Why "Tech support" is one of the worst jobs to ever have.

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by kronos, Sep 14, 2007.

  1. kronos

    kronos PSN = METROPLEX_84

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    You all know who I work for. This is an example of an email we get. It was answered by a buddy of mine.


    name and account edited to protect the ******ed

    First == dumb
    Last == customer
    Acct == 5632547653686363625466954654672569154625
    User_description == hi hainet so i need to know how to make to control how
    many time i wait in my phone cuz i need to know think you




    Just WOW!
     
  2. knockoff

    knockoff Well-Known Member

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    .. wow... WINNER!
    *passes the "please do not procreate" sign to the customer.
     
  3. Soundblaster1

    Soundblaster1 The Heisenberg of Toys

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    For the record, do you speak fluent English?

    srsly idk wtf tat dud is sayin
     
  4. Rumble02

    Rumble02 Radicon of Obliticons

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    Holy Crap> Wow> Kronos You Have Strong Shoulders To Hold This On>
     
  5. cambaprecoz

    cambaprecoz Well-Known Member

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    Haha, seriously, why do English speaking people pervert their language, that's pretty eff'ed up right there!
     
  6. kronos

    kronos PSN = METROPLEX_84

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    It boggles my mind. I love my job, especially during times like these.
     
  7. Ktulu

    Ktulu Whoosh TFW2005 Supporter

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    You may think this a travesty

    But take a closer look

    If deciphered, the message contains many hidden messages about the universe and the meaning of life in general. I won't spoil it for you, but really concentrate on the words...oh yes, it's a fucking goldmine of knowledge
     
  8. Phy

    Phy I want... ROOM SERVICE!!

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    "I invite you to do your own research"
     
  9. toma

    toma eskimo in disguise

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    yeah people are morons. used to do tech support until i got sick. the only thing worse than the idiot customers was the overbearing management breathing down our necks and spying on us at every given opportunity. it was ok when i started at the place but it got to the point of absolute ridiculous where i was basically forced to go on sick leave or be fired.
     
  10. Chaos Muffin

    Chaos Muffin Misadventure Veteran

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    :lol  Kronos I feel bad for you
     
  11. MegaPrime33

    MegaPrime33 Follow me @NerdActivist

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    While that's bad, being in tech support myself, I've seen and heard much much worse.
     
  12. TheIncredibleHulk

    TheIncredibleHulk Bad Luck Incarnate

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    Thats an everyday thing for me.

    Me:"What version of Windows are you running?"
    Customer: "Internet Explorer" or "Dell"

    Hell, I had a guy the other night, said he disconnected his cable modem completely, wanted to know why he still had icons on his screen.
     
  13. TheIncredibleHulk

    TheIncredibleHulk Bad Luck Incarnate

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    I talked to a guy one night, that was getting porn redirects. Best part, was that his last name was Queer. He started reading me the URL's. ww.assblaster...... :lol 

    Thank god for the mute button!
     
  14. Zathras

    Zathras Vive le Quebec Libre

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    a former colleague of mine was on a call and the conversation went kinda like this

    Colleague : Sir, please close all the windows
    Customer : ok. *Silence*
    2 minutes later

    Customer : ok, i closed all the windows in my house, now what?
     
  15. flamepanther

    flamepanther Interested, but not really

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    Me: I need you to press the Start button
    Customer: Alright, I pressed it and my screen went dark.
    Me: Um. Okay sir, I don't think that was exactly the "start" button I had in mind. Could you turn your computer back on please?
     
  16. TheIncredibleHulk

    TheIncredibleHulk Bad Luck Incarnate

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    I hate the ones that when you tell them to "right click" on something, they constantly ask "right or left?" each time you tell them to click on something after that first one.
     
  17. ILoveDinobot

    ILoveDinobot You can, you up. No can, no BB.

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  18. SPLIT LIP

    SPLIT LIP Be strong enough to be gentle

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    This thread is a gold mine!
     
  19. kronos

    kronos PSN = METROPLEX_84

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    I get allot of people that think their modem is a router. or i ask them to make a test call and they say no dial tone, only to say that the phone is unplugged.
     
  20. TheIncredibleHulk

    TheIncredibleHulk Bad Luck Incarnate

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    Yeah, when someone tells me that they have a router, I ask for the name brand on the box. Or they tell me that they don't have a router, I check the IP, and then they say "well, I have that wireless box".