I hate the whole phenomenon. I get angry about it. The person who calls me is NOT, however, the person I'm mad at. They're not responsible, and if it's not them calling, it will be someone else. If you yell at the person who calls you, you're just abusing a convenient victim because you think your anger justifies it. The system that makes telemarketing acceptable is what deserves the anger, in my opinion.

The system doesn't care, but you probably WILL be able to hurt the kid on the phone even though. Yelling at the person doesn't do any good, and it's a bit scary to think some people might actually feel better after doing so. Perhaps it would be easier to get a dog so you could kick it. The dog would be available when you're put on hold for long periods or on other occasions when you don't actually have a human handy to yell at.