Nearly 3 years from your first post and they're still at it. I had a message from Public Service to call back regarding a project that might be of interest. After 5 mins I stopped the caller and asked what the expected outcome of this call was and she still made out as if there was some potential work for me to pitch for. When she finally got to the point and I asked for more info on email she avoided sending it using the same lines as 3 years ago - urgent / meeting / position will go etc. and then transferred me onto someone else who was bullying and rude - getting off the phone without just hanging up was very hard! To be polite I did call back and say I wouldn't be going ahead and now wish I hadn't bothered plus I have had 3 more calls since. They go for an aggressive close, end up being rude (started nicely) and I felt insulted by the way I was spoken to. Having read your blog and all these comments I feel much better - thank-you!