otterizer

im a checker at the mountlake terrace one.

also forgot to mention how I hate it when people bitch at me for stuff I don't have any control over, like i was the guy who OK'ed the savings card. sheesh.

ForcedSol

Stupid people are the coolest thing ever!! If it wasent for stupid people, my job would suck!... anyway.. I worked at wal-Fart about a year ago and i swear to all that is holy, that stupid peolpe ONLY shop at Mall-mart. I worked in electronics dep and had people ask and say the dumbest ---- ever, the most commen was" Do you have any colore and black & white ink for my printer?"... My respons " Well I have good news and bad news, we have colore and black but were all out of white".. I'd have people laught or get really pissed but 90% of the time I'd get a blank stare. But thats just the top of the iceburg. A lady once said to me, I'm looking for this thing for her husband....... THATS ALL SHE SAID TO ME!! "Well, whats that?" I say, trying to figure out if this chick is HIgh or sumthin." It's uh thing that you put a vhs tape in too." she says. First thing that comes to mind is a VCR, right? "no, it doesnt play it, it turns the tape."It turns the tape"I say, trying to keep the sarcasum to a minumum. After a moment of silance, I realize she's talking about a tape rewinder, so I go and reach for one and give it to her. " No, not one for CD's." She say.... Man, could go on and on..

beerbongskickass

I do tech support for a bank... I am lucky though and only get a few calls a day so I mostly just sleep and surf the web. Usually the really dumb ones are extremly old people that only have a computer so they can do banking online. Sometimes I have to explain how to use a mouse. Sometimes I have to explain how to type with that funny thing in front of them that has letters on it. If I try to use any kind of computer terms like desktop, browser, operating system, internet provider, etc... they think I am talking in some weird langauge. And if I even ask a question the answer is usually I got a dell or I got aol. I can't stand those words because that usually means the only thing they know how to do is push the power button. I have to be nice though because all my calls are recorded

Plese people learn how to use your copmuter before you call tech support!

otterizer

I totally want to do tech support for washington mutual. it's like $14 an hour, but the hours are during school

Shadowgate

Awesome...Thats a good store.

Anyways, some lady told me to go to hell the other day. So I know what you mean!

otterizer

yea it's alright. a guy that works at your store shops at ours once in a while. he's pretty cool. I dunno his name though. he always talks to sean, one of our managers

DJHankB

Those are some good stories guys, Especially the "710" cap...
I'm a full-time Network Admin, and I've seen some good ones, ones we like to call an "ID-Ten-T" error, "ID10T" heh

But I did to telephone Tech support for a major Dial-Up ISP, and OMG it was horrid... the most retarded ***** on the planet, but it was cool, I tried to be patient with them...

One time I did get a "cupholder" call, when I told him to use the installation CD-ROM, he mentioned something about the built-in cupholder, not sure if he was serious or not hehe...

Crazy Stuff.

-Henry

otterizer

lol, I've heard some bad ones for computer tech support. That's definitely something I would not like to do.

turbohf

my computer has two cupholders my car has none haha

i hate calling computer support, you know the first question they want to ask is "is your computer ON?" haha or pugged in? but for good reason...

beerbongskickass

Yes normally telephone tech support is a gay job if you have calls back to back, but I only get a few calls a day maybe 5 if it's busy. ---- sometimes I don't get a call all day. So I basically get paid to surf the web and sleep... I only work part time though so I don't get paid ----... 9 buck and hour 4 hours a day. It's no biggie though since I am still in college and live with my folks (free rent, free food, etc...) And I am not joking about the sleeping... actually I think I might take a nap right now

This is the easiest job I will ever have so I am going to milk it as long as I can.