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#94485 - 29/06/07 11:09 AM Call Centre Conversation
Lisa Offline


Registered: 18/07/06
Posts: 1674
Loc: Leeds
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 f***ing stupid to own a computer!!!!!"
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#94486 - 29/06/07 11:47 AM Re: Call Centre Conversation [Re: Lisa]
KevinClark Offline
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Registered: 11/03/04
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#94487 - 29/06/07 12:58 PM Re: Call Centre Conversation [Re: KevinClark]
ChrisCumbria Offline

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Registered: 26/06/05
Posts: 23932
Loc: Whitehaven, Cumbria
Yep, I'm sure he'd have loved to have really said that bit at the end!
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#94488 - 29/06/07 03:10 PM Re: Call Centre Conversation [Re: ChrisCumbria]
babyboom Offline


Registered: 06/06/06
Posts: 11557
Loc: somewhere in the world
so funny!!
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#94489 - 29/06/07 05:29 PM Re: Call Centre Conversation [Re: babyboom]
JJST Offline


Registered: 20/04/07
Posts: 4206
That is brilliant, think I have seen it before, but its a good one!!
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#94490 - 01/07/07 02:42 PM Re: Call Centre Conversation [Re: JJST]
cra1g Offline
Fiesta Nutter

Registered: 19/11/06
Posts: 2296
Loc: grimsby
lmao,very good
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#94491 - 01/07/07 04:41 PM Re: Call Centre Conversation [Re: cra1g]
V1ctoria Offline
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Registered: 30/05/07
Posts: 836
Loc: Redditch
Love that!!!

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