Electric shock button for my phone

[suprneko]

I worked for a national ISP, started out doing dialup tech support. I *SO* wanted a button on my phone to give idiot customers a little electric shock.

You wasted 20 minutes arguing that your password doesn't work because you can't tell the difference between a lower case 'L' and an upper case 'I' ?!?!?! *ZAP*

You think you shouldn't have to pay for last month because you didn't use the internet? *ZAP*

You think because I am female I couldn't possibly know more than you? What? You want a MALE support tech? *ZAP*

You want credit because YOUR computer is having problems? *ZAP*


Luckily I got out of dialup after a while, got into business tech support - which was a lot better, UNTIL we started selling cheapy business DSL. The ones paying us the least money ALWAYS complained the loudest. Mostly because the T1 customers had real techs on staff and realistic expectations.

[iradney]

If you can patent that, you would make SO. MUCH. MONEY.

I would buy in bulk....

[Bright_Star]

You think you shouldn't have to pay for last month because you didn't use the internet? *ZAP*

Say...I didn't use my air conditioner for the winter so can I get a discount on my electric bill?...lol.
Who really thinks if you don't use a particular service on any given month that it means you don't have to pay? that's just ignorant....no...that's just trying to pull a fast one.

[Dark-Star]

Well, how much voltage can a phone line handle before it melts? Link a capacitor up to the phone jack with a few safety switches, and...

[technical.angel]

You think because I am female I couldn't possibly know more than you? What? You want a MALE support tech? *ZAP*

You know, it might be because I'm in Education, but I have never ever gotten that. Hu.

[suprneko]

You know, it might be because I'm in Education, but I have never ever gotten that. Hu.

It was pretty rare to get a misogynistic ass, but when it did, it stuck in my brain and burned me for days. I should say years, since it's been over a decade since. Worse still, is co-workers like that! There were at least two (older) guys I worked with, that would ask me stuff but act like they knew more than me. I mean, WHY BOTHER ASKING ME FOR MY OPINION IF YOU THINK YOU'RE JUST GOING TO DISMISS IT AND ACT ALL SUPERIOR. *!?##@?! EVER WONDER WHY YOU DIDN'T GET THAT PROMOTION?? grr!

But there was this one customer who wasn't - he was like "I'm sorry to ask, since you're a girl and all, but I need help downloading nekkid women pictures". Haha! I was happy to help him. In my dialup days - this was before every business had a web presence ('95-'97) - I believed that the increasing popularity of internet porn was what was paying my paycheck!

[smileyeagle1021]

after you finish this invention can hotel reservations steal it...

why is it so expensive in manhatten *zap*

how can all of san diego be sold out during comicon *zap*

why can't I have 10 people in one room *zap to kill*