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please star if funny?
This has got to be one of the funniest things in a long time. I think this guy should have been promoted, not fired.
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>> > This is a true story from the Word Perfect Helpline, which was
>> > transcribed from a recording monitoring the customer care department.
>>
>> > Needless to say the Help Desk employee was fired; however, he/she
>> > is currently suing the Word Perfect organization for "Termination
>> > without Cause".
>>
>> > Actual dialogue of a former WordPerfect Customer Support employee.
>> > (Now I know why they record these conversations!)
>>
>> > Operator: "Ridge Hall, computer assistance; may I help you?"
>>
>> > Caller: "Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect."
>>
>> > Operator: "What sort of trouble??"
>>
>> > Caller: "Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the
>> > words went away."
>>
>> > Operator: "Went away?"
>>
>> > Caller: "They disappeared."
>>
>> > Operator: "Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?"
>> >
>> > Caller: "Nothing."
>> >
>> > Operator: "Nothing??"
>> >
>> > Caller: "It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type."
>> >
>> > Operator: "Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out??"
>> >
>> > Caller: "How do I tell?"
>> >
>> > Operator: "Can you see the C: prompt on the screen??"
>> >
>> > Caller: "What's a sea-prompt?"
>> >
>> > Operator: "Never mind, can you move your cursor around the
>> > screen?"
>> >
>> > Caller: "There isn't any cursor: I told you, it won't accept
>> > anything I type."
>> >
>> > Operator: "Does your monitor have a power indicator??"
>> >
>> > Caller: "What's a monitor?"
>> >
>> > Operator: "It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a
>> > TV. Does it have a little light that tells you when it's on??"
>> >
>> > Caller: "I don't know."
rest is on next question-----it wouldn't fit
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yeah it is a good one. This is also a problem faced by a help center people. They feel very irritated getting this type of calls when they are tired answering many calls.
Thanx for it.
Have a star "*"
- cyberdocLv 61 decade ago
I will fill it up with your own narration...
>> > Caller: "Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle - it's
>> > because it's dark."
>> >
>> > Operator: "Dark??"
>> >
>> > Caller: "Yes - the office light is off, and the only light I have
>> > is coming in from the window."
>> >
>> > Operator: "Well, turn on the office light then."
>> >
>> > Caller: "I can't."
>> >
>> > Operator: "No? Why not??"
>> >
>> > Caller: "Because there's a power failure."
>> >
>> > Operator: "A power... A power failure? Aha, Okay, we've got it
>> > licked now. Do you still have the boxes and manuals and packing stuff
>> > your computer came in??"
>> >
>> > Caller: "Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."
>> >
>> > Operator: "Good. Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it
>> > up just like it was when you got it. Then take it back to the store you
>> > bought it from."
>> >
>> > Caller: "Really? Is it that bad?"
>> >
>> > Operator: "Yes, I'm afraid it is."
>> >
>> > Caller: "Well, all right then, I suppose. What
do I tell them??"
>> >
>> > Operator: "Tell them you're too bloody stupid to own a computer.
