Karen tries to get me FIRED for Protecting her DAUGHTER'S IDENTITY
Am I the Jerk?
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🗓️ 22 May 2022
⏱️ 22 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | An entitled mother tried to get me fired for protecting her daughter's identity. |
| 0:04.0 | So a few years ago, I used to work for a call center that took debit and credit card fraud calls. |
| 0:09.6 | And I had been trained to also work with people who were victims of identity theft. |
| 0:13.4 | This subject was always per company policy and very touchy. |
| 0:16.8 | But there were far too many people who were too entitled to take everything seriously. |
| 0:20.9 | One particular instance was from an 18-year-old who called him because her debit card wasn't working. |
| 0:25.9 | She came on the phone furious because she was on a shopping spree and her card stopped working. |
| 0:30.6 | What was even worse was even though she admitted that she got a message from the bank |
| 0:34.8 | regarding the suspicious activity on her account. |
| 0:37.3 | She called the number on the back of the card and demanded that I turn the card back on. |
| 0:41.3 | I said, I'd be happy to help you get your card working. |
| 0:44.0 | Can you please verify your first and last name? |
| 0:46.1 | She gives me an attitude and says, |
| 0:48.0 | Didn't anything populate for you on the screen? |
| 0:50.6 | Either your automated system is messed up or you need to actually do your job and stop being lazy. |
| 0:55.8 | I politely answered, well yes, a profile appeared on my screen, |
| 0:59.2 | but company policy states that I need to verify whom I'm speaking to, |
| 1:02.8 | so I can make sure I have the right information. |
| 1:04.9 | The 18-year-old huffs and puffs and gives me the information I need. |
| 1:08.1 | But thanks to the changes made to her account because of the suspicious activity, |
| 1:11.6 | I needed even more information. |
| 1:13.5 | I wasn't able to verify her into the account, |
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