What happens when you have a problem with a product or service you purchased that requires multiple separate departments in a company (in some cases, whole separate companies and subcontractors) to work together to solve, but the company structure is such that no department ever actually talks directly to any other department about anything (or even has any means of doing so), and no department is ever allowed to do something on behalf of another.
You'll be bounced endlessly back and forth between a string of ostensibly cheerful, helpful people, with long hold times between each and every one, getting a different person whenever you're sent back to a department you already spoke to, and every single time you have to explain the entire problem all over again from scratch, plus everything that every previous department has told you up to that point. Never actually solves any problem; this hellish sequence invariably ends when someone hangs up on you by accident when they actually meant to transfer you yet again, whereupon you have to start over from square one.
You'll be bounced endlessly back and forth between a string of ostensibly cheerful, helpful people, with long hold times between each and every one, getting a different person whenever you're sent back to a department you already spoke to, and every single time you have to explain the entire problem all over again from scratch, plus everything that every previous department has told you up to that point. Never actually solves any problem; this hellish sequence invariably ends when someone hangs up on you by accident when they actually meant to transfer you yet again, whereupon you have to start over from square one.
by ZQT43 March 12, 2014
Get the call centre congamug. The concept that women who work in call centers aren't that attractive but some who are in the 7-8 range look like 10-11s by comparison
by TopM June 29, 2016
Get the call center prettymug. A phrase only used by the mothers of teenagers. This phrase is often found in the voice mail box of children who haven't checked in with their parners in several hours.
mother: Jason? It's Mom. I called Michaels mother and she said you left two left hour ago? Call back asap!
by getyourshitogether April 11, 2015
Get the call back asapmug. by CLONKCLINKAAAAAA December 16, 2021
Get the One Missed Callmug. To give a one round notice or to signal that you’ll play one more game. Originating from Patrick Stewart’s promise to give James Corden “One More” before he died on stage back in 2010.
by Primaries101 November 18, 2022
Get the Calling my Paddymug. When you feel something is calling you forward, you know that Something is urging you, and to do so would be at your Soul's peril.
by collinka October 30, 2021
Get the Calling You Forwardmug. A phone call in which you choose your words carefully in an attempt to maintain a coherent conversation with the person on the end of the line while giving a completely different impression of what the conversation is about to anyone standing next to you. Usually involves more than the usual number of pronouns.
From "Tuvan Throat Singing", where you sing two different notes at once.
From "Tuvan Throat Singing", where you sing two different notes at once.
I had a Tuvan Phone Call last night with my girlfriend. We went on for half an hour and my Grandma had no idea we were having phone sex.
by Al Benedict April 17, 2010
Get the Tuvan Phone Callmug.