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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 514177" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>We had a list of stupid stuff that came through when I worked for a banking software support center. My favorite, though:</p><p></p><p>"My computer's on fire! What do I do?" (Call the fire department? What did you do to it in the first place?! This isn't common...)</p><p></p><p>In shipping:</p><p></p><p>"I need a quote for a shipment."</p><p>"Okay. Please email me the dimensions - length, height and width; approximate weight; and destination."</p><p>...Email comes in... "48x40x2, 1200 lbs, California"</p><p>One, it's two inches tall? Even a pallet is four. Two, Cali's pretty big... WHERE?! I was a LOT more tactful when I replied... And they got upset and complained to my boss because I didn't try to quote based on the first bit... Boss laughed.</p><p></p><p>My biggest gripe with many fast food and retail workers (and this is by no means ALL of them, just a lot more than there used to be) is the inability to make simple change in their head. If something's $1.75 and I hand them $2... Pretty easy. Same for $1.99 and $2. When we get into bigger differences, I get it (though I am still able to do it) - but I've been handed $0.14 in pennies. (I could see the drawer, yes, there were dimes and nickels in there too.) Even worse is when they have the change on the screen in front of them and still can't do it. This, to be honest, is mostly younger people (because they have to have CALCULATORS IN 3RD GRADE NOW), but there are some older ones... Ran into one in the hospital cafeteria last week.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 514177, member: 6705"] We had a list of stupid stuff that came through when I worked for a banking software support center. My favorite, though: "My computer's on fire! What do I do?" (Call the fire department? What did you do to it in the first place?! This isn't common...) In shipping: "I need a quote for a shipment." "Okay. Please email me the dimensions - length, height and width; approximate weight; and destination." ...Email comes in... "48x40x2, 1200 lbs, California" One, it's two inches tall? Even a pallet is four. Two, Cali's pretty big... WHERE?! I was a LOT more tactful when I replied... And they got upset and complained to my boss because I didn't try to quote based on the first bit... Boss laughed. My biggest gripe with many fast food and retail workers (and this is by no means ALL of them, just a lot more than there used to be) is the inability to make simple change in their head. If something's $1.75 and I hand them $2... Pretty easy. Same for $1.99 and $2. When we get into bigger differences, I get it (though I am still able to do it) - but I've been handed $0.14 in pennies. (I could see the drawer, yes, there were dimes and nickels in there too.) Even worse is when they have the change on the screen in front of them and still can't do it. This, to be honest, is mostly younger people (because they have to have CALCULATORS IN 3RD GRADE NOW), but there are some older ones... Ran into one in the hospital cafeteria last week. [/QUOTE]
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