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Wherein I finally loose it...
So, another lovely saturday ruined by a mob of people all @ 1 PM. Up until then it had been rather quiet, dribs & drabs.
I end up helping a chap that had picked up an older laptop a few weeks before & had a PCMCIA wireless card that he needed a hand installing. No problemo. I can do it awwwwwww sh*t....
Hmmm...I'll just DL the drivers onto my thumbdrive & CRAP...It's 98. No mass USB storage support. Ok, plug it in & go online through ethernet. CRAP, no ethernet. No PCMCIA ethernet adapters in the shop. Double f**k with a scoop of ice cream...
Meanwhile, more people trickle in as my co-worker seems to be snagged on another laptop....
Not wanting to waste time , I whip out my trusty "Win98" special app disc that I can use to install USB storage supported 98 drivers. Success!!! Toss drivers on desktop, install, insert card....FAIL!!! Lather rinse repeat....FAIL!!! Card must be shot. Get fed up & grab a USB wireless adapter, slap it in & get it online inside of 2 minutes...
Meanwhile, one gentleman had strolled into the store & had been waiting for about 5 minutes....Doing things that I hate....Jingling keys.....Prolonged sighs with rolling eyes. And of course, I was the closest staff member. The one bearing the brunt of his suckiness. Finally when I had just about got that old laptop working, he takes his laptop case & slams it down on the shelf beside him. Customers & staff all jump a bit & wonder what's going on.....Not me.
That was it...........15 Years of dealing with whiny f**ks like this had taken its toll....No more "I'm sorry. We'll be with you right away" & smooth his feathers down because he wants to act like a 3 year old.
I straighten up, turn to him, look him in the eye & say loud enough for all the customers in the shop to hear " DO YOU MIND NOT ACTING LIKE A BABY? WE'RE A BIT BUSY IF YOU CAN'T SEE". I then of course awaited a witty retort, which sadly, there was none to be had. Only a sulky downcast "I've just been whipped" look.
A new era dawns. The line has been drawn in the sand. Cross it & you'll definitely get put back in place
Play nice & you'll get a cookie.
PS: That felt REALLY f**kin' good
Thanks for the vent space & your time
Respectfully,
Mr. Rude
I end up helping a chap that had picked up an older laptop a few weeks before & had a PCMCIA wireless card that he needed a hand installing. No problemo. I can do it awwwwwww sh*t....
Hmmm...I'll just DL the drivers onto my thumbdrive & CRAP...It's 98. No mass USB storage support. Ok, plug it in & go online through ethernet. CRAP, no ethernet. No PCMCIA ethernet adapters in the shop. Double f**k with a scoop of ice cream...
Meanwhile, more people trickle in as my co-worker seems to be snagged on another laptop....
Not wanting to waste time , I whip out my trusty "Win98" special app disc that I can use to install USB storage supported 98 drivers. Success!!! Toss drivers on desktop, install, insert card....FAIL!!! Lather rinse repeat....FAIL!!! Card must be shot. Get fed up & grab a USB wireless adapter, slap it in & get it online inside of 2 minutes...
Meanwhile, one gentleman had strolled into the store & had been waiting for about 5 minutes....Doing things that I hate....Jingling keys.....Prolonged sighs with rolling eyes. And of course, I was the closest staff member. The one bearing the brunt of his suckiness. Finally when I had just about got that old laptop working, he takes his laptop case & slams it down on the shelf beside him. Customers & staff all jump a bit & wonder what's going on.....Not me.
That was it...........15 Years of dealing with whiny f**ks like this had taken its toll....No more "I'm sorry. We'll be with you right away" & smooth his feathers down because he wants to act like a 3 year old.
I straighten up, turn to him, look him in the eye & say loud enough for all the customers in the shop to hear " DO YOU MIND NOT ACTING LIKE A BABY? WE'RE A BIT BUSY IF YOU CAN'T SEE". I then of course awaited a witty retort, which sadly, there was none to be had. Only a sulky downcast "I've just been whipped" look.
A new era dawns. The line has been drawn in the sand. Cross it & you'll definitely get put back in place
Play nice & you'll get a cookie.
PS: That felt REALLY f**kin' good
Thanks for the vent space & your time
Respectfully,
Mr. Rude
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