Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Ugh, so complicated!

I miss the old receptionist. The new one is a nice person and all that, but she's well into grandmother ages. The old one was blonde and had great breasts - what more could you ask for? 

(yes, you are seeing a pattern emerging)

Anyway, OldOfficeLady calls me up about running a office AFL tipping competition through a third-party website - she's having a few issues creating it.

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OldOfficeLady: "Hey xxxx, you're good with computers right? They're so complicated, you know!"
Me: "Sure, that's why this company hired me to work he-"
OldOfficeLady: "Great! Sort out this competition for me. I tried to do one at a website, but it's too complicated! Computers, ugh!!"

*2 mins later*

Me: "it's done"
OldOfficeLady: "omg! so quick! how!?"
Me: "You didn't create an account, etcetc."
OldOfficeLady: "HUH?! Computers, ugh, so complicated!"

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Sigh.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Like a seed...

...the legend of the IT Support Technician grows. I don't really like doing this - in the long run, it helps to educate users - but sometimes, when you really can't be bothered, you can either spout technical BS and hope the user just doesn't care, or do this.

And this is much more fun.

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*ring ring*

Me: "Hello?"
RandomGirl: (about a 6.5/10, I know you'll ask): "OMG HELP IM HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN WITH MY...wait..."
Me: "???" (one day, I will know how to convey this over the phone, and then my training will be complete)
RandomGirl: "ITS FIXED! OMG! How did you know!? Did you do it via the phone wireless?!?! How?!?"
Me: "......trade secret. Bye~!"
RandomGirl: "...wow."

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To other IT Techs thinking of using this to impress women and get into their pants - it never works that way, all you'll ever get is the Friend Zone. For the love of God, don't do it.