Oh my god… the other day a Kroger pharmacist left a voicemail about what turned out to be a scam which got averted, but to get back in touch with her, I had to keep yelling at the Kroger robot that I wanted to speak to a pharmacist until it finally let me. And then it suddenly put me directly in touch with her no problem.

Infuriating.

Sure thing! But to get you to the right representative, I need to know a little more about your issue. In a few words, could you say what you’re calling about?

This is giving me flashbacks to my last job doing medical billing. Sometimes pressing 0 would not work.

Cussing also works

Just start swearing at it and it will usually connect you, the nastier the better.

I just hit zero as soon as I hear a robot voice

When answering machines want me to speak out loud despite how long I wait to hear the number prompts, sometimes I yell fuck you and hang up.

Me IRL