Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Fun in a Call Center: Name Game

[I had a really bad case of the flu that day and my nose was completely stuffed up. To get the full experience of this call, read it out loud.]
ME: Bay I hab your dayb?
CALLER: My what?
ME: Your dayb?
CALLER: What?
ME: Dayb. Your dayb.
CALLER: I don't understand.
ME: Your dayb. Your firdst ad lads dayb.
CALLER: My what?
ME: Dayb. Dayb. Your first ad lads dayb.
CALLER: I'm sorry, I still don't understand.
ME: Your dayb. Dayb. Your first ad lads dayb. You dow, lyg Jod or Jill.
CALLER: Oh, my name?
ME: Yes.
CALLER: Oh, okay. [Caller gives name and completes the call. New call comes in...]
ME: Bay I hab your dayb?
CALLER2: My what?
ME: Your dayb?
CALLER2: What?
[Repeat this script sixty or so times. That's what that day was like.]

4 comments:

Maurice Mitchell said...

LOL. The hazards of a cold on phone support. You'd think they'd just send you home.

Nigel G Mitchell said...

Well, I would have taken the day off if I could, but they have pretty strict attendance policies here.

Anonymous said...

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Unknown said...

It's just funny call center conversation. Name that's all he wants to.

Robert
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