I'm still 100% percent alive people! don't worry! I'm talking about the call center after life!
4 years in the industry, handled about 12 different line of businesses and here I am an ex agent! Finally free from all the metrics, QAs, irate customers and night shifts.
What do I miss? I miss the people, the young lively environment of the floor. That's it!
Hows the after life? I'm more healthy, I have more time for my family, I get to connect with friends again, My nights are nights (most of the time) and days are days. I was home during the holidays plus I get to eat breakfast food for breakfast and not as dinner!
I know a lot of people are having a hard time quiting the call center life, even if its hurting their relationships, family and health. It's the salary that most industries can't match. I know that's what kept me in the industry for 4 years.
But I'm doing great now, working in a call center taught me a lot of skills which I now use in my current profession.
I'm a freelancer, and if you work hard enough you can even make more money than what you can earn from a call center.