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farmbound1 -> actual call centre conversations - humor (7/18/2007 9:44:01 AM)






Actual call centre conversations !!!!!

Customer:     "I've been ringing 0700 2300 for two days and can't get
through to    enquiries, can you help?".
Operator:     "Where did you get that number from, sir?".
Customer:     "It was on the door to the Travel Centre".
Operator:     "Sir, they are our opening hours".

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Samsung Electronics

Caller:          "Can you give me the telephone number for Jack?"
Operator:     "I'm sorry, sir, I don't understand who you are talking about".
Caller:          "On page 1, section 5, of the user guide it clearly
states that I need to unplug the fax machine from the AC  wall socket and telephone Jack before cleaning. Now, can you give me the number for Jack?"
Operator:      "I think it means the telephone point on the wall".

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RAC Motoring Services

Caller:          "Does your European Breakdown Policy cover me when I am travelling in Australia ?"
Operator:      " Doesn't the product name give you a clue?"

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Caller (enquiring about legal requirements while travelling in France )
"If I register my car in France , do I have to change the steering
wheel to the other side of the car?"
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Directory Enquiries

Caller:  "I'd like the number of the Argoed Fish Bar in Cardiff please".
Operator: "I'm sorry, there's no listing. Is the spelling correct?"
Caller: "Well, it used to be called the Bargoed Fish Bar but the 'B' fell off".

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Then there was the caller who asked for a knitwear company in Woven.
Operator:        "Woven? Are you sure?"
Caller:             "Yes. That's what it says on the label; Woven in Scotland ".

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On another occasion, a man making heavy breathing sounds from a phone
box told a worried operator:
"I haven't got a pen, so I'm steaming up the window to write the number on".

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Tech Support:      "I need you to right-click on the Open Desktop".
Customer:             "OK".
Tech Support:      "Did you get a pop-up menu?".
Customer:             "No".
Tech Support:      "OK. Right-Click again. Do you see a pop-up menu?"
Customer:             "No".
Tech Support:      "OK, sir. Can you tell me what you have done up until this point?".
Customer:            "Sure. You told me to write 'click' and I wrote  'click'".

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Tech Support:          "OK. In the bottom left hand side of the screen,  can you see the 'OK' button displayed?"
Customer:                 "Wow. How can you see my screen from there?"

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Caller:  "I deleted a file from my PC last week and I have just realised  that I need it.
If I turn my system clock back two weeks will I have my  file back again?".

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There's always one. This has got to be one of the funniest things in a long time. I think this guy should have been promoted, not fired. This
is  a true story from the Word Perfect Helpline, which was transcribed from a  recording monitoring the customer care department. Needless to say the  Help Desk employee was fired; however, he/she is currently suing the Word  Perfect organization for "Termination without Cause".

Actual dialogue of a former WordPerfect Customer Support employee.
(Now I  know why they record these conversations! ):

Operator:         "Ridge Hall, computer assistance; may I help you?"
Caller:              "Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect. "
Operator:         "What sort of trouble??"
Caller:              "Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went away."
Operator:         "Went away?"
Caller:              "They disappeared. "
Operator:         "Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?"
Caller:              "Nothing."
Operator:         "Nothing??"
Caller:              "It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type."
Operator:         "Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out??"
Caller:              "How do I tell?"
Operator:         "Can you see the C: prompt on the screen??"
Caller:              "What's a sea-prompt?"
Operator:         "Never mind, can you move your cursor around the screen?"
Caller:              "There isn't any cursor: I told you, it won't accept anything I type."
Operator:         "Does your monitor have a power indicator??"
Caller:              "What's a monitor?"
Operator:         "It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV. Does it have a little light that tells you when it's on??"
Caller:               "I don't know."
Operator:          "Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where the power cord goes into it. Can you see that??"
Caller:              "Yes, I think so."
Operator:         "Great. Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's plugged into the wall.
Caller:              "Yes, it is."
Operator:         "When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were two cables plugged into the back  of it, not just one??"
Caller:               "No."
Operator:          "Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find the other cable."
Caller:               "Okay, here it is."
Operator:          "Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into the back of your computer."
Caller:               "I can't reach."
Operator:          "Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is??"
Caller:               "No."
Operator:          "Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean  way over??"
Caller:               "Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle -  it's because it's dark."
Operator:          "Dark??"
Caller:               "Yes - the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in from the window."
Operator:           "Well, turn on the office light then."
Caller:               "I can't."
Operator:          "No? Why not??"
Caller:               "Because there's a power failure."
Operator:           "A power....... ......... ......... ......... .... A power failure? Aha, Okay, we've got it licked now.
                    Do you still have  the boxes and manuals and packing stuff your computer came in??"
Caller:               "Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."
Operator:           "Good. Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it  up just like it was when you got it. Then take it back to the store you bought it from."
Caller:                "Really? Is it that bad?"
Operator:           "Yes, I'm afraid it is."
Caller:                "Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them??"
Operator:           "Tell them you're too f*%king stupid to own a computer!!!! !"




