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I have an old guitar synth that I got off eBay, and it takes a relatively
oddball adaptor: 7-10V, 1.5A (1500ma), with some odd socket size. I can't
find anything close to it in my gear.
I contemplate rifling through the bins at my local computer parts store for
hours, but I don't have that kind of time lately. So I suck it up and head
to the Shack.
Instead of scary nerds jumping all over me trying to sell me batteries,
there's just one kid behind the counter in my favorite flavor - Gen Y.
For once I need advice, so I show him the actual unit with the specs
written underneath the jack and ask him where I can find an adaptor for it.
He acts like he's doing me a favor by looking at it. Then in his most
condescending voice, he says "Yeah, we don't have 'half an amps' [his
words]. We don't have nothin for this."
I said fine; anything ABOVE that number should be OK. he repeated his "half
an amps" spiel, like he's lecturing me.
Then I busted out laughing and informed him that "half an amps" was the SAME
thing as 1500ma, and that they SHOULD have that size adaptor somewhere.
At that point he got really testy and said some thing like "Yeah well, we
don't have anything and we're not gonna be responsible if you buy something
and blow it up. You can't return it.". It surprised me that he was getting
so pricky.
I shot back "I don't give a shit about retuning it, I just want YOU to find
ME something that WORKS!".
This seemed to startle him, and he actually made a half assed attempt to
look at the adaptors behind the counter before concluding he didn't have
one.
At which point *I* walked behind the counter and found one in less than 10
seconds.
Next I had to get a plug - the adaptor and plugs are modular, and they give
you whatever plug you need free.
Again, this was a major inconvenience as he had to use the "plug sizer".
There were 3 sizes that fit - 1 was perfect and 2 were a little loose.
Naturally the "perfect" plug was out of stock, at which point he again told
me he can't sell me an adapter.
I told him to give me one of the "close" ones, as I'm just using it for
testing now and can buy another plug later. He condescendingly told me that
it would not work. At this point I was like "just give me the goddamn plug,
I'm in a hurry".
Shocking as it may seem, he actually took my money. And needless to say, the
adapter works fine. It was the increasingly common Gen Y customer service
experience where YOU have to work to give THEM your money...
What KILLS me about Gen Y is the habitual lying. And if you catch them in a
lie (ie you actually know about the subject at hand), they with just tell
you you're full of shit and make up an even BIGGER lie!
You'd think what with the alleged Depression and all, there would be a line
of CS and EE grads looking to work at the Shack. Or maybe he WAS one of
them... /shudder
oddball adaptor: 7-10V, 1.5A (1500ma), with some odd socket size. I can't
find anything close to it in my gear.
I contemplate rifling through the bins at my local computer parts store for
hours, but I don't have that kind of time lately. So I suck it up and head
to the Shack.
Instead of scary nerds jumping all over me trying to sell me batteries,
there's just one kid behind the counter in my favorite flavor - Gen Y.
For once I need advice, so I show him the actual unit with the specs
written underneath the jack and ask him where I can find an adaptor for it.
He acts like he's doing me a favor by looking at it. Then in his most
condescending voice, he says "Yeah, we don't have 'half an amps' [his
words]. We don't have nothin for this."
I said fine; anything ABOVE that number should be OK. he repeated his "half
an amps" spiel, like he's lecturing me.
Then I busted out laughing and informed him that "half an amps" was the SAME
thing as 1500ma, and that they SHOULD have that size adaptor somewhere.
At that point he got really testy and said some thing like "Yeah well, we
don't have anything and we're not gonna be responsible if you buy something
and blow it up. You can't return it.". It surprised me that he was getting
so pricky.
I shot back "I don't give a shit about retuning it, I just want YOU to find
ME something that WORKS!".
This seemed to startle him, and he actually made a half assed attempt to
look at the adaptors behind the counter before concluding he didn't have
one.
At which point *I* walked behind the counter and found one in less than 10
seconds.
Next I had to get a plug - the adaptor and plugs are modular, and they give
you whatever plug you need free.
Again, this was a major inconvenience as he had to use the "plug sizer".
There were 3 sizes that fit - 1 was perfect and 2 were a little loose.
Naturally the "perfect" plug was out of stock, at which point he again told
me he can't sell me an adapter.
