well he said that he was a communications student.He said that he needed to do a 5 min mock interview, then I give him points and write a brief description of how he did.I'm thinking okay I'll help out this student with a class project.Well we do the interview shit like how are you,hows the weather,what do you do for fun,crap like that.
Well then he pulls out a sheet and I'm thinking this is where I grade him at.Nope its a list of magazines.And then he starts talking about magazines ,great deals and how he takes this payment.I stop him in mid sentence and ask him why the fuck did he lie to my f**king face and waste my time?He just stared at me like I was the crazy one. I got up and started to leave.I then turned around and asked him to next time he lies to someone's face could he at least take off his cross necklace,that offended me.
I still wished that I would have went inside the union and told the building manager to remove him.No solication allowed on union property.

[MoxisPilot]

I would have asked him what company he worked for; I've done telemarketing and surveys, and you are NOT allowed to lie like that.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Awww, you ruined the mock interview. You should have continued with the mock interview, ordered a half dozen magazines, making up any personal info he needed, and at the end asked for the evaluation form.

After all, one good lie deserves another.

[Golden Phoenix]

Awww, you ruined the mock interview. You should have continued with the mock interview, ordered a half dozen magazines, making up any personal info he needed, and at the end asked for the evaluation form.

After all, one good lie deserves another.

Seconded!

[blas]

Ugh. What's even worse is when they take getting in your personal space to a whole new level and go door to door!

I understand not everyone knows who is a day sleeper and who isn't. But when they pounded on my door at noon and I answered so tired I could barely stand, and they proceeded to go on and on.....stupid college kids trying to raise money to go to Mexico........and me burning up inside thinking I can't even get financial aid to GO TO COLLEGE period, and you want to go to Mexico.....and these two little pricks would NOT take no for an answer......

[LillFilly]

Ahhhh. Yes. I live in a complex where there is supposedly no solicitation. But that doesn't stop parents from bringing van-fulls of kids and dropping them off at our complex to go door-to-door selling newspaper subscriptions for their class trips. That's not so bad, but they never remember where they brought the kids, so you get multiple groups of kids throughout the day ringing the bell, and if you don't buy they still want a donation. I feel guilty, but angry at the same time.

[Geek King]

I made a rule with myself. I only buy Boy Scout popcorn or Girl Scout cookies, and only from the first one to get to me in the season for it. I will also buy some fundraiser candy on the spot, but that is it.

I kinda get a guilty pleasure out of the magazine sellers, though. I wait for the point in the spiel where they'll say something about having a magazine for whatever your interest is--and they all say that. I like to look them in the eye and say, "Role-Playing." Then I get to watch them try and figure out what might fit. The fun ones have dirty minds and think I mean role-playing with the bedroom meaning. One of those offered up Maxim, saying they had articles about it sometimes.

[PepperElf]

i'm rather thankful that in order to get to my front door, you have to walk up a long flight of stairs.

either that or people just leave this apartment complex alone.


my old one was a different story.

[artifical sweetner]

I kinda get a guilty pleasure out of the magazine sellers, though. I wait for the point in the spiel where they'll say something about having a magazine for whatever your interest is--and they all say that.

ah, good observation i was trying to figure out the point in the mock interview

[JLRodgers]

I wait for the point in the spiel where they'll say something about having a magazine for whatever your interest is--and they all say that.

I wonder.... if you say your interests are "solicitor serial killers"... would that cause problems? (as you could mean it as "serial killers who go door to door trying to sell things to their victims", "serial killers who only kill solicitors", or "get the hell off my doorstep"

[Sparky]

I once had some girl come to my house and give me some spiel, "...college student, blah blah blah...." I don't remember what it was, but I was pretty sure she was selling something. Not interested. Oh no, she said, "The LAST thing I would do is try to sell you something."

Okay, not selling. Fine. Let her in. She talked about ... whatever for about 10 minutes, I think she was "taking a survey about our reading habits" or something. Then she says "I said the last thing I was going to do was try to sell you something. Well, here's the last thing" and she pulled out the sales stuff.

I had to

Then I kicked her out.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Ugh. What's even worse is when they take getting in your personal space to a whole new level and go door to door!

I hate the door-to-door solicitors, which is why I have a "No Soliciting" sign on my door. And I'm not bashful about pointing it out to those who ignore it. My neighbor also has a "No Soliciting" sign on their door. Solicitors ignore that particular sign at their peril since the neighbors can quickly go ballistic.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

I then turned around and asked him to next time he lies to someone's face could he at least take off his cross necklace,that offended me.
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Man, really. Niiice parting shot!

By the time you got to the words "mock interview" I was already thinking "salesman, probably Amway."

I really do view the world through shit colored glasses sometimes.

My cynicism saves me from most of this. The fact that I'm incredibly mercenary saves me from the rest. Oh, I'm helping you out by doing a mock interview? Cool. How much are you offering to pay me, my freelance rates start at about 80 dollars an hour.

[AriRashkae]

Okay, not selling. Fine. Let her in. She talked about ... whatever for about 10 minutes, I think she was "taking a survey about our reading habits" or something. Then she says "I said the last thing I was going to do was try to sell you something. Well, here's the last thing" and she pulled out the sales stuff.

I had to

Then I kicked her out.

I'd have had to give her points for that one. I might have even bought something cheap for the kids if I could, just because I try to teach my oldest to watch his words, and I would have still fallen for it.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Oh, not me, man. Some chick gains entry to my place under false pretenses, she's not getting out without getting roughed up a little bit.