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# One day I
chewed a groove in my keyboard and burst a knuckle on my phone - there was blood everywhere.
That was a good day.
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 1:41, archived)
# I used to do
tech support for tiny computers, I never believed in hell until I took that job on
(I helped save b3ta! Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 1:44, archived)
# Have a look in the background.

This is where I used to work... I said look at the background...
(I helped save b3ta! vulga is a foul mouthed cunt, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 1:47, archived)
# Even seeing one
of those headsets sends me into a murderous rage.
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 1:50, archived)
# I'm
drunk and stoned, what am I looking for in the background?
(I helped save b3ta! Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 1:50, archived)
# I don't know
it was like cuboid callcentre hell really. I just wanted post that pic up of Claire again. Oh what could have been...
(I helped save b3ta! vulga is a foul mouthed cunt, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 1:51, archived)
# After
another unsuccessful night finding a lady all i can look at is the girl!
(batardo, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 2:33, archived)
# looking for ladies?
try www.russianwives.com
(I helped save b3ta! Monkboy, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 11:29, archived)
# I did a pager service...
...fucking pagers - never heard of a mobile phone?
Half the fuckers that rang:
Me: Can I take your message for Jane Doe?
Dumb fuck: Is that Jane?
Me: Do I sound like Jane?
Dumb fuck: No. Who is this?
Me: I can take a message for Jane if you wish... This is her pager service.
Dumb fuck: Is Jane there?
Me: Goodbye *click*
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 1:48, archived)
# fucking hell!
luckily I never really spoke to anyone THAT stupid. It's almost funny, if it wasn't so true...
(I helped save b3ta! vulga is a foul mouthed cunt, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 1:50, archived)
# it stops being funny
and just becomes plain scary when you reaise that people really are that stupid.
(I helped save b3ta! Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 1:53, archived)
# Half the callers were
that stupid - the rest were dumber...
...the management were worse. Fucked their way up through the ranks. I once got a bonus for handling a record number of calls in a month - I really just hung up on most of my calls after about 10 seconds.
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 1:54, archived)
# So you didn't
transfer them to the local radio station then?
(I helped save b3ta! vulga is a foul mouthed cunt, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 2:01, archived)
# Sometimes I would transfer them to
different queues like the mobile phone helpdesk or AA traffic info. Sometimes I would pretend to be their local pizza place. Sometimes I would whisper "I know where you live, fucko" and hang up.
It was very open ended and conducive to creativity.
(I helped save b3ta! helmetcream, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 2:06, archived)
[challenge entry] Meanwhile in the midweast...
I went to the H.Q. of an American Telecoms Co. in Omaha (back in '96 the official call centre city of USA) , Nebraska to recieve training in their evil american ways & the cubicles all the ordinary staff (500+)was about 2 foot square ! Just like Dilbert, I may be have been nieve but I've seen Veal in better working conditions !
The IT staff thought they had had it easy 'cos they lived in the server room (noise, flickering lights but slightly more space) they couldn't beleive that in Europe we tend to put servers in the basement and control them remotely !
(benmonkey, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 1:55, archived)
[challenge entry] Viatel Inc.
I just remembered they went bust last year so I can slag them off :-unlike European boxes these had 6 foot plus partitions on 3 sides; no chatting with your colleagues. They used to hold up notes on sticks to pass messages to each other - it was so Vic & Bob but scary as real...
(benmonkey, Sun 28 Apr 2002, 2:03, archived)