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pmsumner at 11:42pm on 21/12/2002
pmsumner at 11:42pm on 21/12/2002I really need to find stuff to write about. How about this?
Yesterday I was in a real rush, in my half-hour break I wanted to come home, get my council tax pay book, go to the cash machine, the council offices, pay my bill, get back home and drop everything off, then make it back to work in time for some lunch.
So what did I do?
I got home, got my stuff, walked out the door, heard the clunk, and thought "my keys".... walked back to work, spent an hour trying to get hold of the agency staff, eventually trying the emergency mobile number, taking an hour off work, spending 20 minutes of that waiting for her to turn up, grr, then walking back to work. Grrr. Not a productive hour, I'm sure you agree. And my council tax bill is still not paid!
Anyhow, after that, it all got significantly better. We finished at 5pm, due to the works Christmas party, which I didn't go to, but came home and relaxed, bathed, worked and tidied instead. So my flat is now tidy again. Though I have a stack of paperwork that needs doing still. It'll get done. Sometime. Soon. Work today went well, though was quite hard work, because I was genuinely being nice to people and trying to help, but most of the ones I actually 'helped' threw it back in my face.
We currently retail the Nokia 7650 at £229.99, though buying through Cust Serv will get you it for £179.99. This guy already had a £79.99 discount, and had been offered the phone for £100 with a £50 trade-in on his old phone with a new connection. As he was a good customer I offered to match that, giving him a further £50 credit towards the phone. He agreed. I kept the account open to check when he had upgraded and to go check the fax machine for his Proof of Purchase.
Imagine, please, my surprise, when I checked back 10mins later, to find he had called back, rejected my offer, and been offered a puny £15 extra off, which he had then accepted. Grrr. I mean really, if £15 means that much to you, I'll give it to you myself.
And if any more people tomorrow wish me a merry christmas, I'm gonna reach down the phone and throttle them. Or alternatively, I should just have a miserable christmas, to try and piss them off :-) Muhahahahaaaaa!
Yesterday I was in a real rush, in my half-hour break I wanted to come home, get my council tax pay book, go to the cash machine, the council offices, pay my bill, get back home and drop everything off, then make it back to work in time for some lunch.
So what did I do?
I got home, got my stuff, walked out the door, heard the clunk, and thought "my keys".... walked back to work, spent an hour trying to get hold of the agency staff, eventually trying the emergency mobile number, taking an hour off work, spending 20 minutes of that waiting for her to turn up, grr, then walking back to work. Grrr. Not a productive hour, I'm sure you agree. And my council tax bill is still not paid!
Anyhow, after that, it all got significantly better. We finished at 5pm, due to the works Christmas party, which I didn't go to, but came home and relaxed, bathed, worked and tidied instead. So my flat is now tidy again. Though I have a stack of paperwork that needs doing still. It'll get done. Sometime. Soon. Work today went well, though was quite hard work, because I was genuinely being nice to people and trying to help, but most of the ones I actually 'helped' threw it back in my face.
We currently retail the Nokia 7650 at £229.99, though buying through Cust Serv will get you it for £179.99. This guy already had a £79.99 discount, and had been offered the phone for £100 with a £50 trade-in on his old phone with a new connection. As he was a good customer I offered to match that, giving him a further £50 credit towards the phone. He agreed. I kept the account open to check when he had upgraded and to go check the fax machine for his Proof of Purchase.
Imagine, please, my surprise, when I checked back 10mins later, to find he had called back, rejected my offer, and been offered a puny £15 extra off, which he had then accepted. Grrr. I mean really, if £15 means that much to you, I'll give it to you myself.
And if any more people tomorrow wish me a merry christmas, I'm gonna reach down the phone and throttle them. Or alternatively, I should just have a miserable christmas, to try and piss them off :-) Muhahahahaaaaa!
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