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I worked at a call centre in Canada and there was some sort of loophole about saying you were calling "on behalf of" someone. So we were regularly told to say we were calling "on behalf of Siemens", "on behalf of HP", etc despite having absolutely nothing to do with these companies. Straight up saying "I'm calling from Siemens" was a big no-no though, would get immediately flagged.
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Reminds me of fucking telemarketers who waste your time introducing themselves without stating on whose behalf they're calling.
It's an unsolicited call; why would I give a flying fuck what your name is.
I'm on the 'do not call' list for telemarketers, but this doesn't apply to charities and anyone acting on behalf of a government... So, thanks to the state government offering a rebate for solar hot water or whatever, I have to put up with never-ending harassment from every joker trying to sell me an installation. FFS.
... And I already took advantage of such a rebate to get solar cells, and another one for a battery, but do you think there's any list I'm taken off for those? Nooooo, of course fucking not