CNNMoney.com has posted an interesting article where 10 former debt collectors were interviewed to share their experiences in the collections industry…and why they chose to leave it.
Bob Cook was a debt collector for 16 years and says he quit due to the high stress; he says he would even sometimes become physically sick at the thought of going into work. He also was dealing with things like people chasing him in the street and finding a pit bull tied to the motorcycle he was sent to repossess.
Another time, Cook says he was speaking to a man who was 6 months behind on payments on his mobile home, was recently divorced and also had lost his job. Cook says he was being “perfectly reasonable” and reminded the man that he couldn’t live there for free. He also told the man to enjoy the upcoming Christmas holidays and not stress about finding a place to live until January.