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April 4, 2007

Maybe I'm just the asshole here

Well, I sure meant it when I said I would post more. But I really didn't have anything to say. Generally, its the same ole, same ole here. I'm currently having to reload everything onto my iPod as it decided to lock up while syncing last Friday and then lose everything. That's the first time I had that happen and hopefully the last. At least it gives me an opportunity to try to start fresh, make sure everything have album artwork, etc.

It seems to me the people I work with are getting dumber by the day. I posed the following quiz to a friend:

Which of the following statements are true?

1) I'm a freakin' genius.
2) The general populace is dumber than a drunk, retarded slug.
3) I have no patience for the general populace.

They picked #3, but really all three are true. Ok, so I'm not a genius. Technicalities. Here are just a few of the shining examples of the idiocy that seems to gravitate towards my sparkling self. Names removed to prevent (more) bitching, er protect the innocent.

• User puts in a ticket saying they would like their password changed. - Great thanks. Anything in particular or can I just choose something at random and let you guess at it?


• I send out an email telling management folks (these are Managers, Division Presidents and C_O folks) that a project is delayed, why and what we tried to force the vendor back on track. I also included options and costs. I get 2 emails back. Division President asks 'Can we still do this? What are our options?' C_O asks 'What are the estimated costs?' - Jesustapdancingchrist people. Reading comprehension? Anyone? Bueller?


• User puts in a ticket that their name and extention were not included on the master phone list on the intranet. - Could you maybe tell us what the info is? Gonna go out on a limb here and say if we didn't include you it's probably because we don't have your fucking info.


• User doesn't think we respond fast enough to his issues (he's in another state) and starts becoming mentally unhinged in his email communications to me. Proceeds to demand that I "call him" and then verbally berate me for 30 minutes (while on vacation with his wife and kids, I can hear them in the background) including such gems as "I don't need (the company), they need me", "(the company) begged me to come work here" and "I was down for 2-3 weeks." - It was 3 days at most but I can understand. If I had to live in his head days might feel like weeks too. He wants to "sit down face to face and work this out" next time I'm there. Riiiiight. Yeah, I want to be in a room with you alone? I don't think so fucko.

Those are all just examples in the last week. I seriously don't have any idea how these people don't die in spectacularly fiery traffic accidents on the way to work everyday. It just boggles the mind.

Or like I said, maybe I'm just the asshole here...

Posted by Michael at 10:21 AM