[geeks] IBM rant

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Bill Bradford wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 06:44:30PM -0600, Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
>> One of the folks[0] who worked tech support for me at $ISP answered a
>> call with "SHUT UP AND REBOOT" before slamming down the phone.  It
>> was simultaneously one of the funniest and horrific things I'd ever
>> seen at that job.
>
> "Reboot and try it again, call me back if it doesn't work" is a good
> way to get a particuarly annoying customer off your back for at least
> five minutes.

No, he -answered the phone- that way.

   *ring ring*
   tech:  SHUT UP AND REBOOT!
   *slam*

-- 
Jonathan Patschke  ) "Some people grow out of the petty theft of
Elgin, TX         (   childhood.  Others grow up to be CEOs and
USA                )  politicians."              --Forrest Black