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- Path: sparky!uunet!world!apl
- From: apl@world.std.com (Anthony P Lawrence)
- Subject: Re: >>An example of Dell's product support (Esix here I come...)
- Message-ID: <Bs03L5.1H8@world.std.com>
- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- References: <fluet.711428210@ee.ualberta.ca> <BrKM6r.656@acsu.buffalo.edu> <1992Jul20.214033.4037@digibd.com>
- Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 14:43:52 GMT
- Lines: 41
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- In article <1992Jul20.214033.4037@digibd.com> rhealey@dellr4.digibd.com (Rob Healey) writes:
- >
- > How many of you have been in Tech support for a product as
- > complex as a COMPLETE system? How many of you have wasted
- > literally HOURS upon HOURS on the phone, usually 1-800 and eaten
- > by the company, having to listen to assholes who can't be
- > bothered to open the installation procedures manual and
- > follow the step by step instructions?
- >
- > The vast majority of Tech support calls at ANY company are lazy
- > jokers to high and mighty to bother opening and reading the
- > booklet labeled installation procedures and problem determination.
- >
- > The truly SCARY part is that the bulk of these people are
- > calling themselves "consultants" or "systems integrators".
- >
- > It's the VERY rare caller that actually has a REAL problem as
- > opposed to cronic lazyness, i.e. don't bother to read the
- > directions or installation procedures and then blame the
- > vendor for having a faulty product.
- >
-
- I have been in support for more than 10 years.
-
- One thing that I have never forgotten is that the "jokers" disparaged
- above are the people who put food on my table and cash in my pocket.
-
- It really disgusts me to see a post like this.
-
- On the other hand, it is that kind of attitude toward customers that
- keeps me getting new clients.
-
- So, go ahead. Bite the hand that feeds you. Ten years from now, I'll
- still be in business. People with this attitude won't be.
-
-
- Tony
-
-
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