When I was in college, I was late to the game in applying for campus work study positions, so I got stuck working in the fundraising call room. While I hated every moment of my weekly shifts spent phoning alumni and asking them to donate to the school, I learned a valuable lesson in how to treat people who have the unfortunate job of making unwanted phone calls. Be kind and respectful no matter what, because that person on the other end of the line is likely no happier to be…