I got fired because of an SC (first story, be gentle)

[GeekGoddess]

I work at a computer store as the service manager. Now I have my sucky customer moments, but most of them are not even worthy of posting here even in a Graveyard style vignette rant.

So I'm dealing with a woman who had the CPU fan seize up on her and as a result smoke-checked the CPU. We ordered a new one but our supplier farked up and sent us the wrong CPU.

Honestly, how do you mistake Athlon for Pentium?

So I'm going back and forth with this woman trying to explain that the distributor is sending the correct part overnight and we'll get it fixed the next day. Once the CPU comes in it's a simple matter to swap them out. Well she won't hear of it and is calling me all kinds of nasty names. Twat, C**T, bitch, whore, slut all spew forth from her mouth because I'm not hopping into my car and driving the nine hours to the distributor and picking it up personally wrapped in the finest Oriental Silks and driving the nine hours back.

Oh and I'm expected to do all this within the next 30 minutes. (you know, we really need a smiley making the "stroke me" gesture)

Well now my boss and the store owner comes out to see what all the fuss is about.

Me - The Geek Goddess
B - Boss
SC - The antagonist of our little story.

B - What seems to be the problem he...

SC - <interrupting> This bitch is an incompetent c**t. I was told by her that the computer would be done today.

B - So what's the problem?

Me - They sent us the wrong CPU. They sent us a Pentium insteal of the Athlon we ordered. The right one is coming out FedEx overnight.

B - Ah. <to the SC> There's nothing we can do except...

SC - <interrupting yet again> You see! She's being difficult! If she can't fix the computer right here and now then I demand that you fire her worthless ass.

B - <looks right at me> You're fired!

Me -

SC - Serves you right you worthless c**t (for a woman she uses that word alot)! You got what you deserved.

B - Oh hi Geekgoddess, We just had to fire our last service manager. You interested in the job? Full benefits, two weeks paid vacation available as soon as you sign on and a $300 signing bonus.

Me - <finally understanding what he's doing> Sure, I can start today if you need me.

SC -

B - I fired her like you asked. We'll call you when the computer is ready. Goodbye.

My boss is a nut sometimes. That $300 was my bonus for working the week full of overtime to get the insurance company back up and running after they had the fire. He just couldn't resist seeing the look on the SC's face when he did that.

Geek Goddess

[Kogo Shuko]

Oh, how I wish I could have seen the look on that women's face.

[Dreamstalker]

Honestly, how do you mistake Athlon for Pentium?

The in-house "IT guy"--really just an underling who claimed he knew what he was doing--at my last retail job did. The server croaked one weekend (I had told boss it was going to happen) due to dust...a fan blade had broken off and the CPU cooler was sticky with grime (I don't want to know).

Guy pulls the server apart and goes to replace the HSF...he had bought an Intel part. The computer was AMD. Even had the case-badge still. He would have had to see the thing when taking the panel off, not to mention the big sparkly AMD logo on the HSF package. Of course, when I was tasked to go exchange it he treated me as a total computer illiterate (dude, I've written shell scripts that are more useful than you)

[IT Grunt]

B - <looks right at me> You're fired!

Me -

SC - Serves you right you worthless c**t (for a woman she uses that word alot)! You got what you deserved.

B - Oh hi Geekgoddess, We just had to fire our last service manager. You interested in the job? Full benefits, two weeks paid vacation available as soon as you sign on and a $300 signing bonus.

Me - <finally understanding what he's doing> Sure, I can start today if you need me.

SC -

B - I fired her like you asked. We'll call you when the computer is ready. Goodbye.

Brilliant! The look on her face had to be worth a million bucks.

[BaristaTrav]

Awesome first story.. congrats. Also, I hope your boss also bans that woman for life. There are some places where that sort verbal abuse can be prosecuted as assault.

[Bradester]

Can I have your boss?

[Samaliel]

Brilliant! The look on her face had to be worth a million bucks.

I'd even be so bold as to say it must have been invaluable. Just because I'm tired with the MasterCard jokes.

[Crazeyal]

PWNED!!!

[Gerrinson]

Honestly, how do you mistake Athlon for Pentium?

AMD instead of Pentium, I can see that happening. Depends on the distributor, but much like vacuums, some of them suck, and some of them blow.

For example, I ordered my new MOBO and CPU as a package deal (saving me over $100) through my friend's store. It comes in and we decided to open it up and enjoy that new circuit board smell.

I pick up the CPU box and notice the tape has been cut. I jokingly said "Hey, what are you trying to pull here?" Then I open the box and find there's a fan, but no CPU at all!

My friend said they sometimes attach the CPU to the board before sending it out. So, no problem, check the MOBO and there's the CPU already installed. Until we look closer and it is not the CPU that comes with the package deal. Its a CPU that's over 33% slower.

My friend had ordered another of the same package from them, so we checked that, and it was the same setup. The high end CPU was gone and replaced with a mid-grade CPU pre-installed on the board.

He called up the distributor and ripped them a new one. And got the right CPUs sent at no extra cost (while they let him keep the mid-grades that came with the boards). For some reason, he now uses a different distributor...

[depechemodefan]

Whew! I thought you acutally did get fired, and that would have been sucky! I'm glad your boss has a sense of humor. I wish my bosses would have that type of sense of humor...instead of thinking it's funny to listen in to peoples conversations and butting in.

[Apathy]

Excellent first post.
Your boss is awesome. I know I've said it before, but what makes a person want to take away someone else's livelihood because they were mildly inconvenienced? What a vile, scum-sucking bitch.

[donruss]

During the short period in which you were "fired", before you were rehired you should have called that "woman" every name in the book. What was she gonna do? Have you "fired" again?

[tropicsgoddess]

Oh I would've LOVED to see the look on that SC's face. Your boss ROCKS!

[Becks]

I would've paid to be there!!!

[Evil Queen]

I love your boss. Can I have him when you're done with him?