Fighting through the weeds
Mar. 28th, 2007 04:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisI feel like I've been weed whacking all day. I would try to do something and then something would get in the way and I'd try it another way and another and finally get it and move on to the next thing and something would get in the way... etc. All damn day long! It's been one thing after another and I'm tired.
I got a call from the online pharmacy just double checking that they had my toothpaste right this time. They did. Yeah!
Then, an hour later I got yet another automated call from these people. A year and a half ago I told them under no circumstances were they ever to put them on their automated call list. For a year and several months I heard nothing. In the past week that fucking machine has called me 3 times. Every time, I call them and complain. They assure me that my account is marked NEVER EVER call for the automated list. And there's the problem. Since my account is marked Do Not Call. They can't mark it Do Not Call. And the calls just keep on a-comin'. I sent my complaint via email today. I did not think I could be civil to another customer service rep.
I tried to order from Sharper Image today using a Rewards Card I got from Discover. I've done it successfully before but today the website kept wanting to charge my credit card the full price... instead of the full price -$80. I finally gave up and called in the order. Fortunately, I got a good customer rep who quickly picked up on the fact that I wanted to order one thing very quickly and get off the phone.
Work was much of the same. "Oh that list I asked you to post on the web page last week at the very last minute because I had forgotten to send it to you and had missed my deadline?? I didn't mean for you to post the WHOLE list - only part of it. Here, I'll repeat it and can you do it now?" Sure, since it was so important to you that it took you a freakin' week to even check, I'll drop everything else on my plate and get right on that fix that you fucked up. When donkeys fly.
In fact I had the above paragraph in about 5 different flavors today.
I have shut down shop for the day. If they can't find someone else to fuck they can fuck themselves.
I am going to turn the page on this day. It is 4:45. From not until 11 when I turn the lights out, there will be nothing but stress less things going on and happy thoughts. I declare it so it will be so!
I got a call from the online pharmacy just double checking that they had my toothpaste right this time. They did. Yeah!
Then, an hour later I got yet another automated call from these people. A year and a half ago I told them under no circumstances were they ever to put them on their automated call list. For a year and several months I heard nothing. In the past week that fucking machine has called me 3 times. Every time, I call them and complain. They assure me that my account is marked NEVER EVER call for the automated list. And there's the problem. Since my account is marked Do Not Call. They can't mark it Do Not Call. And the calls just keep on a-comin'. I sent my complaint via email today. I did not think I could be civil to another customer service rep.
I tried to order from Sharper Image today using a Rewards Card I got from Discover. I've done it successfully before but today the website kept wanting to charge my credit card the full price... instead of the full price -$80. I finally gave up and called in the order. Fortunately, I got a good customer rep who quickly picked up on the fact that I wanted to order one thing very quickly and get off the phone.
Work was much of the same. "Oh that list I asked you to post on the web page last week at the very last minute because I had forgotten to send it to you and had missed my deadline?? I didn't mean for you to post the WHOLE list - only part of it. Here, I'll repeat it and can you do it now?" Sure, since it was so important to you that it took you a freakin' week to even check, I'll drop everything else on my plate and get right on that fix that you fucked up. When donkeys fly.
In fact I had the above paragraph in about 5 different flavors today.
I have shut down shop for the day. If they can't find someone else to fuck they can fuck themselves.
I am going to turn the page on this day. It is 4:45. From not until 11 when I turn the lights out, there will be nothing but stress less things going on and happy thoughts. I declare it so it will be so!
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Date: 2007-03-29 02:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-03-29 04:46 am (UTC)And thank you!
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Date: 2007-03-29 04:48 am (UTC)OMFG What is going on?!
The entire week has been this way.
I actually looked at one of my colleagues today and said, "At least tomorrow is Friday"...
Gah!
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Date: 2007-03-29 04:51 am (UTC)Happy Birthday
Date: 2007-03-29 05:32 am (UTC)have a great birthday
take care
Ossie
Re: Happy Birthday
Date: 2007-03-29 05:47 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-03-29 08:57 pm (UTC)I'm jumping on the bandwagon, and wishing you a lovely day, full of fun and sunshine.
May it be so, indeed!