My customer was bitching through the call about having to pay the fee to talk to a person to fix an update issue instead of using the free chat support, which he doesn't like. Lots of stuff about "You've got a great racket going" and the like. At the end, I fixed it despite his disbelief that it could be done and I assured him that if other people in the office have the same issue they can call in with the same case number without an added charge. "Hey, thanks, you fixed this with patience and kindness, that makes it not so bad that my son won't be able to eat next week."
I did not say "Sir, have you looked into food banks? If your budget is so tight that a call to tech support keeps you from eating, I think there are government agencies that can help."
Special snowflake buttheads.
I'm gonna take a stand against harem shorts. I don't know when or why the became a thing, but I am against them.
We are less than a month and a half away from the end of the school year and there is ZERO information about summer school on the district website. Not what necessitates it, not if you can voluntarily take courses to knock out requirements, not dates, not locations. ZIP ZILCH NADA.
The next district over started taking applications for summer school March 29th. They have multiple sites with info, full course listing, dates, times for each class, which classes are for credit recovery and which are for initial credit.
Another example of complaining makes it happen, the district office just called. Here's the fun.
Credit recovery classes run on a trimester schedule for the summer, 2 weeks each. Credit advancement classes run on a semester schedule, 3 weeks each. If he fails a state standardized test that is YET a different schedule.
AND registration is in person only, on a weekday, the day before classes start!!!! So you will not even know if a class makes or not until the day school is to start in some cases. JFC horrible system.
Wow, that's impressively byzantine. Borges and Kafka would appreciate.
I love it when I fill up my pillbox for the week and then leave it at home. So efficient.
Weird. I am listening to the Previously.tv podcast right now! And my very favorite podcast is Pop Culture Happy Hour, with Linda Holmes. So I still have a lot of TWOP in my life.
It's weird how the home page says it's back, but there's not actually anything else there.
But I got to see EpicTangent! Twice! Mini F2F FTW! Good company over good food, there's nothing better.
And I got see ZenKitty! Twice! Excellent good times!
Been trying to catch up for a couple days, so no meara, but I have been sending vibes and good thoughts as needed.
Connie, sounds like you showed remarkable restraint.
Good luck with setting up summer school, msbelle. Seems like you're the one being punished.
