Shams on sales campaigns

It’s been a sham since winter ‘21 —

First an interview with the devil who doesn’t want me on his team,

Then demonstrations of bad behaviors during improvised training.

It’s been a sham play-acting throughout:

Pushing policies on people,

Watching them quit ‘em before they effectuate.

Also swatting away horseflies who want returns of premium

And free groceries.

Who could sell to these silly people?

Then being told that I haven’t sold enough from the devil with long fingernails —

Exactly how would you sell without good inbound leads (just stick with robodialed households then?).

Cue the spittle and smirks —

From devil-may-care, promoted punks who divert likely sales.

But shareholders and investigators do not like all the customer churn!

So fire so very many agents.

In the Great Transition (the throaty layoff),

I am shunted over to just one carrier that operates in five states:

Few, if any calls, come to us castaways from other campaigns.

Let’s drizzle leads on our lightheaded legacy agents.

Have them eat our lunches, eh?

Yes, and savor modest bonuses.

Go get it.

And then wave as they tiptoe off to chintzy shopping sprees at holiday time.

It’s a durable sham.