Auto-dialers, telemarketers, & outsourcing

I hate 'em all. Combined, however, and they are beyond evil. My latest round of battle with these people included the following fun features:

• Ending every sentence with "...,ok?"
• Asking to speak with the same person five times after learning said person is unavailable
• Telling me you're going to transfer me to your customer service center, then talking to me for a further five minutes
• Asking for information about the organization without telling me why you want it
• Getting pissy with me when I become exasperated with not being able to end this interminable sales call

In the end, however, I "won". They asked for my title and I said I was the temporary coordinator, which freaked her out so much she put me on hold. (I assume to confer with a supervisor.) I took the opportunity to hang up.

Good times.