Collection Agency & Co-workers
Question: I share workspace with 4 other people. We work shift-work and only one of us is there at any given time.
Two of my co-workers are receiving collection calls at work every week. They are unwilling or unable to stop these calls.
Is there anything I can do to stop these calls?
Thanks for any help you can give.
Answer: The short answer is no, there is nothing you can do to stop the calls, since they have nothing to do with you. I would suggest the following:
First, when the calls come in, you should simply advise the caller that the person they are looking for is not in the office at the moment, and then hang up.
The better solution is to help your co-workers to actually deal with their money problems. That may be through working out their problems on their own, or talking to a credit counsellor about a debt management plan, or filing a consumer proposal or a bankruptcy. However, the decision is there’s not yours, so all you can do is provide them with information on their alternatives, and hopefully they will take action to deal with their problems.