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	<title>Comments on: Have we lowered the bar that much?</title>
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		<title>By: Robot Monkey</title>
		<link>http://pointlessbanter.net/2009/01/16/have-we-lowered-the-bar-that-much/comment-page-1/#comment-30372</link>
		<dc:creator>Robot Monkey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I totally agree with this. 

First off, I stick by my original statement that most people are transitionary for the most part.  So, I will give those people the smallest of passes.  And yes, here&#039;s the obligatory (but true) &quot;I also worked a CS job at various points in my life&quot; comment.  And I also approach CS people with a cordial, polite attitude.  Having said that, I could give two squirts of rat piss about your hurt feelings from your previous call/customer.  At the risk of sounding callous, I don&#039;t care what the previous fucktard said to you.  That was them, this is me.  So if you need to take a moment, take a fucking moment to clear your head.  Otherwise, treat me as a different individual.  And if this is too much to handle, try this cliche on for size: find a different job.  There is no excuse for me to have to deal with your surliness for no reason.  Customer service is just that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I totally agree with this. </p>
<p>First off, I stick by my original statement that most people are transitionary for the most part.  So, I will give those people the smallest of passes.  And yes, here&#8217;s the obligatory (but true) &#8220;I also worked a CS job at various points in my life&#8221; comment.  And I also approach CS people with a cordial, polite attitude.  Having said that, I could give two squirts of rat piss about your hurt feelings from your previous call/customer.  At the risk of sounding callous, I don&#8217;t care what the previous fucktard said to you.  That was them, this is me.  So if you need to take a moment, take a fucking moment to clear your head.  Otherwise, treat me as a different individual.  And if this is too much to handle, try this cliche on for size: find a different job.  There is no excuse for me to have to deal with your surliness for no reason.  Customer service is just that.</p>
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		<title>By: Bobby Finstock</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bobby Finstock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just figured you were angry all the time</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just figured you were angry all the time</p>
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		<title>By: Darcie</title>
		<link>http://pointlessbanter.net/2009/01/16/have-we-lowered-the-bar-that-much/comment-page-1/#comment-30184</link>
		<dc:creator>Darcie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have a tendency to become angry before I even have to deal with customer service. Then when they barely speak english I get even more angry because not only do I have to deal with a moron, but I have to deal with a moron who I wont be able to communicate with.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a tendency to become angry before I even have to deal with customer service. Then when they barely speak english I get even more angry because not only do I have to deal with a moron, but I have to deal with a moron who I wont be able to communicate with.</p>
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		<title>By: Melissa</title>
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		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I like my pharmacy, Walgreens. I used to like my car dealership - they went out of business. Verizon makes me want to cry in pain from the hell they put me through. Nothing like needing three months of back and forth arguing and one whole day on the phone wated to convince one ignorant woman in Baltimore that my entire town wasn&#039;t fostered inside a post office and thus eligible for DSL modem delivery.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like my pharmacy, Walgreens. I used to like my car dealership &#8211; they went out of business. Verizon makes me want to cry in pain from the hell they put me through. Nothing like needing three months of back and forth arguing and one whole day on the phone wated to convince one ignorant woman in Baltimore that my entire town wasn&#8217;t fostered inside a post office and thus eligible for DSL modem delivery.</p>
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		<title>By: LightGrenade</title>
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		<dc:creator>LightGrenade</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m going to be completely honest. When you get shitty customer service, 9 times out of 10 it&#039;s not because of anything anyone else did, it&#039;s just because that person doesn&#039;t give a fuck about you or your problem.

It&#039;s hard to be good in a sea of incompetent assholes. Everyday I hear the conversations of the knuckle draggers around me, and I&#039;m amazed that these people have made it at least 18 years without getting themselves Darwinned.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m going to be completely honest. When you get shitty customer service, 9 times out of 10 it&#8217;s not because of anything anyone else did, it&#8217;s just because that person doesn&#8217;t give a fuck about you or your problem.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s hard to be good in a sea of incompetent assholes. Everyday I hear the conversations of the knuckle draggers around me, and I&#8217;m amazed that these people have made it at least 18 years without getting themselves Darwinned.</p>
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		<title>By: Marcie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marcie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>the pharmacy at wal-mart is so horrible, I had to switch to Rite Aid.

Sprint is terrible, so i went to US Cellular.

your right returning things is the worst experience.

seems to me like anyone can be a customer service rep. ANYWHERE.

I think they must take a test to make sure they don&#039;t have too much personality before being hired.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the pharmacy at wal-mart is so horrible, I had to switch to Rite Aid.</p>
<p>Sprint is terrible, so i went to US Cellular.</p>
<p>your right returning things is the worst experience.</p>
<p>seems to me like anyone can be a customer service rep. ANYWHERE.</p>
<p>I think they must take a test to make sure they don&#8217;t have too much personality before being hired.</p>
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		<title>By: Bobby Finstock</title>
		<link>http://pointlessbanter.net/2009/01/16/have-we-lowered-the-bar-that-much/comment-page-1/#comment-30163</link>
		<dc:creator>Bobby Finstock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You can say ass here.</description>
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		<title>By: Bobby Finstock</title>
		<link>http://pointlessbanter.net/2009/01/16/have-we-lowered-the-bar-that-much/comment-page-1/#comment-30162</link>
		<dc:creator>Bobby Finstock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is sad that competency ranks so low on the list of things companies think are important.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is sad that competency ranks so low on the list of things companies think are important.</p>
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		<title>By: Bobby Finstock</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bobby Finstock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yeah the &quot;these&quot; people line is kind of bad but you make a valid point. Companies feel that it is a good cost cutting move but when the service sucks it hurts them more than paying someone more money to take care of the problem.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah the &#8220;these&#8221; people line is kind of bad but you make a valid point. Companies feel that it is a good cost cutting move but when the service sucks it hurts them more than paying someone more money to take care of the problem.</p>
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		<title>By: Bobby Finstock</title>
		<link>http://pointlessbanter.net/2009/01/16/have-we-lowered-the-bar-that-much/comment-page-1/#comment-30160</link>
		<dc:creator>Bobby Finstock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The number of times they have screwed my account up is mind boggling.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The number of times they have screwed my account up is mind boggling.</p>
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