So
to summarize, the events in question are:
1.
Porno in a handheld computer
Did not happen, although it is based
on a similar event. The event that really happened was this: fed up with his
communist masters, a guy in
2.
Coupons to the sick
Happened. One of the food companies
I once worked for in the mid 1990’s actually sent coupons for the exact same
product that made a customer nearly deathly ill. I had to handle the call after
she received the coupons. Needless to say, she was not
a happy camper.
3.
Must send things overnight
Did not happen. I’ve never had a
campaign that required people to send things overnight.
4.
Kid that only said his first name, refused to spell it.
Happened. In the mid 1990’s I worked on a campaign similar to this, and got this
kid. Lord knows what he’s doing now.
5.
Repairman leaves suddenly to buy a car.
Happened. This occurred about 4
months ago at the job I’m in now. A technician was sent out to repair things,
and then suddenly left to go buy a car, according to the customer. The tech was
fired two days later.
6.
Customer wants to talk to president of company – right now!
Happened. From 1999-2000 I worked at a videogame company, and an irate customer demanded
to talk to the president of the company immediately. I informed him that we do
not have access to the president’s number. It took the head of the department
45 minutes to get this guy off the phone.
7.
Survey asks if mothballs are exciting
Happened. The first job I ever had
back in the mid 1980’s was at a market research company. Although the product
was not mothballs, it was about as exciting.
8.
Customer refuses to allow technician to plug in refrigerator
Happened. In the company I work for
now, a technician went out to a job and told the customer that the reason why
his device (which shall remain nameless) wasn’t working was
due to it not being plugged in. The customer was pretty
angry, and refused to see reason. It took a supervisor 30 minutes to get
him off the phone.
9.
Generic Moongirl calls
Did not happen, although it could be
construed as having happened. Being bilingual (English and Spanish) I’ve had to
take calls from people who didn’t speak Spanish and talk to them in Spanish.
10.
Woman uses sexy voice to manipulate guy.
Did not happen, although I’ve had several women try to
use a sexy voice to get what they wanted from me. Many of them wanted me to
break the rules, and I always refused.