Telemarketer Makes 20k
July 19th, 2009
Flip to page 8 of Sunday Times and read about an ex-telemarketer making $20,000 every month working for Citibank and DBS:
“From 2000 to 2003, he was a telemarketer for Citibank and DBS Bank and earned a monthly salary of $20,000. He thought nothing of splurging on high-end labels like Louis Vuitton…”
I’m not sure if telemarketers earn this much today, but if they still do, it sure is a very lucrative job given that you only need to make nuisance calls and pester people 
.
Next time you meet a telemarketer, think about the possibility that he could have a net worth higher than yours (if he’s not a big spendthrift).
Reference: Sunday Times, July 19, 2009
samo Says:
July 19th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I’m a tele marketeer but I don’t even make 5k. Where do I get a job that pays 20k? 10k also ok.
AT Says:
July 19th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
1 in a billion ?
------------- Says:
July 19th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
i have a friend who is a telemarketer and he’s earning like 6K average and the best part is that he doesnt even an O levels. Oh well.. DONT COMPARE
xoxoxox Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 8:47 am
We should COMPARE!
It’s basic economics, if there is an opportunity, we should all go there….
Why stick with !5k or less when you can make $20k!!
everyone Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 10:01 am
It’s always “I know someone” or “I read in papers”… Who knows if it’s only a ploy to get people into sales? I for one know with first hand experience that this is a tactic to lure people into MLM (only the top earns a lot; the rest loses money).
someone Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Has anyone scolded a telemarketer before? Slammed the phone? Threatened to report? Vowed to get him/her fired?
Maybe not, then again, it’s hard to compare.
bobby Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
my boss scolded me and slammed phone on me, but he pays me only 3k
. I rather be a rich telemarketer and get worse treatment.
ENT trainee Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Specialised surgeon – $30,755
Managing director – $24,472
General surgeon – $17,872
Go check the latest data
It is $30k a month so 1 yr can get $360k
MO Says:
July 20th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
how about anaesthetist?
customer Says:
July 21st, 2009 at 4:44 pm
tele: hello, would you like a new credit card?
me: is it true you guys make 20k a month?
tele: no lah…
me: but i read online that you guys do!
tele: you sure?
me: yes, visit salary.sg for more info and ask your boss to pay you more. now stop calling me again.
hard Says:
July 22nd, 2009 at 9:35 am
>Has anyone scolded a telemarketer before? Slammed the phone? Threatened to report? Vowed to get him/her fired?
It’s hard to deny it’s a comparatively easy job considering what you need to do… no meetings, no complicated reports, no office politics.
someone Says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:28 pm
if tradeoffs of being a rich telemarketer are acceptable to you and you rather be rich calling people, instead of having to go to meetings, deliver complicated reports, dealing with office politics OR getting $3K in comparison while getting scolded and “phone-slammed” by the boss, it may be worth your while to really act upon it and become a rich telemarketer.
somebody Says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:30 pm
i think those WERE the days. Telemarketers now can still earn 20k a mth? i doubt so~
bobby Says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:34 pm
dear someone, telemarketer is a job like anything else. There’s even a career path to become a centre manager or something. Yes, you sometimes have to face difficult customers, which is same for any other sales job.
So yes I wouldn’t mind being a rich telemarketer if such a high paying (and easy) job really exists.
SKytone Says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Yes True, Telemarketer is a job and same as like other Jobs around…you work hard to earn. No need to compare la, if you work hard, u should deserve all the Money they can offer you. No need to be jelous other people earn 20k or 30k. Think again, what they do and what u do, how much effort u put in and how much effort they put in.