The Reality of Being an Adult Phone Actress: My Personal Experience

I can now admit it! I have no shame left. I signed on to do a stint as an adult phone actress!

I thought it would be a hoot. Heck, I thought it would be easy but this gal discovered that it was anything but easy. I thought it might prove funny but instead, it showed itself to be downright disgusting. I was in shock! Still am.
 

This is my personal account of what it is like to be an adult phone actress. Pay close attention and in between fits of giggles, try to understand that what I am saying is that even the most open-minded person can find themselves repelled by the hidden desires of what I'm sure are everyday people. There is also the false sense that you are in control of the call and the verbal content of the conversation but the reality is that you (the actress) are simply being used at the whim of the caller. Before the call ends, you just feel dirty.

So, I made the call to apply by phone and was sent my application package by mail. I filled everything out and sent it on back and was then called for my one hour orientation by phone where all the rules and regulations were explained in explicit detail.

I tried not to giggle during orientation when things were explained using words you would never expect to hear out of your employer's mouth. There are actually many rules set up to protect the "phone actress". Certain subjects are taboo during any conversation with a client. Think about anything considered illegal and punishable by law and you will get the idea of what cannot be discussed; under aged sex, pedophilia, bestiality etc. After that, anything goes. You get paid weekly and are paid by the actual amount of minutes you are on the phone with a client. The pay range is different for every company but generally you are paid somewhere between $0.20 to $0.28 cents per minute. The more minutes you're on actual calls, the more money you make. The question you end up asking yourself is "How much of this can I stomach a day?"

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This is a true accounting of a job that ended sooner than Britney Spears' first marriage.
 
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I agree. But here is a little of my story! I first started when i was 18. A few calls i felt like i couldn't do this cause it was so gross, and i was going to quit. But when i got that next call, i just was winging it! That caLL was 89 minutes long.I was so excited, and thinking that i could do this! Then the calls got really dirty and i was like omg. But i didn't let that get me down cause everyone has those dirty thoughts. I have been doing it for 8 years now and there are still times that guys still gross me out, but hey the money is wonderful! It's just you have to ignore their dirty thoughts and make it your own. It's how you look AT IT and handle it. Yeah you might hear a voice that would totally turn you off, you want nothing to do with that person, and you just want to hang up with that person, lol i get alot of those, but its that money that is worth it!

Posted on 05/24/2009 at 12:05:52 AM

Great article! Thanks for sharing!

Posted on 05/16/2009 at 2:05:56 PM

Would anyone have a starter pack or script as i am doing my dissertation on the langauge of pso's and how they use purely language to seduce. I would like to anonymously interview a pso over email/phone/gchat. Thankyou x Any links or advise would be very welcome. Just email me. http://roomvirgin101-phonesex.blogspot.com/ phonesexvirgin@gmail.com

Posted on 03/24/2009 at 6:03:19 AM

I had this same experience when I found myself as a single mother with no income, no car, and no jobs hiring in my area. I thought to myself "I am so open minded and perverted, I will be great at this and the money will be so good." I was wrong. After my first call I felt violated and disturbed and humored slightly that people like that are actually out in this world. My biggest complaint about it all was the fact that I am sitting in my house with a headset on not knowing when the next call would come in and never knew what kind of weird title it would throw out for me to be. I got to where I would get sick to my stomach when it would beep and say "mmmm asian" or "mmmmm busty blonde". First and foremost, I am from Texas and have a thick accent which is not Asian. Needless to say I disconnected from the call server. I freaked and called the support line where I was told to say I am Asian but from Texas haha. I guess! I lasted a couple days and did not make near enough money for the los

Posted on 12/26/2008 at 3:12:33 PM

Interesting article. The part about the nuns didn't shock me. The part about the woman with the "unsual fetish" didn't shock me. What made my mouth drop open was the ".20 - .28 cents a minute" part. WHOA! Are they KIDDING??? You're only paid for time on the call so even for that 38 minute conversation, if that was the only call that hour, you didn't even make $8.00? Yikes. Doesn't WAL-MART pay more? These companies charge customers around $4.99 a minute and if you work at home, the company is using YOUR (forgive the pun) equipment, so there's no cost on their part. I'm stunned the pay is so low.

Posted on 12/17/2008 at 8:12:19 PM

I am currently a chat line Op in the UK and it can sometimes be a hoot!! I do understand that it can also be a bit grim when you get the kinky clients but you are in control and can hang up. I like to look at it a being a sex therapist maybe I'm being immature but not everyone out there is confident where women/men are concerned and find it hard to talk about their orientation etc to people they know so I like to think for every bad call I take I make up with the good ones. I'm searching for the best rates at the moment so if anyone out there knows of any adult lines needing staff let me know. Thanks to all and Merry Christmas 2008

Posted on 12/11/2008 at 11:12:00 PM

i would like more info please. i am interested in becoming a PSO.

Posted on 11/03/2008 at 10:11:44 PM

Actually, I was very good to those particular clients who called. I never let on what I was thinking. After all, it's a customer service job and the customer is always right. I simply am saying that it wasn't what I thought it would be, or rather, it affected me differently than I expected. That is why I wrote this article. It's my PERSONAL experience. Thanks for stopping by and sharing. Good wishes to you.

Posted on 11/01/2008 at 10:11:27 AM

I'm happy your job works for you. I recall saying somewhere in here that it requires a particular mindset, one that can separate out the fact that it's a job. It simply didn't work for me. That doesn't mean it doesn't work for anyone else. Like all things, it's subjective. I knew a very nice gal who was also a mother of four and this was her job that allowed her to be home with her children, not worry about daycare expenses, or travelling to and from work. It worked for her. Again, it didn't strike me as what I imagined it would be and therefore didn't work for me. I respect everyone who manages to compartmentalize a phone actress job. Thanks for sharing and continuing good luck to you.

Posted on 11/01/2008 at 10:11:55 AM

I forgot to add, i am a wife and a mother of 4. nowhere near a freak or a prostitute... and I don't walk away feeling like one. I feel like I just received a paycheck to pay this nexxt months bills:)

Posted on 11/01/2008 at 5:11:30 AM

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