Can I go home soon?

[zinnith]

Customer: "When are you going to come fix my TV? The channels haven't been working right for three days!"
Zin: "I'm sorry about that, it doesn't usually take so long to get a technian. I'll look into it immediately. When did you first report the problem?"
Customer: "Report? Do I have to report it? You should just know!"

I do not get paid enough for this.

Comments

[hildejohanne.livejournal.com]

*headdesk* I seriously wonder how someone like that manages to get out of bed and dressed properly every morning.

[zinfic.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, these people are much more common than you'd think. Them, and the ones who don't know their adresses and phone numbers. If we're lucky, they sometimes know their own names. *sigh*

[timespirt.livejournal.com]

WOW, LOL. Talk about clueless.

[zinfic.livejournal.com]

Clueless and rude. The perfect combination!

[calime]

I'll see yours and raise you one;) Someone calling to our veterinary clinic yesterday: 'I want to talk to a doctor!' My colleague picks up. Caller:'My dog was away for a while running after a bitch in heat with other dogs, and now he's feeling not so good. I want some medicine for him.'
My colleague, 'well, you have to birng the dog in, let me schedule an appointment for you.'
Caller:'No, I don't want to bring him anywhere, I just want medicine.'
Colleague explains in length, with patience, why dog needs to be seen (to find out what is ailing him, for example), about the medicines being different and possibly harmful if given blindly etc.
Caller, angrily, 'You want to extort money from me!'
/end call

[zinfic.livejournal.com]

Customers - can't live with them, would be broke without them...

Sometimes when I'm bored at work, I read Not Always Right just so I can be grateful that at least my customers aren't that bad. Then I get a call like this.

[rellan.livejournal.com]

Customer: "Report? Do I have to report it? You should just know!"

This almost made me spit water all over the monitor. LOL

Zinnith, I thought you were psychic. How can you let people down like this? *shakes head sadly*

[zinfic.livejournal.com]

I know, I know. When I applied for this job, the ad actually said; 'Telephone operator, Required skills: Telepathy' but I thought I could fake that part... I'm ashamed of myself *hangs head*