How are telephone operators not obsolete?

Question

In the modern day and age, there is usually no need for a phone book or operator. How are they still around?

In: Technology

Answer 1

I remember about 20 years ago calling the operator to ask what time it was just because we were stupid kids and thought it was funny. But they politely told us. Two years later they’d basically tell us to fuck off, they sealed their own fate!