My name is not Eliza, thanks

[twfarlan.livejournal.com]

I have the unfortunate luck of having to handle overflow Sales chats in addition to my tech support duties. Setting the scene, this was a conversation in a Sales chat with someone who wasn't what I'd call the brightest bulb in the first place. After answering most of his stupid questions, we get to the portion of the chat where I am first propositioned and then accused of being a chat bot. One of those two things is new to me.

Idiot:
thank you sir
Me:
You're welcome. Did you have any other questions?
Idiot:
yeah
Idiot:
i have another question
Idiot:
u are so very beautify gurl and nice smile i loved u ?:D can i marry u
Idiot:
amean fine
Idiot:
?
Me:
Is this a joke?
Me:
If you have any other questions regarding our services, please ask them. Otherwise, I will be closing this chat.
Idiot:
its joke sir
Idiot:
are u live person or software?
Me:
I am a live person, and not amused by your joke. As I said, unless you have any further questions about our services, I will be closing this chat.
Idiot:
i dont believe that u are live person
Idiot:
u are writing fast
Idiot:
ur machine software righ?
Me:
In that case, have a nice day.
(ended chat)

x-posted to my own journal.

Comments

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

Heh, that last bit reminded me of a boss I once had who would hear me typing and then come over to WATCH me typing, because I typed so fast he was convinced I was just tapping on the keys to make noise and could not possibly be typing actual words.

(He averaged 20-30 words per minute, I believe, and I was around 110.)

[twfarlan.livejournal.com]

See, my thought on this is that, if you work a job 40 hours a week that involves almost continuous typing, then you either get better at the job, lose the job, or become management and stop doing any actual work typing.

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

Definitely true for such lines of work!

The job this happened at, though, most of what my boss and I did was physical labor, building, and purchasing. :) I just happened to be able to type really fast due to spending hours and hours on the Internet in my free time. :D

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

Heh. I had about ten years of IRC under my belt when I met one of the 'old guard' of a channel in person. I was no slowpoke by that stage, but she typed so fast it actually shocked me when I saw it 'live', as it were. Pnuematic drills had nothing on this woman.

[turningallblue.livejournal.com]

Just yesterday one of the other tech monkeys was trying to TS and the customer's teenaged son kept asking the cx how old she was. And then he asked if she had a Myspace.

[anamacha.livejournal.com]

creeptacular!

[ebtb.livejournal.com]

Creepy! I hate it when local customers call and are like "Thanks for all your help. I live a couple miles from your office... can I take you out to lunch? You sound really nice..."

*circle circle dot dot*

[spooforbrains.livejournal.com]

I would NOT have been able to resist having some fun with that guy.

"Damnit, you rumbled me. OK. I am actually a Pentium MMX with 64MB RAM. No one else has discovered my secret before ..."