Work related mishaps (549 hits)
Category: Humor -> Dumb JobsRating: -0.7 on 13 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by <ljohnson823.at.yahoo.com> (View user info) at 2006-04-19 19:45:00 EDT
I work in a call center. For anyone who has not worked in a call center, it's basically like any other office. Lots of little cubes EVERYWHERE. Its like a rat maze with nothing at the end but a vending machine that's almost always broken. The upside about this job is that it is very undemanding both physically and mentally. You sit,you answer the phone. Thats about the jist. On the downside it can be the most frustrating thing in the world to talk to the same ignorant people everyday about the same ignorant problems. The customer service work that I do is for a huge company that shall remain nameless but lets just say they sell building supplies and they like orange. Heres an example of my day:
Come in, sit down,get on the phone
Phone beeps and I answer.
"Thank you for calling, my name is...how can I help you?"
Immediate screeching ensues.
"I have been on hold for 10 minutes. This is unacceptable. Who's your supervisor?"
This is where I get to tell the customer they cannot speak to a manager and ask again how I can help them. Usually they calm down and then I get to the "real" problem.
"Im having trouble finding something on the website."
The customer then proceeds to tell me where they are and what they cannot find....
"Ma'am did you try scrolling down?"
"What? OH...*stunned silence* Oh...I see. It was right there. Im sorry."
That's my job. I tell people to scroll down.
User Reviews
Submitted by mrfr0g (user info) at 2006-11-19 10:25:15 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
This is also my job. I work for a call center for a telephoney company that sells toll free numbers. Though it is clearly listed on the website, I tell people to not use the 1 and remove the hyphens when trying to login.
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-04-20 11:19:59 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
1 - this could have been much better had you given about 3 more instances of customer stupidity.
2 - this is not a "mishap."
3 - I worked as a customer service rep for a major soft drink corporation for a while whose logo is red and silver... the absolute worst job I've ever had. I feel your suffering...
Submitted by MichelleNJ (user info) at 2006-04-20 08:29:45 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
Submitted by Stagger_Lee (user info) at 2006-04-20 02:43:10 (#)
Ranking: 0
The meh train is right on time.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2006-04-20 06:15:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
+1 for nailing the category.
-2 for the actual post.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2006-04-20 04:16:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2006-04-19 20:29:13 (#)
Ranking: -2
that's not what mishap means.
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Submitted by eppliks (user info) at 2006-04-20 03:34:15 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
I'm better than you.
Submitted by Stagger_Lee (user info) at 2006-04-20 02:43:10 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
The meh train is right on time.
Submitted by cascade (user info) at 2006-04-20 00:59:13 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
This was enough to keep me from giving this a negative rating:
Its like a rat maze with nothing at the end but a vending machine that's almost always broken.
Submitted by myexstaintstain (user info) at 2006-04-19 22:20:24 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
heres a +2 to help even things out
Submitted by Brendon (user info) at 2006-04-19 20:30:11 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
getting beaten up on uber builds character.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2006-04-19 20:29:13 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
that's not what mishap means.
Submitted by Grownasskid (user info) at 2006-04-19 20:18:46 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
No Comment
Submitted by Brendon (user info) at 2006-04-19 19:47:56 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
you might wanna look up the definition of mishaps