MasterFireMaam -> RE: actual call centre conversations - humor (7/18/2007 10:02:54 AM)

The last story, while amusing, isn't real. The tech explained, online, what happened and then elaborated about what he WANTED to say. Funny thing is, he ended up marrying the woman.

http://www.snopes.com/humor/business/wordperfect.asp


Master Fire




slaverosebeauty -> RE: actual call centre conversations - humor (7/18/2007 11:15:42 AM)

Tooo funny.. I can see some of those things happening.




Termyn8or -> RE: actual call centre conversations - humor (7/18/2007 12:39:55 PM)

Ok part of it was an urban legend, but what about faxgirl ? I dunno if it was Sharp or what, but they get a call.

"This fax machine isn't working".

So the guy gives her the fax number to the company and her fax shows up a bit later. On the phone again "Your fax showed up just fine, the machine is working"

"I don't understand it, it's still here".

Or the one with "I can't insert install disk #3" having not ejected install disk #1 or #2 of course. The program would never have prompted the user to insert disk #3 unless it had finished read disk #2 so that is debunked without the help of snopes.

But then there are the real life ones. The one when the Woman called the TV shop and asked is they can see you through the TV. Man we wanted to have alot of fun with that one, but what gets me is that our secretary had to come in the back to ask a professional.

And then there's the case at another shop where I only needed to hear one side of the conversation.

"OK no picture, would you like to schedule a pickup ?"
"OK a 35" is it a floor model or a table model ?"
Silence
"Look does it sit on the floor or a table or stand ?"

Like my buddy who sold a car.
"This car I bought won't run"
"Did you put gas in it, it was pretty low"
"Gas ?"

These will not be debunked as urban legends, I was there. I would like to know if the fax machine one was true, I wasn't there for that one.

T




ClosetSinner -> RE: actual call centre conversations - humor (7/19/2007 12:20:07 AM)

What about the poor people who get the "special" customer services reps?

I called Dell to see if my laptop keyboard was covered under my warranty. The conversation went as follows:

Me: I just need to know if my keyboard is covered under my 2 year warranty.
Jocelyn aka CS Rep: May I have your name please.
Me: "Jinxy"
CSRep: Oh that's a lovely name. That's my best friends name.
(Here I'm thinking..."and I care why?")
CSRep: Tell me what's wrong with the keyboard.
Me: Nothing, one of the keys was stuck so I popped it off.
CSRep: You popped it off? Like how?
Me: Like the 'p' key was stuck so I took a butter knife and popped it off.
CSRep: I see well did you spill anything on it?
Me: No I treat my laptop like it's gold. It's my very existance.
CSRep: I need to do some trouble-shooting on your laptop to see if something is internally wrong with the laptop.
Me: Why? I need to know one thing; is my keyboard covered under warranty...YES or NO?
CSRep: Do I have your permission to vary onto your computer?
Me: No. Lady, it's a simple yes or no question. Is my keyboard covered under warranty YES OR NO?!

This went on for exactly an hour. It was covered. Bastards.

The best by far had to be calling Techincal Support for a problem at MY job.

Tech: Name and PC number please.
Me: "Jinxy" and 45
Tech: What's the problem?
Me: We had our printer replaced and bascially I just need you to set the email back up for us.
Tech: What's wrong with the email?
Me:...WE HAD OUR PRINTER REPLACED, and I need you to reset the email.
Tech: The problem might be because your preset addresses are missing.
Me: ???? (What the hell? I always get the "special" ones.) What does that have to do with you setting up the email?
Tech: Did you have preset email addresses in the printer?
Me: I don't know we never used them.
Tech: Oh, ok. So you're saying the email needs to be reset? Did you have preset email addresses in their already? I'm going to try and add your email to see if it corrects the problem.
:: five minutes later ::
Tech: Is it fixed?
Me: *sigh* NO.
Tech: Did you have preset addresses in there?
(By now I have put the phone on mute and banged my head on the table).
Me: I don't know we never used them.
Tech: Ok, I know you never used them, but did you have them.
Me: (silent scream, deep breath) I....DON'T.....KNOW!
Tech: Ok.


Are you kidding me?! Why? On top of that, I fixed the problem and in the help desk ticket, he took credit for my work! Asshole, and this man has worked for the company for 7 years! Did I mention a few days after that he got lost bringing pizza to work for the annual Memorial Day lunch? FREAKIN' IDIOT!




Trampler -> RE: actual call centre conversations - humor (7/19/2007 2:52:29 PM)

lol, These are great reasons why I would never want to work for a call center.  I would ethier be banging my head on the nearest wall, or be yelling at some poor idiot on the phone.




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