I told him to give me one of the "close" ones, as I'm just using it for
testing now and can buy another plug later. He condescendingly told me that
it would not work. At this point I was like "just give me the goddamn plug,
I'm in a hurry".
Shocking as it may seem, he actually took my money. And needless to say, the
adapter works fine. It was the increasingly common Gen Y customer service
experience where YOU have to work to give THEM your money...
What KILLS me about Gen Y is the habitual lying. And if you catch them in a
lie (ie you actually know about the subject at hand), they with just tell
you you're full of shit and make up an even BIGGER lie!
You'd think what with the alleged Depression and all, there would be a line
of CS and EE grads looking to work at the Shack. Or maybe he WAS one of
them... /shudder
On May 1, 2:35 am, "js" <nothing AT nothing DOT com> wrote:
> I have an old guitar synth that I got off eBay, and it takes a relatively
> oddball adaptor: 7-10V, 1.5A (1500ma), with some odd socket size. I can't
> find anything close to it in my gear.
>
> I contemplate rifling through the bins at my local computer parts store for
> hours, but I don't have that kind of time lately. So I suck it up and head
> to the Shack.
>
Did ya have to give 'em your phone number? That always bugged me
about the Shack.
Mike
> I have an old guitar synth that I got off eBay, and it takes a relatively
> oddball adaptor: 7-10V, 1.5A (1500ma), with some odd socket size. I can't
> find anything close to it in my gear.
>
> I contemplate rifling through the bins at my local computer parts store for
> hours, but I don't have that kind of time lately. So I suck it up and head
> to the Shack.
>
Did ya have to give 'em your phone number? That always bugged me
about the Shack.
Mike
"Mike" <tetrickm@hotmail . com > wrote in message
news:c36462ab-2671-43fe-8fb9-75148213de03@27g2000hsf.googlegroups . com ...
> On May 1, 2:35 am, "js" <nothing AT nothing DOT com> wrote:
>> I have an old guitar synth that I got off eBay, and it takes a relatively
>> oddball adaptor: 7-10V, 1.5A (1500ma), with some odd socket size. I can't
>> find anything close to it in my gear.
>>
>> I contemplate rifling through the bins at my local computer parts store
>> for
>> hours, but I don't have that kind of time lately. So I suck it up and
>> head
>> to the Shack.
>>
>
> Did ya have to give 'em your phone number? That always bugged me
> about the Shack.
>
> Mike
I've always rattled off "Five Five Five, One Two One Two," real fast. The
few that catch it right away tend to also not ask again. Those that don't,
and try to call me...well...
--
Nick
Mike wrote:
> On May 1, 2:35 am, "js" <nothing AT nothing DOT com> wrote:
>> I have an old guitar synth that I got off eBay, and it takes a relatively
>> oddball adaptor: 7-10V, 1.5A (1500ma), with some odd socket size. I can't
>> find anything close to it in my gear.
>>
>> I contemplate rifling through the bins at my local computer parts store for
>> hours, but I don't have that kind of time lately. So I suck it up and head
>> to the Shack.
>>
>
> Did ya have to give 'em your phone number? That always bugged me
> about the Shack.
>
> Mike
When they ask, I always say
"No thanks. I don't date other guys"
Monkey Pi
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> On May 1, 2:35 am, "js" <nothing AT nothing DOT com> wrote:
>> I have an old guitar synth that I got off eBay, and it takes a relatively
>> oddball adaptor: 7-10V, 1.5A (1500ma), with some odd socket size. I can't
>> find anything close to it in my gear.
>>
>> I contemplate rifling through the bins at my local computer parts store for
>> hours, but I don't have that kind of time lately. So I suck it up and head
>> to the Shack.
>>
>
> Did ya have to give 'em your phone number? That always bugged me
> about the Shack.
>
> Mike
When they ask, I always say
"No thanks. I don't date other guys"
Monkey Pi
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On May 1, 9:19 am, Monkey Pi <Monke...@MonkeyMonkeyMonkey . com > wrote:
> Mike wrote:
> > Did ya have to give 'em your phone number? That always bugged me
> > about the Shack.
