: not a paradise :

[alwaysbeenasmiler]

why... why... WHY?

Tech support has given me a new appreciation for the new level of stupidity that people can aspire to. Like I literally talked to someone for 29 minutes who had no clue from his arsehole what the modem was, even though I gave him all of the pertinent information that he needed.

Me: You are looking for an SMC device, it will have the name written on the modem.
him: you mean a AHT?
Me: S. M. C.
Him: well all I can see is this netgear? Is that what you want?
Me: Look for the SMC, it should be hooked up to the netgear.
Him: I can't find it, all I see is this device hooked up to the netgear.. it's a.. ah, SMC.
Me: *INTERNAL SCREAMING LIKE SATAN AT A JONAS BROTHERS CONCERT* (j/k seriously I don't know what Satan's anti-music is tbh, just an uneducated guess)

I was seriously so traumatized that I ended up licking all the salt off my pretzels, like these people are draining me of my salty tears so I have to quickly regenerate new salt!

In happier news, I am going to go to Dragon King's Daughter on saturday with a friend for a girl's nights, then we are gonna go back and toast s'mores. I am pondering discussing with her the possibility of picking up something crafty. I need something that will occupy me in between calls because they have all the GOOD SITES blocked at work, and when I start reading, the little beep in my ear pretty much jars me out of storyland pretty quickly and makes it so I can't get engrossed in the book!

Dragon King's Daughter though, it is MEXICAN/JAPANESE fusion. They have this sushi roll, called The Swanson.. it is crunch shrimp, bacon and chicken (not raw) with spicy mayo and wasabi. That's life right there. Like I could eat two rolls-- seriously. I will see about posting pictures of the yumminess. Promise~

Thank you all who have been signal boosting the Friending Meme; it's been a smashing success-- hurrah for new friends everyone! To all of you that I've added! HIYA! <3 My name is Nia and my pronouns are she/her and I'm probably as mad as a hatter! Don't mind me! Glad to friend you and hope we can be AWESOMEFIENDS!

Comments

[zaliachimera]

Oh man... tech support is always... interesting. You get some really wild stuff and ask questions you never thought you'd have to ask.

[alwaysbeenasmiler]

Yeah! I am not surprised by anything anymore. Like someone had their modem up in the rafters.. and had to find a ladder to access it and I was just like tapping my pen on the desk and wondering what my life was lol. You hear it all, and it's entertaining-- but also frustrating!

[bladespark]

I am really glad I don't do tech support! Even as it is, my customers (or mostly would-be customers, the worst ones never actually hire me) often make me go "wait, what?!"

[carisma_sensei]

Well I'm hungry now.

You must be so patient to work there omg hahaha. People are a bit meh sometimes lol

[alwaysbeenasmiler]

You are not lying.. patience is definitely a must when working at the call center I do

[skinwalker]

omg you must have all the patience in the world as a tech support worker. I admire that sgjlskfjk

and that sushi sounds delicious wow. I hope you enjoy it (and the s'mores) and yes please share pics if you can :D

I'm gonna do that friending meme just because (even if I'm a little late) and I'll signal boost it on my journal too!

[breyzyyin]

Gah, I can totally see why you needed to replenish your salt levels after a phone call like that! 0_0;

But yay for the happier news! I hope that you will have a fun time and possibly learn about something crafty you can pick up for in-between calls too. ♥

Okay, and Mexican/Japanese fusion sounds delectable. Those are two of my favorite kinds of cuisine right there! ♥

[sunkelles]

ooo that sounds really interesting! i've never thought of japanese/mexican fusion before

[alwaysbeenasmiler]

I will definitely take food porn pictures! And it is insanely good.. they also have this fire roasted brocolli with ginger wasabi mayo that is good too

[alwaysbeenasmiler]

Anything that I do on my journal isn't required truly, though thank you for reposting it. I just like to see people getting to know other people.. it's like this magical friendship bus and all I can do is go YAAAAAAAAAAAAY! (or ice cream truck, that works too!)

There will definitely be pictures, without a doubt!

[omnipotent]

I am amazed--but only slightly--that in 2019, some people don't know what a modem is.

Do you work in a high-volume call center?

Wasabi in the roll? How can you taste any of the other ingredients? :O I'm impressed! I hope you have a fun and delicious experience!

[alwaysbeenasmiler]

Yes, I work for Charter/Spectrum-- which is pretty fun and I get tons and tons of stories to tell people about. And the wasabi, it's really only a hint, it's like the wasabi in a horseradish sense, it's blended with other ingredients that sort of balance it out. Dragon King's Daughter is excellent and I could eat at that place all the time, good thing I have self control!

[athenasleepsin]

LMAO @ made u lick all the salt off yr pretzels

[alwaysbeenasmiler]

By 5:30 it was a bag of salt less pretzels

[chez_jae]

Oh, the horrors of customer service!

Once upon a time, LJ had a comm called "customers_suck". I don't know if it's still active, but it's a good place to vent, as well as read how bad other people have it.

:D