(To be fair, the kind of selling we do really does require person-to-person contact, because the pricing will vary depending on the kind of usage the client wants. But still. Amusing.)
I'll be in my bunk.
Jayne ,'War Stories'
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Jessica - Jan 10, 2005 11:23:26 am PST #2828 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Cass - Jan 10, 2005 11:23:27 am PST #2829 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
exhales
I can finally breathe again.
I have to run one last mega-important errand right now but I think I am going to do one last post when I get back detailing exactly what everyone helped me get through. If only so I can finally say all of it out loud.
There is just not enough thanks in the world...
Astarte - Jan 10, 2005 11:26:41 am PST #2830 of 10002
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Yeah, I can see that, Jess, but still...
Skeery.
-t - Jan 10, 2005 11:30:15 am PST #2831 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Brownie batter is tasty. I think I coudl drink 6 oz of it now and then.
erikaj - Jan 10, 2005 11:30:21 am PST #2832 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
My favorite was the one with the glue...they could save themselves some time by saying "I'm sorry. I don't understand." Good lord, dumb people with $.
Jessica - Jan 10, 2005 11:32:02 am PST #2833 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Bwah!
"Can the copy be 30 percent more cool and 40 percent more witty."
Astarte - Jan 10, 2005 11:32:51 am PST #2834 of 10002
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Oh, here's a good one:
Money quote from the help desk, though:
"Your issue is beyond the scope of our training/experience, but it sounds like you know what you're doing, I'm sure you'll figure it out"
lisah - Jan 10, 2005 11:39:25 am PST #2835 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
they could save themselves some time by saying "I'm sorry. I don't understand."
I'm thinking the problem may be them not knowing when they don't understand.
A good part of my job consists of me saying "I'm sorry. I don't understand." to programmers and getting them to 'splain so I can interpret for our users. I'm going to go do some of that right now.
Ginger - Jan 10, 2005 11:45:17 am PST #2836 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I looked through the clueless clients and they don't seem to have the issue I've had with several clients: they want Web pages that print out better. Not a printable page; just ones that look better when they do what they apparently normally do with web pages--print them out and then read them. The actual instructions they gave me were, "Put this part on a different page." After several e-mails, in became obvious they just wanted that part to print on a different page.
erikaj - Jan 10, 2005 11:48:51 am PST #2837 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Ah, like Lloyd Dobler "I don't know, but at least I know that I don't know. You know?"