Chuggers Getting Fresh??

summerskin wrote: »

Of course they can say a word, stop talking drivel. Also if you intentionally walk into someone who is standing still, you're a bully. Now climb back behind your keyboard and pretend you are a big man again.


Funny thing is they probably all earn more than you, if you work at all.

You are obviously a chugger I take it.

And yes, they earn more than me. Chuggers earn more than me. Chuggers do.

And I'm on my smartphone, no keyboard in sight chicken.

Pace2008 wrote: »

Iwas walking down O' Connell Street the other week and one of them tried to walk in front of me so I decked him then the other chuggers ran in and I decked them then they called their uncles and brothers so I decked them then the Guards tried to break it up so they got decked as well.

What's so hard to believe about banging off someone that gets in your way?

Ever been to a concert anyone?

Dump wrote: »

You are obviously a chugger I take it.

And yes, they earn more than me. Chuggers earn more than me. Chuggers do.

And I'm on my smartphone, no keyboard in sight chicken.

Nah worked as one nearly a decade ago in London primarily, and also in Dublin and Belfast. Moved into management quickly which helped be build a career where I now run a group of businesses in Ireland with a €300m+ annual turnover, so chugging can be pretty useful if you work for the right companies and progress into the managerial side.

All the crap talked on here is just that, a chugger might get told to fuck off once a week, and in two years doing it only one person threatened physical violence, at which point I offered to take him up on his offer, and he swiftly departed.

Chugger rage is so out-dated now, about time Dublin caught up with the rest of the world and got over it.

summerskin wrote: »

Nah worked as one nearly a decade ago in London primarily, and also in Dublin and Belfast. Moved into management quickly which helped be build a career where I now run a group of businesses in Ireland with a €300m+ annual turnover, so chugging can be pretty useful if you work for the right companies and progress into the managerial side.

All the crap talked on here is just that, a chugger might get told to fuck off once a week, and in two years doing it only one person threatened physical violence, at which point I offered to take him up on his offer, and he swiftly departed.

Chugger rage is so out-dated now, about time Dublin caught up with the rest of the world and got over it.

The piece in bold is one of the funniest things I've ever read on the net in my life.

Total respect Summerskin!!!!!!

Would you rather they all signed on the dole then? It worked out well for me, helped me get managerial experience before changing into a different field that has been very lucrative.

summerskin wrote: »

Used to eat my Nestle Kit-Kat right before going out to tell people how evil Nestle were and that they should donate funds to Africa to stop their practice of encouraging women there not to breastfeed.

Also worked for the WorldWide Fund For Nature (WWF), though not as a chugger, despite my ambition in life being to eat a panda before they go extinct.

i have so much respect for you man that's some cool behaviour there

i also believe everything youve said so far

theres no way any of it could be fiction

Dump wrote: »

Summerskin you are an inspiration. Working your way up the chugger ladder like that.

Have you ever thought about writing a book about your journey?

Who knows, someday they might make it into a hollywood blockbuster!

Someday, dump, someday. I've earmarked Danny DeVito to play me. or Bruce Willis. Probably DeVito, cheaper and doesn't ask if he can wear a vest.

As it is the chugger ladder is very small. it's what you do after that counts. I look back and wonder how or why I did it. Then I remember days sat on the beach in Brighton with a 6 pack after we'd hit target early. it's not the best job in the world, but it's a laugh to be honest.

We always had a good laugh on weeks away in Dublin, the people were sound as a pound back then. I can see why people get annoyed by them though, especially after ten years, but they are going to be there regardless, no point getting worked up or abusing them. it's better that they do that than claim dole.

MyKeyG wrote: »

I hate that they get so personal. I told a chugger once I was on the dole and I had debts of 6k. He said 'how much do you spend on alcohol per week?' I said 'per week? Um roughly about none of your business'. I was so annoyed at the gall of the man.

You hate how they get personal, yet you told him your financial life story.. Wat.

Dump wrote: »

It's a basic job which requires no skill or training. There is no doubt that the way the vast majority operate is annoying and they deserve any abuse they get.

However the buck stops with the charities.

Anytime you hear any of the larger NGOs on the likes of Matt Cooper and they are quizzed about the actions of chuggers they always say that they are all employed indirectly through an agency, and they cannot be responsible for their actions. Bullshi.t.

They are damaging the name of the charity. I'm sure the heads of these charities have had to suffer these cun.ts on the streets themselves.

And if Summerskin is a representative of the type of person that make a good chugger then I think that sums the whole sorry situation up.

I agree with a lot of what you say, unfortunately there are agencies out there who operate on a commission basis, and that leads to a hard-sell as the chuggers are under undue pressure. At the better agencies it's a flat rate. of course you have targets to reach but it's a lot more malleable than a commission approach.

If it required no skill there would not be such a high turnover of staff, as the majority of applicants do not possess the sales ability or are unable to think fast enough when asked difficult questions. 10 years ago we only recruited graduates, at a starting rate of £9.50 per hour which was a more than reasonable wage at that time.

Now the market is saturated, although less so in future as Gift Fundraisng, the largest and probably most ethical of the agencies, has now gone into voluntary administration with 350 jobs lost in the UK and RoI, the requirements and standards do seem to have dropped massively. I was stopped by a chugger for Concern recently who had no knowledge of the charity and no discernable sales technique.

The charities who whinge about the agencies are full of crap, as they are the same people who took on the agency to do their campaigns for a set fee. They don't like the act, but they like the money. To be honest, most charities are not worth donating to anyway, but a select few do some fantastic work(see St. Mungo's in London, or Unicef)

As it is, when I did the job I was very polite and uninvasive in my approach, little more than asking for a minute of people's time, so I object to your comment. A salesman doesn't have to believe in the product he is selling, he just has to help the customer believe that THEY care. It's just sales.

Some sorry whingers about. Just say 'No, not interested' and walk past them.

I think 90% of the stories about being harassed are exaggerations. I've never, (in Dublin or anywhere else) seen a chugger preventing someone from walking past them or jumping out in front of old ladies like some backstreet mugger !

The worst you'll get is a smart remark. Oh dear, big deal. Turn round and tell them to get a fukkin proper job if it makes you feel better about yourself.

Unfortunately it's currently the most cost effective way of getting money to charities, so they'll continue doing it.