Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Actual call centre & tech support conversations!


Customer:     "I've been calling 700-1000 for two days and can't get through; can you help?" 

Operator:     "Where did you get that number, sir?" 

Customer:     "It's on the door of your business." 

Operator:     "Sir, those are the hours that we are open."
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Samsung Electronics

Caller:          "Can you give me the telephone number for Jack?" 

Operator:     "I'm sorry, sir, I don't understand who you are talking about." 

Caller:          "On page 1, section 5, of the user guide it clearly states that I need to unplug the fax machine from the AC wall socket and telephone Jack before cleaning. Now, can you give me the number for Jack?" 

Operator:      "I think it means the telephone plug on the wall."
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Caller (Inquiring about legal requirements while traveling in Europe )
"If I register my car in France , and then take it to England , do I have to change the steering
 wheel to the other side of the car?" 
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Tech Support:      "I need you to right-click on the Open Desktop." 

Customer:             "OK." 

Tech Support:      "Did you get a pop-up menu?" 

Customer:             "No."

Tech Support:      "OK. Right-Click again. Do you see a pop-up menu?" 

Customer:             "No."

Tech Support:      "OK, sir. Can you tell me what you have done up until this point?" 

Customer:            "Sure. You told me to write 'click' and I wrote 'click'."

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Tech Support:  "OK. At the bottom left hand side of your screen, can you see the 'OK' button displayed?" 

Customer: "Wow! How can you see my screen from there?" 

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Caller:  "I deleted a file from my PC last week and I just realized that I need it. So, if I turn my system clock back two weeks will I get my file back again?" 

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This has to be one of the funniest things in a long time. I think this guy should have been promoted, not fired. This is a true story from the WordPerfect Helpline, which was transcribed from a recording monitoring the customer care department. Needless to say the Help Desk employee was fired; however, he/she is currently suing the WordPerfect organization for "Termination without Cause."

Actual dialogue of a former WordPerfect Customer Support employee.
(Now I know why they record these conversations!):

Operator:         "Ridge Hall, computer assistance; may I help you?" 

Caller:              "Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect." 

Operator:         "What sort of trouble??" 

Caller:              "Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went away." 

Operator:         "Went away?" 

Caller:              "They disappeared." 

Operator:         "Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?" 

Caller:              "Nothing." 

Operator:         "Nothing??" 

Caller:              "It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type." 

Operator:         "Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out??" 

Caller:              "How do I tell?"

Operator:         "Can you see the 'C: prompt' on the screen??" 

Caller:              "What's a sea-prompt?"

Operator:         "Never mind, can you move your cursor around the screen?" 

Caller:              "There isn't any cursor; I told you, it won't accept anything I type."

Operator:         "Does your monitor have a power indicator??" 

Caller:              "What's a monitor?" 

Operator:         "It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV. Does it have a little light that tells you when it's on??" 

Caller:               "I don't know." 

Operator:          "Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where the power cord goes into it. Can you see that??" 

Caller:              "Yes, I think so." 

Operator:         "Great. Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's plugged into the wall. 

Caller:              "Yes, it is." 

Operator:         "When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one??" 

Caller:               "No."

Operator:          "Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find the other cable." 

Caller:               "Okay, here it is."

Operator:          "Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into the back of your computer." 

Caller:               "I can't reach."

Operator:          "OK. Well, can you see if it is??" 

Caller:               "No."

Operator:          "Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over??" 

Caller:               "Well, it's not because I don't have the right angle -- it's because it's dark." 

Operator:          "Dark??" 

Caller:               "Yes - the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming from the window."
 
Operator:           "Well, turn on the office light then." 

Caller:               "I can't." 

Operator:          "No? Why not??" 

Caller:               "Because there's a power failure." 

Operator:           "A power .... A power failure? Aha.                            Okay, we've got it licked now. Do you still have the boxes and manuals and packing stuff that your computer came in??" 

Caller:               "Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."

Operator:           "Good. Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it up just like it was when you got it. Then take it back to the store you bought it from." 

Caller:                "Really? Is it that bad?"

Operator:           "Yes, I'm afraid it is." 

Caller:                "Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them??" 

Operator:           "Tell them you're too stupid to own a computer!!!"


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