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i didn’t know they changed that
As usual, this is an actual call from an actual person. Â I don’t have the ability to make this up:
Her: “I’m typing in my password and it’s not working.”
Me:Â ”OK, that happens to a lot of people, don’t worry. Â What are you trying to login to?”
Her: “I need to get my paycheck information. Â I think it’s because I can’t type a capital seven.”
Me: “Excuse me?”
Her: “How do I type a capital seven?”
Me: “…Do you mean the ampersand symbol?” Â (&)
Her: “No, like a big seven.”
Me :”…As opposed to a small seven?”
Several beats of silence. Â I hear typing clicking in the background.
Her:Â ”Nope, that’s not working either.”
Me: “OK ma’am, I just reset your password. Â The system will automatically send you an email to the address you registered with, which is firstname.lastname@yahoo.com. You can check that for your new password.”
Her:Â ”How do I do that?”
Me: “Check your email? Â How do you normally check your email? Â This is your personal email address.”
Her:Â ”I don’t have a personal email.”
Me: “Then how did you register?”
Her:Â ”I don’t know?”
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about 1 year ago
Seriously. My head EXPLODED. Capital 7?
about 1 year ago
Lord have mercy and these people roam about the general population unrestricted….
about 1 year ago
Hahaha!
Stupid people are funny.
about 1 year ago
Holy fish sticks! Are you for serious?
The stupidity of some people. It unnerves me. And scares me. And kind of makes me tingly all at the same time.
about 1 year ago
That’s really funny. I want to know what character she was thinking of, though. Can you call her back? The Internet demands it.
about 1 year ago
Roflmbo oh oh capital 7?? Seriously?? Myhubby who is computer illiterate as they come was like HUH???
about 1 year ago
You must have the patience of Job. I hope you have a mute button so you can laugh or rant without the customer hearing you.
about 1 year ago
I just don’t understand, in the year 2010 why people don’t know how to use a freaking computer?
I could not do your job. SERIOUSLY!
about 1 year ago
I am speechless…
about 1 year ago
Okay…….so just where is the capital seven? Is it, like, near the capital comma or something? Or would that be an apostrophe? Did I push the wrong prompt? Dang! ;]
about 1 year ago
the capital seven is what happens when you press the ’7′ key really really hard