Customer Service Transcripts #2
The first one is right here.
Category: Wage Slave
Customer Service Transcripts #1
I’ve been working customer service since 1991. At times, it’s been face to face at a bookstore, or as a caterer, or as a host for special events and weddings at a rental facility. Mainly, it’s been phone service. Though, …
The Strategy
I’ve decided that I only have two life options left. Within the next five years, I must either be my own boss or I have to change my name and work on a Syrian cargo ship and re-emerge after 15 …
Square One
June in DC! When the lovely spring weather slowly slides into swampland horror. The sun glares down and it’s a humid mid-80’s before 8am. I try to walk 10 miles a day, despite my soul-murdering sedentary day job, so I …
Prayer Circle
The 6th of May is the “National Prayer Day.” I’m very sorry that I know that, but it just couldn’t be avoided since all the pantries in my office building were plastered last week with fliers and posters encouraging staff …
Back on the Chain Gang
I’ve once again fallen out of the habit of writing. Not as bad as the last time when the GS front page went dead, but I feel the same sort of gears locking up again…
The Land
Ah, winter’s angry hold has finally broken. The first signs of Spring in Washington are upon us – namely, fleets of landscapers out preparing our corporate greenspaces for the warm weather. Whilst they labor with their hoes and clippers, surrounded …
The Mob
Since I have a tremendous amount of free time at my day job, I’m constantly looking out for distractions. It was the six hours a day twiddling my thumbs that inspired me to marathon Star Trek: The Next Generation, which …
Just Rewards
This has long been a theme for me – being indignant when people defend their wage slave jobs. I define those as everything from the most menial shit on up to the more acceptable range. Let’s just say customer service, …
Recession Proof
They’re saying that we’re officially in the land of recession, which can only mean that the end is near and we should go hang ourselves in the basements of our foreclosed homes. I’ll let you go do that before I …