>
> > Mike
>
> When they ask, I always say
> "No thanks. I don't date other guys"
<snort>! That's a good one! One time I was in RS getting some minor
parts near Christmas and they were demanding (and I mean DEMANDING) my
telephone number. I finally had to tell the guy, "Look, are you going
to take cash or don't you want to sell this stuff?" Grudgingly, he
rang up the sale. And then as I walked toward the door he yelled
after me: "You have no Christmas spirit!"
BWAHAHAHA! That STILL kills me to this day!
> Mike wrote:
> > Did ya have to give 'em your phone number? That always bugged me
> > about the Shack.
>
> > Mike
>
> When they ask, I always say
> "No thanks. I don't date other guys"
<snort>! That's a good one! One time I was in RS getting some minor
parts near Christmas and they were demanding (and I mean DEMANDING) my
telephone number. I finally had to tell the guy, "Look, are you going
to take cash or don't you want to sell this stuff?" Grudgingly, he
rang up the sale. And then as I walked toward the door he yelled
after me: "You have no Christmas spirit!"
BWAHAHAHA! That STILL kills me to this day!
"Benj" <bjacoby@iwaynet . net > wrote in message
news:7563221f-597e-4975-8158-ff945aa5480c@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups . com ...
> On May 1, 9:19 am, Monkey Pi <Monke...@MonkeyMonkeyMonkey . com > wrote:
>> Mike wrote:
>
>> > Did ya have to give 'em your phone number? That always bugged me
>> > about the Shack.
>>
>> > Mike
>>
>> When they ask, I always say
>> "No thanks. I don't date other guys"
>
> <snort>! That's a good one! One time I was in RS getting some minor
> parts near Christmas and they were demanding (and I mean DEMANDING) my
> telephone number. I finally had to tell the guy, "Look, are you going
> to take cash or don't you want to sell this stuff?" Grudgingly, he
> rang up the sale. And then as I walked toward the door he yelled
> after me: "You have no Christmas spirit!"
>
From rec.humor.funny, seventeen years ago:
Do these guys at Radio Shack ever get on your nerves, asking you
for a bunch of personal data when you're just there to buy something as
simple as a couple AA batteries? I think we should inconvenience these
people as much as they do us. A while ago I was in Enid buying a printer
cable adaptor and the guy asked me for my name.
"Ghosseindhatsghabyfaird-johnson" I replied
(blank look of confusion)
"How do you spell that?" he asked, obviously not wanting to know.
"With a hyphen" I clarified
"Once more?" he asked
"Ghosseindhatsghabyfaird-johnson"
"Could you please spell that?" he asked, glancing at the half dozen
people waiting behind me.
"Oh... just like it sounds." I said nonchalantly.
Putting down "Johnson", he went on and asked about the address.
"Washburn, Wisconsin, 14701 N.E. Wachatanoobee Parkway, Complex 3,
Building O, Appt. 1382b" I replied.
Almost through writing all this down, I said "Or did you mean
current address?"
Stoping, he said (becoming irritated) "Yes. Current address."
"Diluthian Heights, Mississippi, 1372 S. Tinatonabee Avenue,
Building 14C, Suite 2, Box 138201." I replied quite slowly.
Waiting until he finished I said "No, wait, it's NORTH Tinatonabee
Avenue." Annoyed, he backed up and changed it.
"I think." I interjected.
"And is all this correct?" he asked in a standard manner.
"Of course not." I replied, leaving, "If you want my REAL name and
address, look at the damned credit card receipt."
A little mean, I must admit, but no jury would convict me... At
least,
none that had been to Radio Shack.
-Jonathan
--
Glenn Dowdy wrote:
> "Benj" <bjacoby@iwaynet . net > wrote in message
> news:7563221f-597e-4975-8158-ff945aa5480c@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups . com ...
>> On May 1, 9:19 am, Monkey Pi <Monke...@MonkeyMonkeyMonkey . com > wrote:
>>> Mike wrote:
>>>> Did ya have to give 'em your phone number? That always bugged me
>>>> about the Shack.
>>>> Mike
>>> When they ask, I always say
>>> "No thanks. I don't date other guys"
>> <snort>! That's a good one! One time I was in RS getting some minor
>> parts near Christmas and they were demanding (and I mean DEMANDING) my
>> telephone number. I finally had to tell the guy, "Look, are you going
>> to take cash or don't you want to sell this stuff?" Grudgingly, he
>> rang up the sale. And then as I walked toward the door he yelled
>> after me: "You have no Christmas spirit!"
