I think National Idiot Week has started.

[XCashier]

Point two. I do beleive that goes down as SC 0 TPG (insert ludicrously high score here).

SC: 0 TPG: ∞ Seriously good pwnage!

Dang, that jerk has some serious anger management issues. I recommend some Salmon Therapy:

[protege]

You don't want a cheesburger. Can I interest you in some fish?

They can't not has cheezburger....

Sorry, couldn't resist

[edible_hat]

I'm taking this call and dealing with this British guy's order. Suddenly I notice his email address, which he used to place the order and is, in fact, displayed prominently on my screen: nomuff2tuff@fakeaddress.uk

Slightly OT: Having a stupid email address on your resume is grounds for having your unemployment payments cut off (at least in Australia). Because you're not allowed to do stupid things that lower your chances of getting a job. Would you give a job to elvis_the_chicken, youfugginmoron or crazy_matty?

[Liminality]

... M-my deepest sympathies. *hugs* O_O

[PorkChop]

You are friggin' awesome!

[Seenoevil]

Would you give a job to elvis_the_chicken

Well.... having a sense of humor is practically a required skill when working with/for my boss (dad). As long as he handled the interview fine I wouldn't have a problem.

*family business with two non-family employees... If we like an interviewee we invite them over for dinner/game night. They're hired if they survive.

[Geek King]

Well.... having a sense of humor is practically a required skill when working with/for my boss (dad). As long as he handled the interview fine I wouldn't have a problem.

*family business with two non-family employees... If we like an interviewee we invite them over for dinner/game night. They're hired if they survive.

What a great interview process. Need an IT guy?

[LifeCarnie]

SC: Yeah! I'd like a double cheeseburger with bacon! Lots of bacon! With Fries! And a large Pepsi!
Me: Hello!
SC: And I'd like a chicken sandwich with extra mayonnaisse! With a large fry and a large Pepsi!
Me: Hello?
SC: Oh! Hi, I was trying to put minutes on my phone. (Loudly) Can I get a total on that please?!
Me: All right, what is your cell phone number, sir?
SC: It's 123-456-7890. I need a total on that you stupid b$#%^&!
Me: ...

I HATE when people call me and they are in the midst of a phone call or conversation with someone else.

I'm not physically there, I'm on the other end of a phone line, so I can't tell whom you're addressing, jackass!!

[Alpha Strike]

I HATE when people call me and they are in the midst of a phone call or conversation with someone else.

I'm not physically there, I'm on the other end of a phone line, so I can't tell whom you're addressing, jackass!!

Even worse is when folks call me and then ask to put me on hold so they can take another phone call. Invariably these are the same folks who complain about the amount of they've had to wait on hold to get to one of us...

[Gurndigarn]

*family business with two non-family employees... If we like an interviewee we invite them over for dinner/game night. They're hired if they survive.

So... what type of games? And were you supposed to play to win, or to politely lose to the future boss?

(If it's "play to win", then I like this place. Well, truth to tell, it also depends on the game. Monopoly... unless playing be the actual rules... forget it. Trivial Pursuit... well, I want a nice pay scale and benefits package. Settlers of Catan... now we're talking. Empires in Arms... I'll take minimum wage. )

[Cyphr]

It's amazing how many people use dead people's card actually and guess what if she really is his daughter she inherits the debt anyway so if she got away with it wouldn't help at all

[Sylvia727]

I don't think she does inheirit the debt. I've never looked it up, but I believe that everything the dead guy owns is sold off to pay the debt, and then the debtors are SOL. A calculated business risk.

[Forensic Waitress]

Sylvia727 you are right or at least in Australia you are. Although as far as my understanding is that if they don't have assets to cover the costs the debts are written off and are not the problem of those mentioned on the will, but it also means they get nothing.

Phone Goddess, I wish I could be as quick witted as you rather than just getting nasty with the person which is my way of dealing with these things.

[edible_hat]

Is it just me, or is anybody else imagining Tom Lehrer singing this thread?

"Yes it's National Idiot Week,
National Idiot Week..."

[ThePhoneGoddess]

Phone Goddess, I wish I could be as quick witted as you rather than just getting nasty with the person which is my way of dealing with these things.

Really? I don't consider myself especially witty---Gravekeeper is much wittier than I am. I have simply developed, over my years of phone work, several canned responses to certain situations.

When someone says something completely outlandish or nonsensical (You're prejudiced against dead people? for instance) I respond with "Did you really just say that to me?" They will either stop and think, realizing what a tool they are being, or they will not---at which point I know for a fact they are insane, and am no longer obligated to take them seriously. Cue lots of muting and laughing at them.

If they cuss at me, I say "You will NOT cuss on my line, or I WILL hang up on you, sir!" Either they stop and let me conduct business, or they continue, and I get to hang up on them.

If they are very angry about something not my fault (like the automated systems) I will let them rant for a minute or two and then say in a sickly sweet voice "Let's get your business taken care of so you don't have to wait on the phone any longer, okay?" Usually will calm them and let me help them.