Don't people think for themselves anymore??

[soulgurl]

I am new to this site and absolutely love my co-workers for telling me about this site. My job is to dispatch out roadside assistance to people stranded on the roadside or in the comfertable confines of their driveway. My story for the day, I do believe, speaks volumes in regards to the term "brain burps" or as i like to call them "brain farts".

me - "thank you for calling roadside assistnace. my name is roadside hero. how may I help you?"
cust - " hi. a message just popped on to my message center in my car that says (insert some random sign/code basically telling the driver don't drive your car) and then it says check manual for further instruction. What should i do?"
Me - dead silence...and i mean cricket in the darkness silence. " well sir did you check your owners manuel for further explaination?"
cust - "no."
me - hits mute button, slaps forehead and thinks to oneself "only 7 hours and 36 mins left." . hits mute button again. " Sir i suggest............"

[AmethystSquirrel]

Sadly, people HAVE stopped thinking for themselves. They want computers to do everything for them now.

It is a sad thing for humanity

[XCashier]

Sadly, people HAVE stopped thinking for themselves. They want computers to do everything for them now.

It is a sad thing for humanity

Indeed, people have stopped thinking for themselves. Someone's got a sig line that IIRC reads, "Common sense: so rare it's a superpower". Stuff that would've been common knowledge a generation ago, like knowing what brand and size you need before going out and buying a part, is almost non-existant anymore.

[captain_obvious]

wow im there with you .. it seems like i could sit beside you for a whole day and we would be perfect friends .. our jobs are so close we will have to talk and discuss some good stories .. seriously .. talk to u later ginger

[Wenchie]

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And yeah... I know where you're coming from on these. In my job, our clients are members of a Board and then become members of the MLS - I work for the MLS. You have to be a member of a Board to be a member of the MLS, so if you don't pay the Board dues or something else happens to inactivate you, you won't be able to log in to my site.

So when they log in, they get a message that says "Please contact your Board."

Of course, they call us instead...

SC: It says to contact my Board.

ME: Ok... you'll need to call your Board.

SC: Oh. You can't help me?

ME: No, you need to call your Board. Do you need their number?

Most of the time they already have the number... and they know that we're not the board... so why do they call us anyway!?

[Lingerie_Lackey]

The amount of times it's been necessary to tell someone, "if you get paid at the end of the month and your bill is due on the 1st then pay it in advance, not in arrears, otherwise you'll end up with a summons for non-payment." just astounds me.

No. People don't think for themselves.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

No, they don't think for themselves. They are sheep.

People used to come in to get resumes done and you want to know what a huge percentage of them wanted to know? "What paper does everyone else use?"

Way to get noticed, there, sheep.

[Whiskey]

Way to get noticed, there, sheep.

i spray purfume and leave red kissy marks on my resume with a very seductive "for a good time employee call 450-348-2194" at the bottom

[Magpie]

People used to come in to get resumes done and you want to know what a huge percentage of them wanted to know? "What paper does everyone else use?"

That one I can kind of see - there was such a big "make yours stand out by printing it on different paper" rush, that there is now a major backlash, and there's a lot of advice to not make it stand out that way. So instead of thinking "pick a plain paper that I think is really nice" they think "make it look like everyone else's". I'm not saying they're thinking well but they are actually thinking.

[telecom_goddess]

i spray purfume and leave red kissy marks on my resume with a very seductive "for a good time employee call 450-348-2194" at the bottom

And that is why you rock

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Well, on the other end of the spectrum was the guy who printed his resume on pink paper.

For a mechanic's job.

I would have had to hire that guy on the spot. I am not even joking.

[greek_jester]

I would have had to hire that guy on the spot. I am not even joking.

And taken him down the pub afterwards. Someone with that kind of a sense of humour make for a fun evening out.

[EricKei]

I would have had to hire that guy on the spot. I am not even joking.

I would have, too, if only as a reward for his sheer chutzpah. As The Dad used to say, "Only REAL men wear pink"...

[Moirae]

Oh one of the most annoying things that happens in my job is "thank you for calling "hotel company name with the word hotel in it", *my name* speaking, how can I help you?"

Customer: "You mean this isn't *so and so store/bank/phone company/credit card company/etc?"

Ummm... what did I just say to you? Are you deaf?