>>
> From rec.humor.funny, seventeen years ago:
>
Snip!
Last time I was forced to give up the info (Yes, mine was a cash
transaction) I used the name Travis Bickle and the address 1060 West
Addison Street, Chicago. Neither of those got even a glimmer of
recognition.
Monkey Pi
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Monkey Pi <MonkeyPi@MonkeyMonkeyMonkey . com > writes:
> Glenn Dowdy wrote:
>> "Benj" <bjacoby@iwaynet . net > wrote in message
>> news:7563221f-597e-4975-8158-ff945aa5480c@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups . com ...
>>> On May 1, 9:19 am, Monkey Pi <Monke...@MonkeyMonkeyMonkey . com > wrote:
>>>> Mike wrote:
>>>>> Did ya have to give 'em your phone number? That always bugged me
>>>>> about the Shack.
>>>>> Mike
>>>> When they ask, I always say
>>>> "No thanks. I don't date other guys"
>>> <snort>! That's a good one! One time I was in RS getting some minor
>>> parts near Christmas and they were demanding (and I mean DEMANDING) my
>>> telephone number. I finally had to tell the guy, "Look, are you going
>>> to take cash or don't you want to sell this stuff?" Grudgingly, he
>>> rang up the sale. And then as I walked toward the door he yelled
>>> after me: "You have no Christmas spirit!"
>>>
>> From rec.humor.funny, seventeen years ago:
>>
> Snip!
>
> Last time I was forced to give up the info (Yes, mine was a cash
> transaction) I used the name Travis Bickle and the address 1060 West
> Addison Street, Chicago. Neither of those got even a glimmer of
[sips beer]
1060 West Addison? That's Wrigley Field.
[slips off to sleep]
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> Glenn Dowdy wrote:
>> "Benj" <bjacoby@iwaynet . net > wrote in message
>> news:7563221f-597e-4975-8158-ff945aa5480c@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups . com ...
>>> On May 1, 9:19 am, Monkey Pi <Monke...@MonkeyMonkeyMonkey . com > wrote:
>>>> Mike wrote:
>>>>> Did ya have to give 'em your phone number? That always bugged me
>>>>> about the Shack.
>>>>> Mike
>>>> When they ask, I always say
>>>> "No thanks. I don't date other guys"
>>> <snort>! That's a good one! One time I was in RS getting some minor
>>> parts near Christmas and they were demanding (and I mean DEMANDING) my
>>> telephone number. I finally had to tell the guy, "Look, are you going
>>> to take cash or don't you want to sell this stuff?" Grudgingly, he
>>> rang up the sale. And then as I walked toward the door he yelled
>>> after me: "You have no Christmas spirit!"
>>>
>> From rec.humor.funny, seventeen years ago:
>>
> Snip!
>
> Last time I was forced to give up the info (Yes, mine was a cash
> transaction) I used the name Travis Bickle and the address 1060 West
> Addison Street, Chicago. Neither of those got even a glimmer of
[sips beer]
1060 West Addison? That's Wrigley Field.
[slips off to sleep]
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"Mike" <tetrickm@hotmail . com > wrote in message
news:c36462ab-2671-43fe-8fb9-75148213de03@27g2000hsf.googlegroups . com ...
> On May 1, 2:35 am, "js" <nothing AT nothing DOT com> wrote:
>> I have an old guitar synth that I got off eBay, and it takes a relatively
>> oddball adaptor: 7-10V, 1.5A (1500ma), with some odd socket size. I can't
>> find anything close to it in my gear.
>>
>> I contemplate rifling through the bins at my local computer parts store
>> for
>> hours, but I don't have that kind of time lately. So I suck it up and
>> head
>> to the Shack.
>>
>
> Did ya have to give 'em your phone number? That always bugged me
> about the Shack.
>
> Mike
>
When they ask my phone number I say "no"
I don't say anything else, and there's always this huge pause while their
tiny brains try to decipher what just happened.
Jay S
Wow.... That's quite a story.
Did you share it with radio shack corporate? That lil f-er should be
canned.
"You've got questions? We've got attitude."
