I think one of the worst jobs I had was on the end of a phone for a mail order company. No names
but I had to answer calls from people who have just bought a PC but have no idea why!!!
The 2 most memorable calls were:
1: I need a clear mouse.... (after 20 mins of stupid conversation about peripherals and why clear mouse is not such a hot idea)... so I can see the pointer under it.
2: My power switch is broken.... (again, very long call) only to find out that she had trodden on the mouse, thinking it worked like her sewing machine.
We had regular daft's, like "I don't know what's wrong, it just won't boot up...... keep saying 'Remove disk in Drive A and press any key' what should I do?" but the thing that allways amazed me about all of the calls was..... given that their level of PC intelect was so low they didn't know how to use the mouse / switch it on / start Windows, what on earth were they going to do once it was turned on and why did they pay the best part of a grand for it??!!
But now, I work for ME!
I take cars off the road and dispose of them for my local council. I also take bad debtors cars too.... sometimes it can be a bit 'rough' but I find the best weapon of defence is quick reply's and police back-up just a radio away! The days of using 'heavys' or a bat are long gone now.
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