simon43 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 So last night, I got an unexpected phone call from a man who spoke with a very strong Indian accent. The conversation went like this: [ring ring] Me: Hello Him: Hello Simon, how are you? Me: Sorry, who is this? Him: This is Peter, how are you? Me: I'm fine, but who are you? Him: Peter Me: Peter who? I don't know any Indians called Peter Him: I am offering you a job at an international school Me: Oh? Which school? [hangs up...] So, if there is an 'international' school using a strange Indian gentleman to recruit for them, can I suggest you fire the guy and encourage him to become a boiler room sales guy, because his phone technique is more-suited to that type of employment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I think when he said International school...he meant in India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceMangosteen Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Can I make you a shirt? Agencies are really trying to find teachers now. Promises of June 1st starts were of course not met and there they are, schools without teachers for what seems like another month or the entire term? At what point will the parents complain? Or are the students just enjoying the free time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Can I make you a shirt? Agencies are really trying to find teachers now. Promises of June 1st starts were of course not met and there they are, schools without teachers for what seems like another month or the entire term? At what point will the parents complain? Or are the students just enjoying the free time? Most of the students enjoy it whether someone is in the room teaching or not ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse Twoccer Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 "So, if there is an 'international' school using a strange Indian gentleman to recruit for them, can I suggest you fire the guy and encourage him to become a boiler room sales guy, because his phone technique is more-suited to that type of employment". How would you know that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 How would you know that? Because these boiler room guys have called me many times over the years, trying to get me to invest in some scam shares. Their phone technique is very recognisable and amateur; my immediate assumption when this agent called was that he was yet another scammer. I almost beat him by hanging up the phone first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhonKaenKowboy Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Unfortunately, there is an overlay on the Boiler Room People and the English Teachers. Lots of Brits and Canadians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 He knew your name.... How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 He knew your name.... How? Sigh..... Because he was working as an agent to recruit teachers for his 'international' school, and I had presumably sent him my CV at some point. How do boiler room scammers know my name? No idea, but they do, perhaps from LinkedIn. Perhaps he is a ThaiVisa member and was bright enough to realise that my handle is probably my name? (In your case, that might not be obvious). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhonKaenKowboy Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 It's funny you mentioned LinkedIn...which people told me to use to avoid the pitfalls from Facebook. I found reality to be almost opposite, as I had never had any real trouble with FB. OTOH, my Linkedin membership seemed to expose me to every African scammer on this side of the Atlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Pan Asia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Your first impression was probably accurate. Just a different type of boiler room operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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