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On May 1, 7:18 am, bmia...@toddh . net (Todd H.) wrote:
> Wow.... That's quite a story.
>
> Did you share it with radio shack corporate? That lil f-er should be
> canned.
>
> "You've got questions? We've got attitude."
>
> --
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"Radio Shack - We offer Cell Phones, and some other dusty crap."
Corey
> Wow.... That's quite a story.
>
> Did you share it with radio shack corporate? That lil f-er should be
> canned.
>
> "You've got questions? We've got attitude."
>
> --
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"Radio Shack - We offer Cell Phones, and some other dusty crap."
Corey
Ever see this?
* w w w .theonion . com /content/news/even_ceo_cant_figure_out_how
FORT WORTH, TX-Despite having been on the job for nine months, RadioShack
CEO Julian Day said Monday that he still has "no idea" how the home
electronics store manages to stay open.
"There must be some sort of business model that enables this company to make
money, but I'll be damned if I know what it is," Day said. "You wouldn't
think that people still buy enough strobe lights and extension cords to
support an entire nationwide chain, but I guess they must, or I wouldn't
have this desk to sit behind all day."
LOL
"coreybenson" <coreybenson@gmail . com > wrote in message
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On May 1, 7:18 am, bmia...@toddh . net (Todd H.) wrote:
> Wow.... That's quite a story.
>
> Did you share it with radio shack corporate? That lil f-er should be
> canned.
>
> "You've got questions? We've got attitude."
>
> --
> /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Todd H
> \ / | * w w w .toddh . net /
> X Promoting good netiquette |
> / \ * w w w .toddh . net /netiquette/| * myspace . com /bmiawmb
"Radio Shack - We offer Cell Phones, and some other dusty crap."
Corey
* w w w .theonion . com /content/news/even_ceo_cant_figure_out_how
FORT WORTH, TX-Despite having been on the job for nine months, RadioShack
CEO Julian Day said Monday that he still has "no idea" how the home
electronics store manages to stay open.
"There must be some sort of business model that enables this company to make
money, but I'll be damned if I know what it is," Day said. "You wouldn't
think that people still buy enough strobe lights and extension cords to
support an entire nationwide chain, but I guess they must, or I wouldn't
have this desk to sit behind all day."
LOL
"coreybenson" <coreybenson@gmail . com > wrote in message
news:0a76d5da-1be0-402b-8da7-bbf88708e649@f63g2000hsf.googlegroups . com ...
On May 1, 7:18 am, bmia...@toddh . net (Todd H.) wrote:
> Wow.... That's quite a story.
>
> Did you share it with radio shack corporate? That lil f-er should be
> canned.
>
> "You've got questions? We've got attitude."
>
> --
> /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Todd H
> \ / | * w w w .toddh . net /
> X Promoting good netiquette |
> / \ * w w w .toddh . net /netiquette/| * myspace . com /bmiawmb
"Radio Shack - We offer Cell Phones, and some other dusty crap."
Corey
On May 1, 2:35 am, "js" <nothing AT nothing DOT com> wrote:
> I have an old guitar synth that I got off eBay, and it takes a relatively
> oddball adaptor: 7-10V, 1.5A (1500ma), with some odd socket size. I can't
> find anything close to it in my gear.
>
> I contemplate rifling through the bins at my local computer parts store for
> hours, but I don't have that kind of time lately. So I suck it up and head
> to the Shack.
>
> Instead of scary nerds jumping all over me trying to sell me batteries,
> there's just one kid behind the counter in my favorite flavor - Gen Y.
>
> For once I need advice, so I show him the actual unit with the specs
> written underneath the jack and ask him where I can find an adaptor for it.
>
> He acts like he's doing me a favor by looking at it. Then in his most
> condescending voice, he says "Yeah, we don't have 'half an amps' [his
> words]. We don't have nothin for this."
>
> I said fine; anything ABOVE that number should be OK. he repeated his "half
> an amps" spiel, like he's lecturing me.
>
> Then I busted out laughing and informed him that "half an amps" was the SAME
> thing as 1500ma, and that they SHOULD have that size adaptor somewhere.
>
> At that point he got really testy and said some thing like "Yeah well, we
> don't have anything and we're not gonna be responsible if you buy something
> and blow it up. You can't return it.". It surprised me that he was getting
> so pricky.
