Lived Through This

Being a Telemarketer Saved My Life

Cold-calling 800 people a day gives you a rare window into human nature

Alex C. Bonesteel
Human Parts
Published in
13 min readMar 4, 2020

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A photo of a teal old-fashioned phone against a yellow background.
Photo: Jenpol Sumatchaya/EyeEm/Getty Images

It’s 6:00 a.m. and you’re eating breakfast. Your phone emits a sudden, cruel cacophony and begins dancing across your kitchen table. When you grab the phone to see who’s calling, you don’t recognize the number. You hesitate.

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Alex C. Bonesteel
Human Parts

I write on intriguing subjects across the spectrum of life. Currently working FT as an executive for https://lume.com