Reply to: "I see you've spent some time at X, who was your line manager there?"

[RetSet]

"Line Manager", as a contractor ??

Exactly.

NLUK will be proud of you

[chopper]

"Line Manager", as a contractor ??

Actually... I was a permie at the time.

I had been bitten by the previous droid who managed to get the actual name of my line manager, who he did actually know, and he did actually call him and tell him that I was sniffing around for a contracting role so maybe he'd like to look at more staff. Haven't fallen for that trick.

Fortunately, $employer had announced a(nother) re-org a couple of days prior, so said line manager understood exactly what was going on so it actually wasn't awkward at all.

[kaiser78]

"Line Manager", as a contractor ??

[chopper]

Droid "So I place a lot of people at $currentclient, could I ask who your line manager is? I might know him already..."
Me "Do you know Yuri"
Droid "Yeah I've heard of a couple of Yuris at $currentclient... Which one?"
Me "oh, Nator".
Droid "Yuri Nator?"
Me "Yep."
Droid "Yes, I know him. Small world."

One hopes his next call was to the switchboard, touting for business, asking for Yuri Nator.

[GJABS]

Unfortunately, you have missed a trick. I like to use a foreign sounding made-up name that sounds, phonentically, like something a bit naughty!

Like these guys did!

Ah, the prank airport announcements.

These date back to the Chris Morris Radio Show in 1994, and were in the early days of the internet circulated around as sound files in a Microsoft Word document.

[CoolCat]

Like it. I may suggest Wayne Kerr for the next one.

Juan King

[Moose423956]

Unfortunately, you have missed a trick. I like to use a foreign sounding made-up name that sounds, phonentically, like something a bit naughty!

Like these guys did!

Although, I do sometimes really struggle to contain my laughter when the agent repeats the name back at me over the phone.

Brilliant!

[Eirikur]

I always say Ben Dover or Seymore Butts

[GJABS]

Scott Chegg is a good one.
And Alan "Al" Kider

[SlipTheJab]

Like it. I may suggest Wayne Kerr for the next one.

Mike Hunt, anyone seen Mike Hunt...

[MarillionFan]

Like it. I may suggest Wayne Kerr for the next one.

[cojak]

And duly moved.

[billybiro]

I love this one and always give a football manager's name, so I just had the pleasure of being managed by Steve Bruce.

Thanks, cold caller from Kate Matthews Solutions, and you have a pleasant afternoon

Unfortunately, you have missed a trick. I like to use a foreign sounding made-up name that sounds, phonentically, like something a bit naughty!

Like these guys did!

Although, I do sometimes really struggle to contain my laughter when the agent repeats the name back at me over the phone.

[LondonManc]

Why didn't you post this in the 2 references section?

Or General. It could have become an anecdote thread about ways in which newbie agents have been stitched up.

[northernladuk]

Why didn't you post this in the 2 references section?