>
> I shot back "I don't give a shit about retuning it, I just want YOU to find
> ME something that WORKS!".
>
> This seemed to startle him, and he actually made a half assed attempt to
> look at the adaptors behind the counter before concluding he didn't have
> one.
>
> At which point *I* walked behind the counter and found one in less than 10
> seconds.
>
> Next I had to get a plug - the adaptor and plugs are modular, and they give
> you whatever plug you need free.
>
> Again, this was a major inconvenience as he had to use the "plug sizer".
> There were 3 sizes that fit - 1 was perfect and 2 were a little loose.
> Naturally the "perfect" plug was out of stock, at which point he again told
> me he can't sell me an adapter.
>
> I told him to give me one of the "close" ones, as I'm just using it for
> testing now and can buy another plug later. He condescendingly told me that
> it would not work. At this point I was like "just give me the goddamn plug,
> I'm in a hurry".
>
> Shocking as it may seem, he actually took my money. And needless to say, the
> adapter works fine. It was the increasingly common Gen Y customer service
> experience where YOU have to work to give THEM your money...
>
> What KILLS me about Gen Y is the habitual lying. And if you catch them in a
> lie (ie you actually know about the subject at hand), they with just tell
> you you're full of shit and make up an even BIGGER lie!
>
> You'd think what with the alleged Depression and all, there would be a line
> of CS and EE grads looking to work at the Shack. Or maybe he WAS one of
> them... /shudder
that's too funny
> I have an old guitar synth that I got off eBay, and it takes a relatively
> oddball adaptor: 7-10V, 1.5A (1500ma), with some odd socket size. I can't
> find anything close to it in my gear.
>
> I contemplate rifling through the bins at my local computer parts store for
> hours, but I don't have that kind of time lately. So I suck it up and head
> to the Shack.
>
> Instead of scary nerds jumping all over me trying to sell me batteries,
> there's just one kid behind the counter in my favorite flavor - Gen Y.
>
> For once I need advice, so I show him the actual unit with the specs
> written underneath the jack and ask him where I can find an adaptor for it.
>
> He acts like he's doing me a favor by looking at it. Then in his most
> condescending voice, he says "Yeah, we don't have 'half an amps' [his
> words]. We don't have nothin for this."
>
> I said fine; anything ABOVE that number should be OK. he repeated his "half
> an amps" spiel, like he's lecturing me.
>
> Then I busted out laughing and informed him that "half an amps" was the SAME
> thing as 1500ma, and that they SHOULD have that size adaptor somewhere.
>
> At that point he got really testy and said some thing like "Yeah well, we
> don't have anything and we're not gonna be responsible if you buy something
> and blow it up. You can't return it.". It surprised me that he was getting
> so pricky.
>
> I shot back "I don't give a shit about retuning it, I just want YOU to find
> ME something that WORKS!".
>
> This seemed to startle him, and he actually made a half assed attempt to
> look at the adaptors behind the counter before concluding he didn't have
> one.
>
> At which point *I* walked behind the counter and found one in less than 10
> seconds.
>
> Next I had to get a plug - the adaptor and plugs are modular, and they give
> you whatever plug you need free.
>
> Again, this was a major inconvenience as he had to use the "plug sizer".
> There were 3 sizes that fit - 1 was perfect and 2 were a little loose.
> Naturally the "perfect" plug was out of stock, at which point he again told
> me he can't sell me an adapter.
>
> I told him to give me one of the "close" ones, as I'm just using it for
> testing now and can buy another plug later. He condescendingly told me that
> it would not work. At this point I was like "just give me the goddamn plug,
> I'm in a hurry".
>
> Shocking as it may seem, he actually took my money. And needless to say, the
> adapter works fine. It was the increasingly common Gen Y customer service
> experience where YOU have to work to give THEM your money...
>
> What KILLS me about Gen Y is the habitual lying. And if you catch them in a
> lie (ie you actually know about the subject at hand), they with just tell
> you you're full of shit and make up an even BIGGER lie!
