Not Too Happy Right Now

[Rico]

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

Rico, being in Customer Service myself, it would be much easier without cranky customers. If you can find a way to soften them you will win the entire battle. We never know if their dog was ran over, or if they had their lunch money stolen when a child. These events make some people forever hard to deal with on the phone.

Boomm, people are something else. You should hear some of the calls I take. Sometimes I am left shaking my head in amazement at the pure stupidity and just plain old dingbatness of some of these callers. I had one lady that had a problem with a refridgerator she had bought 7 years ago. Seven years ago! She got upset because she thought ***** should pay for the repair because a fridge shouldn't be having problems at only 7 years of use. She got down right stupid with me about it when I told her she would be charged the minimum service charge for the tech to come to her house.

Another lady called wanting to know if ***** was going to authorize the charges for her handy man to come and change out the vent tube in her house. She had one that was plastic and the new dryer she had just bought called for one that was metal. I asked her why she was calling for authorization on something like that and she said 'cause she wanted to know that ***** would pay for it before she got it done. I was still a bit confused and asked again why the company would pay for modifications to her home and she said it was because of the warranty. Somehow, she got it into her head that her warranty paid for this and nothing I said could convince her otherwise. Finally, I told her, "Mrs ***** if you buy a brand new car that car comes with a warranty, correct?" "If, when you get that car home, it doesn't fit in your garage, does the warranty on the car pay for what it costs you to remodel your garage so the car fits?" She STILL DID NOT GET IT! Finally I transferred to the customer relations department. LOL!

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

Rico,

Whatever you do, be very cautious before enrolling in an online university. Tuition almost matches going to a real school, and sometimes your online degree isn't worth the paper it is printed on.

Look for a community school, or a university nearby that offers online classes.

The one Sister Murphy is talking about is nationally recognized, Berk.

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Rico

The one Sister Murphy is talking about is nationally recognized, Berk.

Yeah, it's gaining relevance every graduating class.. that's not the point...

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

Yeah, it's gaining relevance every graduating class.. that's not the point...

It's nationally accredited Berk. Haven't you ever heard of University of Phoenix? They are legit.

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Rico

It's nationally accredited Berk. Haven't you ever heard of University of Phoenix? They are legit.

Yes, I am aware.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

That's weird. Just being in a place means you should be in that place....

I ask myself the same question, WHY am I here? In this city and church...I have no family...no real friends, I have "brothers and sisters" I see once or twice a week, but no close friends, no job, it's expensive to live here and I am on disability. Why am I here? I have been here in this city all my life and in this church over 20 years. Lately I have thought about moving to some where else...maybe with a larger singles group or maybe even find a wife.

But I really don't think that just because I am here means this is where I am supposed to be.

I never said it in a sense of this is where you should always be.

Where I am is shaping me.
Where I am is teaching me.
Where I am is making me.

The struggles... the good times... the bad.

When God opens a door you walk through it.
If God opens a door to move on then, of course, you move on.
Until then you wait and pray and do your best.

But whether it is here... whether it is there... where you are right now is doing its part in what God is making of you.

Originally Posted by Rico

Well, I guess it's time for me to do some venting, AGAIN. I'm really not all that happy with the way things have been going lately. I thought I had found the perfect way to make a living when I finally broke into the work at home job that I have had now since February, but things just have not gone at all like I had hoped they would. Call volume isn't consistant, hours are hard to get, people have been generally grumps on the phone, and I am getting disgusted with the whole thing. I got hired last week by one company that offers a guaranteed hourly wage for working at home but so far I haven't qualified for the two projects they sent me emails on so I am in a pending status with them. It's not like I am trying to get rich doing this. My needs are really simple-$500 a week. So far I have been lucky to make half that and the last two checks weren't even close to being half my $500/wk goal. I hate this 'cause it means I will probly have to go out and take another job outside of the house, knowing it will be in manufacturing, which I also can not stand and have never been any good at. I wish so much that I had never moved here! I miss my days as a junk man. I was doing something that I loved and making good money at it. If I didn't live in this public housing I could start junking again but 3 bedroom houses in this one horse town are impossible to find. Yeah, I am complaining about everything! I hate living here!! I know my life is here now but I am not happy with it at all! I should have listened to my mother and gone to college and made something out of myself! What a waste!

Rico~ We all march to a different beat....Best to follow it no matter how odd it may seem to the rest of the world. Good luck on your quest~

[tamor]

Originally Posted by Berkeley

It is something that I'm looking into. It wouldn't be like a job for me. I love being on the road. Anyway, It probably would not be permanent. Just something to kick start my life into gear. Someone remind me to go back to college before I'm 30.

Hey Berk,

Don't forget to go back to college before you're 30.

[berkeley]

Originally Posted by tamor

Hey Berk,

Don't forget to go back to college before you're 30.

catching up with you with this here cane...ha

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by Rico

Boomm, people are something else.

Classic stupidity!

And you don't get paid for much more than the first 8 mins I am guessing and this was a pair of 35 min plus calls. They won't get it and eventually you almost get hard toward them......