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.

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

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?

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