>
> You'd think what with the alleged Depression and all, there would be a line
> of CS and EE grads looking to work at the Shack. Or maybe he WAS one of
> them... /shudder
that's too funny
> Shocking as it may seem, he actually took my money. And needless to say, the
> adapter works fine. It was the increasingly common Gen Y customer service
> experience where YOU have to work to give THEM your money...
>
> What KILLS me about Gen Y is the habitual lying. And if you catch them in a
> lie (ie you actually know about the subject at hand), they with just tell
> you you're full of shit and make up an even BIGGER lie!
I've got the same problem at what is now renamed 'the source' here in
Canada, but he's a babyboomer... a little more polite but equally
useless. Seriously what ever happend to people knowing anything about
what they sell. The hardware store is now just an exercise in
patience, and according to them they have nothing I've ever needed
ever (what do you mean "what is a router bit?"!!), but sure enough I
start browsing and find it myself without fail.
drew
bassunion.org
> adapter works fine. It was the increasingly common Gen Y customer service
> experience where YOU have to work to give THEM your money...
>
> What KILLS me about Gen Y is the habitual lying. And if you catch them in a
> lie (ie you actually know about the subject at hand), they with just tell
> you you're full of shit and make up an even BIGGER lie!
I've got the same problem at what is now renamed 'the source' here in
Canada, but he's a babyboomer... a little more polite but equally
useless. Seriously what ever happend to people knowing anything about
what they sell. The hardware store is now just an exercise in
patience, and according to them they have nothing I've ever needed
ever (what do you mean "what is a router bit?"!!), but sure enough I
start browsing and find it myself without fail.
drew
bassunion.org
radapaw wrote:
>> Shocking as it may seem, he actually took my money. And needless to say, the
>> adapter works fine. It was the increasingly common Gen Y customer service
>> experience where YOU have to work to give THEM your money...
>>
>> What KILLS me about Gen Y is the habitual lying. And if you catch them in a
>> lie (ie you actually know about the subject at hand), they with just tell
>> you you're full of shit and make up an even BIGGER lie!
>
>
> I've got the same problem at what is now renamed 'the source' here in
> Canada, but he's a babyboomer... a little more polite but equally
> useless.
I mean ABSOLUTELY NO OFFENSE, but what's being described as "Gen Y
syndrome" is exactly the insouciance Canadians have perfected for
decades. I mean, they even did a Northern Exposure episode about it -
Shelly Tambo was Canadian-Murkin, went back, saw it.
> Seriously what ever happend to people knowing anything about
> what they sell.
There is no economic incentive to hire them, they won't stay and
the crap doesn't work to start with. Then the management
does just enough Lumbergh to drive what little life is
left outta 'em.
* w w w .azlyrics . com /lyrics/neilyoung/pieceofcrap.html
> The hardware store is now just an exercise in
> patience, and according to them they have nothing I've ever needed
> ever (what do you mean "what is a router bit?"!!), but sure enough I
> start browsing and find it myself without fail.
>
> drew
> bassunion.org
--
Les Cargill
>> Shocking as it may seem, he actually took my money. And needless to say, the
>> adapter works fine. It was the increasingly common Gen Y customer service
>> experience where YOU have to work to give THEM your money...
>>
>> What KILLS me about Gen Y is the habitual lying. And if you catch them in a
>> lie (ie you actually know about the subject at hand), they with just tell
>> you you're full of shit and make up an even BIGGER lie!
>
>
> I've got the same problem at what is now renamed 'the source' here in
> Canada, but he's a babyboomer... a little more polite but equally
> useless.
I mean ABSOLUTELY NO OFFENSE, but what's being described as "Gen Y
syndrome" is exactly the insouciance Canadians have perfected for
decades. I mean, they even did a Northern Exposure episode about it -
Shelly Tambo was Canadian-Murkin, went back, saw it.
> Seriously what ever happend to people knowing anything about
> what they sell.
There is no economic incentive to hire them, they won't stay and
the crap doesn't work to start with. Then the management
does just enough Lumbergh to drive what little life is
left outta 'em.
* w w w .azlyrics . com /lyrics/neilyoung/pieceofcrap.html
> The hardware store is now just an exercise in
> patience, and according to them they have nothing I've ever needed
> ever (what do you mean "what is a router bit?"!!), but sure enough I
> start browsing and find it myself without fail.
>
> drew
> bassunion.org
--
Les Cargill
