I'm really looking forward to waiting tables again. At least I get paid a lot more to put up with stupid people.
His nationality comes into play here, because of what the customer says. And I swear I'm not making this up.
C: Excuse me, I need a hard drive.
M: Ok...*show him the hard drive aisle* What kind of hard drive does your computer use?
C: IDE I think...
M: Ok, well here are some IDE hard drives
C: But I don't want IDE.
M: *blink* Excuse me?
C: I don't want IDE. It messed up my motherboard.
M: Um, you really don't have a choice. IDE is the only thing that will work unless you do additional parts.
C: You don't understand, I know technology because I am Japanese.
M: Um, ok...regardless, IDE is the only thing that can go in your computer.
C: But it fried my motherboard!
M: It's very unlikely that it fries your motherboard if it's the only connection you can use. The only real reason that I can see is if you installed it improperly.
C: I am Japanese! I know technology, of course I did it right!
M: *trying to cut and run, knowing this is about to take a nasty turn* Well, regardless, you can only use IDE.
C: I have another question. How come I don't get all 320 gigabytes? I only get 300?
M: Well some of the space is used internally and you can't have access to it. Some of it is a delete partition, some of it is formatting...
C: But I want to put on XP.
M: And that matters why?
C: Because if I put on XP and use an adapter, I will get the full capacity. The manual says so.
M: I've been building computers for fifteen years now
C: *interrupts* But you are American. I am Japanese, I know technology.
M: *making a supreme effort to hold on my temper* And your operating system doesn't matter. You will never get that full capacity.
C: But I don't understand. If I pay for 320 gigs how come I don't get it?
M: Because some of it is used for a delete partition, some of it used for formatting...
C: I understand what you are saying. But why do I not get the full capacity? I want 320 gigs if I buy 320 gigs.
M: *on the verge of beating my head bloody with the damn hard drive* Because some of it is taken by the delete partition, the formatting...
Coworker: *passing by* What's going on?
C: I want to know why I don't get the full capacity I paid for.
M: *rather muffled because I've got my face buried in my hands* And I've told you three times now.
CW: *looks at me, then at the customer, he's actually certified as a tech* Well it's formatting most of it, so the computer knows what it is, different companies use different amounts.
C: But there must be a way to do it, I'm Japanese. I understand technology.
M: *gives up and hands him the hard drive* You could be Bill Freaking Gates. You're still not getting that full capacity. It's impossible, we've told you four times why, and you insist that because you're Japanese it'll be magic for you. Well good luck, here's your hard drive. I give up. Do what you want.
His nationality comes into play here, because of what the customer says. And I swear I'm not making this up.
C: Excuse me, I need a hard drive.
M: Ok...*show him the hard drive aisle* What kind of hard drive does your computer use?
C: IDE I think...
M: Ok, well here are some IDE hard drives
C: But I don't want IDE.
M: *blink* Excuse me?
C: I don't want IDE. It messed up my motherboard.
M: Um, you really don't have a choice. IDE is the only thing that will work unless you do additional parts.
C: You don't understand, I know technology because I am Japanese.
M: Um, ok...regardless, IDE is the only thing that can go in your computer.
C: But it fried my motherboard!
M: It's very unlikely that it fries your motherboard if it's the only connection you can use. The only real reason that I can see is if you installed it improperly.
C: I am Japanese! I know technology, of course I did it right!
M: *trying to cut and run, knowing this is about to take a nasty turn* Well, regardless, you can only use IDE.
C: I have another question. How come I don't get all 320 gigabytes? I only get 300?
M: Well some of the space is used internally and you can't have access to it. Some of it is a delete partition, some of it is formatting...
C: But I want to put on XP.
M: And that matters why?
C: Because if I put on XP and use an adapter, I will get the full capacity. The manual says so.
M: I've been building computers for fifteen years now
C: *interrupts* But you are American. I am Japanese, I know technology.
M: *making a supreme effort to hold on my temper* And your operating system doesn't matter. You will never get that full capacity.
C: But I don't understand. If I pay for 320 gigs how come I don't get it?
M: Because some of it is used for a delete partition, some of it used for formatting...
C: I understand what you are saying. But why do I not get the full capacity? I want 320 gigs if I buy 320 gigs.
M: *on the verge of beating my head bloody with the damn hard drive* Because some of it is taken by the delete partition, the formatting...
Coworker: *passing by* What's going on?
C: I want to know why I don't get the full capacity I paid for.
M: *rather muffled because I've got my face buried in my hands* And I've told you three times now.
CW: *looks at me, then at the customer, he's actually certified as a tech* Well it's formatting most of it, so the computer knows what it is, different companies use different amounts.
C: But there must be a way to do it, I'm Japanese. I understand technology.
M: *gives up and hands him the hard drive* You could be Bill Freaking Gates. You're still not getting that full capacity. It's impossible, we've told you four times why, and you insist that because you're Japanese it'll be magic for you. Well good luck, here's your hard drive. I give up. Do what you want.
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