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… you really should know the product!

I just got cold-called at work by a gentleman with an Indian accent:

“Sir, I am calling on behalf of SAP because you are qualified to receive a free white paper about SAP and how …”

Since my primary focus is PeopleSoft system administration and development I am always getting calls like this, so that’s not unexpected. What prompted me to interrupt the guy earlier than I usually would was that he was pronouncing SAP (the company’s name) as the word “sap!” For those not in the industry, it’s pronounced S-A-P. You wouldn’t pronounce IBM as “eyebum” would you?

I’m sure SAP would be thrilled to know that their off-shored telemarketing firm is mispronouncing their name. 😮