Who the hell calls in for internet support while they're driving on the fucking freeway?

[ghostsofgiants]

And then get's annoyed because it took them forever to get through and she doesn't want to have to call back whenever she gets home.

Holy shit, people are ridiculous.

[MadrasT]

1. snort!

:rofl:

[Parche]

2. Were They On The Information Super Highway?

:woohoo: :hi:

[datasuspect]

3. or phone sex

[ghostsofgiants]

4. Well at least with phone sex you have all the equipment there that you would need.

[PassingFair]

5. A salesman.

You wouldn't BELIEVE the bullshit we
are responsible for these days.

I DRIVE ALL DAY, for Pete's sake, but my
company expects me to accept and acknowledge
e-mails! They don't even supply us with
laptops.

We had to sign a statement saying that
we won't use our cell phones while we
drive, but try not answering your phone
when a manager calls...or getting any
work done when you're driving for a hour
and a half at a stretch.

If a deal falls through, they want to know
why you didn't "bill" this afternoon.

I can see why they called.

I might do the same if I was stuck in a traffic jam.

:cry:

[ghostsofgiants]

6. This was a woman who wanted me to fix her daughter's connection at home.

[PassingFair]

9. Oh,

..never mind.

Felt good to get that off my chest, though.

:)

[ghostsofgiants]

10. Yeah, that sounds like a shitty work situation.

[Orsino]

7. She may have been elsewhere when she first tried to get through.

Hell, she might have still been in grade school.

[ghostsofgiants]

8. If you're anywhere away from home, chances are I can't help you when your computer is at home.

[Orsino]

11. Oh, I know how that is.

I'm used to calling a customer, though, an hour or more after he's opened a trouble ticket, and finding him on the road or even at home. My contacts tend to be the tech-savvy ones who actually can remember useful stuff about their set-ups without the equipment in front of them. And my Internet/IP connections are usually less complicated than your desktop support.

[Dogtown]

12. Just a thought, P1

Do you ever fake a Subcontinent accent? Just for fun?

[ghostsofgiants]

14. Oh man, BRILLIANT.

[moriah]

13. Okay, that's bad.

I thought calling in from the office when their computer was down at home was bad enough.