Unfiltered Story #67146
(I work for the university that I attend by calling parents and alumnia for donations. I do this so that I can pay to attend the university. This occurs a month after presidential elections.)
Me: Good afternoon [alumni’s name]! This is [my name] calling from [university] to talk to you about donating to the scholarship fund.
Alumni: Did you vote?
Me: Excuse me?
Alumni: You heard me. Did you vote?
Me: Oh, well unfortunetly I was unable to vote this year.
Alumni: All you college students are the same. You never vote but then you go and complain about the government. I bet if you did vote, you would have voted for [presidential candidate], wouldn’t you? yeah you’re all the same.
Me: Excuse me sir, it might help you to know that I was planning on voting, but unfortunately my grandfather passed away the day before elections and I had to go home to be with my family. Now since I’m registered at the university, and the death was unplanned, I wasn’t even able to get an absentee ballot.
Alumni: oh well uh…..how much money did you need?
Me: $250 dollars would be greatly appreciated Sir.
(The alumni then proceeds to quickly give me his information so I can process the donation then hangs up)
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