they're called 'lusers' for a reason

[anamacha.livejournal.com]

I work in a call center for an ISP. I help users with issues regarding internet connectivity.

Guy just calls me -- and it turns out I need to refer him to another number.  No big deal; I get wrong numbers all the time.

"Ok sir, the number is 866 ..."

beep
boop  
boop

the idiot is DIALING THE FUCKING NUMBER as I'm telling it to him ... while I am on the phone!

so I said "sir, you need to write this down"

he's like "are you sure?"

*facepalm *

Comments

[kait-the-great.livejournal.com]

*snicker*

At least he didn't ask you tranfer him for you...

[kait-the-great.livejournal.com]

er... transfer him. for him. Or some combination of words that makes sense.

[anamacha.livejournal.com]

um ... yeah. ;)

I usually like to ... empower ppl with the number, but this one ...

[c0c0c0.livejournal.com]

That is it! If you are too stupid to use a telephone we are taking away your internet. You are just too dangerous to those of us who don't have to think about how to breathe.

[anamacha.livejournal.com]

there's a blonde joke in theres somewhere ...

[lillyflowers.livejournal.com]

You know, this really should get cross posted over in mock_the_stupid (http://community.livejournal.com/mock_the_stupid/).

[anamacha.livejournal.com]

if I read that community, or joined it, my head would surely explode. I obviously have enough of that rot in my daily life :)

that said, I agree :D

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

"Homer, you already dialled."

[anamacha.livejournal.com]

you poor thing.

I've done that to people, and I ain't stupid.

[coyoteden.livejournal.com]

When you are quickly given a phone number and you have nothing to write on, sometimes the only thing you can do is punch it into your mobile phone and hit "store to address book"

unfortunately, when you don't have time to select "mute" first, it also blasts it into the other person's ear.

Sorry.

Re: I've done that to people, and I ain't stupid.

[anamacha.livejournal.com]

yeah, some people have mentioned this possibility to me -- it is one that I was not aware of, never having done that.

The person in question, though, was at home. Perhaps he was on a mobile, perhaps not.

[marmaladecat]

Oh awesome, that made me laugh - I get the alternative to that a lot, customer demands to be put through to the number of the completely seperate company they were trying to dial. Morons.

[anamacha.livejournal.com]

let's kill them all, shall we?

*grin*