Topic: true story !!
anouk's photo
Tue 10/16/07 10:35 AM

> There's always one. This has got to be one of the funniest things in a
> long time. I think this guy should have been promoted, not fired. 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."
> Operator: "Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where
> the power cord goes into it. Can you see that??"
> Caller: "Yes, I think so."
> Operator: "Great Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's
> plugged into the wall.
> Caller: "Yes, it is."
> Operator: "When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there
> were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one??"
> Caller: "No."
> Operator: "Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and
> find the other cable."
> Caller: "Okay, here it is."
> Operator: "Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into
> the back of your computer."
> Caller: "I can't reach."
> Operator: "Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is??"
> Caller: "No."
> Operator: "Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way
> over??"
> 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 $*%ing stupid to own a computer!!!!!"
>


> There's always one. This has got to be one of the funniest things in a
> long time. I think this guy should have been promoted, not fired. 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."
> Operator: "Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where
> the power cord goes into it. Can you see that??"
> Caller: "Yes, I think so."
> Operator: "Great Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's
> plugged into the wall.
> Caller: "Yes, it is."
> Operator: "When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there
> were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one??"
> Caller: "No."
> Operator: "Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and
> find the other cable."
> Caller: "Okay, here it is."
> Operator: "Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into
> the back of your computer."
> Caller: "I can't reach."
> Operator: "Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is??"
> Caller: "No."
> Operator: "Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way
> over??"
> 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 $*%ing stupid to own a computer!!!!!"
>


> There's always one. This has got to be one of the funniest things in a
> long time. I think this guy should have been promoted, not fired. 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."
> Operator: "Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where
> the power cord goes into it. Can you see that??"
> Caller: "Yes, I think so."
> Operator: "Great Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's
> plugged into the wall.
> Caller: "Yes, it is."
> Operator: "When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there
> were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one??"
> Caller: "No."
> Operator: "Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and
> find the other cable."
> Caller: "Okay, here it is."
> Operator: "Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into
> the back of your computer."
> Caller: "I can't reach."
> Operator: "Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is??"
> Caller: "No."
> Operator: "Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way
> over??"
> 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 $*%ing stupid to own a computer!!!!!"
>


> There's always one. This has got to be one of the funniest things in a
> long time. I think this guy should have been promoted, not fired. 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."
> Operator: "Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where
> the power cord goes into it. Can you see that??"
> Caller: "Yes, I think so."
> Operator: "Great Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's
> plugged into the wall.
> Caller: "Yes, it is."
> Operator: "When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there
> were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one??"
> Caller: "No."
> Operator: "Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and
> find the other cable."
> Caller: "Okay, here it is."
> Operator: "Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into
> the back of your computer."
> Caller: "I can't reach."
> Operator: "Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is??"
> Caller: "No."
> Operator: "Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way
> over??"
> 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 $*%ing stupid to own a computer!!!!!"
>


> There's always one. This has got to be one of the funniest things in a
> long time. I think this guy should have been promoted, not fired. 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."
> Operator: "Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where
> the power cord goes into it. Can you see that??"
> Caller: "Yes, I think so."
> Operator: "Great Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's
> plugged into the wall.
> Caller: "Yes, it is."
> Operator: "When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there
> were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one??"
> Caller: "No."
> Operator: "Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and
> find the other cable."
> Caller: "Okay, here it is."
> Operator: "Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into
> the back of your computer."
> Caller: "I can't reach."
> Operator: "Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is??"
> Caller: "No."
> Operator: "Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way
> over??"
> 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 $*%ing stupid to own a computer!!!!!"
>

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anouk's photo
Tue 10/16/07 10:38 AM
OOOOPPHHHS!!!blushing
got carried away laughing - sorry folks, for the double up!!laugh flowerforyou

bluebell's photo
Tue 10/16/07 11:00 AM
That was a great story laugh

blonderockermom's photo
Tue 10/16/07 11:03 AM
laugh love that...poor operatorlaugh laugh

925's photo
Tue 10/16/07 11:10 AM
fantastic, i cant blame the operator at all

Pete026's photo
Tue 10/16/07 11:58 AM
LMAO!!
I hope the operator wins the case! I doubt I could hold my toungue if I was talking to somebody that stupid!

adj4u's photo
Tue 10/16/07 12:03 PM
i thought ya should have had a smart azz remark for the ones that actually read it over and over and over

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coryM18's photo
Tue 10/16/07 03:36 PM
WELL WELL WELL that was one dumb customer hahahahahahaha
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