We just had a user from a major bank write in because she couldn’t access the training site that we run. We take a look at the welcome e-mail she received, the username convention for logging in is “firstname.lastname”. Everything appears to be fine in the system, so we follow up.
Turns out, she was actually typing the words “f-i-r-s-t-n-a-m-e-.-l-a-s-t-n-a-m-e” instead of filling in her own first and last name, which is why she couldn’t log in.
Our country’s financial future is in the hands of people like this young woman. Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, doesn’t it.
Unsolicited IM to my OkCupid account:
[9:30:58 pm]pepelove:im the man you are looking for
[9:31:03 pm]pepelove:for sure
[9:31:20 pm]pepelove:i live close to the queens mall
Oh, WELL. In that case!
I just dozed off while on hold, and I fell deeply enough into sleep that I was dreaming (about being on hold, but still). When they finally picked up I was still half-asleep and I accidentally asked a dream-question.
I think I am still half asleep now actually. I can’t make my eyes stay open.
Me: “So the people are coming to install the fire extinguisher tomorrow - just wondering where you’d like them to put it.”
CEO: “Do we have to have one?”
Me: “A fire extinguisher? Um, yes, I’m pretty sure we do.”
Just had a discussion at work about the video showing people running and screaming because of the plane incident.
It is two against two, but I am on the side that if given the option between running in a blind panic and taking the two seconds to google and see if there’s a reason to be panicking - I will get out my blackberry and google.
I would rather die than run screaming like a moron for no reason. And if I’m being honest, it’s up in the air if I’d rather die than run screaming like a moron even if there was a legitimate reason.
Every day on the way home, I sit in the exact same seat on the bus. It makes me a little anxious to think that by being nice and letting that pregnant crippled old lady ahead of me I might lose my spot. So far it’s worked out pretty well, but I just don’t even know what I’ll do if someday I find someone already sitting there. I like to think the answer is not getting off and waiting an hour for the next bus to come along.
