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Old 07-07-2005, 08:47 PM
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Default Re: Telemarketers!@#%^&!!

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Originally Posted by jmjj215
When I was 15 I worked for a telemarketing company collecting for charities. I was digging around in the computer a bit and found out that 15% of a donor's donation actually goes to the charity. The rest went to overhead ($5.50 an hour for me). I quit that day.
That's a real shame. I do believe in charities, and give to them. It's too bad that things like that happen, it brings disgrace on all charities. I used to give to one ministry in Florida, until they took to calling me on the phone to get more. That ended my relationship with them.
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