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My brief flirtation with telemarketing proved psychologically fascinating but economically ridiculous. I'd recently arrived in New York City, was living with my girlfriend, and wanted a part-time job that would both let me pay expenses and give me time for my side projects. So I searched Craigslist and happened upon an ad promising easy appointment setting with significant monetary compensation. Now, I wasn't stupid-I knew that promises of big bucks were always false, but I was in a position where anything was worth a shot. So I called them up and they told me to come in later that day for ...

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