To the surprise of nobody who has ever gone through automated telephone system hell. Whenever I bump into one, I impulsively shout 'zero' 'zero' 'fucking operator' into the phone.
I usually just jam the zero key. Most of the time it works.
Have you ever used one that emits "typing" sounds in to the phone? AT&T started doing this some time ago on their small business wireless support line. I jam zero until it says, "Ok, enter the number you are calling about", I enter it, and it says, "Ok, let me look that up for you", then keyboard taping sound... I can't even describe my reaction the first time I heard it. So, so stupid.
Have you ever used one that emits "typing" sounds in to the phone? AT&T started doing this some time ago on their small business wireless support line. I jam zero until it says, "Ok, enter the number you are calling about", I enter it, and it says, "Ok, let me look that up for you", then keyboard taping sound... I can't even describe my reaction the first time I heard it. So, so stupid.