I used to cold call for fbc. I hated how aggressive some co workers were.  I could never be that aggressive and I always respected the voice on the other end of the phone. After all, I was calling these businesses out of  the blue! I agree these cold callers are just making a living but geez - quit being so aggressive. Have some respect for the business owner you're attempting to reach. In the end FBC's service is really expensive. They are offering an accounting service for farms and businesses that gross up to 5 million and guess what?- they don't have any accountants that work them, and I mean 0 accountants. They train Certified Tax Consultants in about 3 weeks and then try and tell business owners that they are better than CA's because they are forced to do more training several times per year!! That's laughable to me!!  If you are a receptionist and you want them to stop calling just tell the cold caller that you are a partner in the business and ask them to put your company on the do not call list. Good Luck!! xcold caller

Some Tina lady keeps calling to speak with my boss.  She will never get through, ever. Thats what gatekeepers are for! Sorry Tina!!! Good luck with another company!

Just got a call and added them to my call block.  "She said we are a specialized income tax service".  I said I am not interested.  She wouldn't give up.  It went downhill from there.  You could tell from all the background noise that she was in a phone room with a bunch of other people.

Only reason I answered is because it was not an 8xx number and had a CID which often means it's legit.  No unsolicitied calls for random services I am not looking for that may or may not be on the up and up are legit as far as I'm concerned.

This number called my personal cell phone Nov 19.14 8:22 am. I did not answer and they didn't leave voicemail. Very annoying to have people call you and can get your number even though you don't give it out.

F*** you don't call me again

The people at FBC should not be so quick to dismiss the receptionist.  I am also the owner of the company.  I really hate these types of calls.  If I need your services, I will call you.  If you are calling me with some great deal, I can assure you the deal is only great for you.