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Title: My nomination for the stupidest customer service system ever.
Post by: Uncle Yuan on May 05, 2008, 08:02:16 AM
"Thank you for calling XYZ's customer service line.  For a list of menu options press 1."

:huh:
Title: Re: My nomination for the stupidest customer service system ever.
Post by: Glitch Girl on May 05, 2008, 12:28:52 PM
You win.

My big gripe is this new "voice recognition" software they're using on tech support lines.  The female voice they use most of the time is so amazingly condescending and then as you start getting irritated, the voice reconition stops recognizing words.  ARGH!!  I've gotten where I just don't say anything and start hitting the "0" key if it starts asking me questions like that.  It's faster.
Title: Re: My nomination for the stupidest customer service system ever.
Post by: Uncle Yuan on May 05, 2008, 01:21:53 PM
Quote from: Glitch Girl on May 05, 2008, 12:28:52 PM
You win.

My big gripe is this new "voice recognition" software they're using on tech support lines.  The female voice they use most of the time is so amazingly condescending and then as you start getting irritated, the voice reconition stops recognizing words.  ARGH!!  I've gotten where I just don't say anything and start hitting the "0" key if it starts asking me questions like that.  It's faster.

I got a woman on the line last week who I swear was the person who recorded the prompts for those system.  Her voice was so measured and so scripted.  It wasn't until about the 6th or 7th exchange that I realized I was talking to a real person.