Where does PC World Get These People From?

[Kyajae]

I had the misfortune of needing to visit a large branch of Pissy World in Leicestershire yesterday only because I needed to get my hands on a couple of extra Cat5 patch cables to set up a small domain network for a customer tomorrow.

Having wandered around the store twice, I failed to spot the location of said cables and committed the cardinal sin of asking a staff member. The only available person was Greg, early thirties-looking, a rather dumpy, "3-stone-overweight, still lives with his parents, uses his personality as a contraceptive" type.

All I asked for was where are the patch cables. What I got was an inquisition about all the other networking stuff I would need, by the way have I though of WiFi, etc, etc ,etc to which I mildly lost my rag and replied "you're talking to an MCSE and CNE, now can I have just have the location of the sodding cables"

I guess he relaised quickly that his attempt to show off his IT knowledge had just been pissed on and duly complied with my original request.

Guess what happened when I got to the checkout. I met Greg's mother's afterbirth. "Do you need any advice on networking, Sir?" I glared as I said "Can I just pay for the cables please?"

If these guys are so ******* good at IT, why the hell are they working for Pissy World?

Someone out there must have an answer

[DaveB]

Had a similar experience buying a laptop for my Dad to use in hospital/hospice. Knew the one I wanted, had picked up the extra bits and bobs like a memory stick and compact mouse and just wanted to get my hands on it and go.

Spent 30 mins trying to get someone to go and fetch it for us. When we finally did get hold of someone they then tried to sell us on Wi-Fi, DVD-R's, anti-virus software etc, etc. Finally lost my rag and exploded at the guy. Got £25 knocked off the price for the messing around and an escort though the checkout to make sure we wern't hassled o the way out

This just about sums the place up really.

[chicane]

Spare a thought for the assistants on the shop floor. They're probably saddled with a pay structure that's heavily incentivised - perhaps a little above minimum wage plus the opportunity to make lots of cash for selling customers stuff that they don't need.

I know it's annoying, but everybody's got to pay the bills somehow...

[AtW]

Once I had to buy printer real quick - so PCrap World was the only immediately option: picked the ink jet printer (rip off in itself, switched to laser and not looking back), and at the checkout they demanded my address, ffs, they refused to sell fking printer unless I gave them my address, can you fking believe that?!?!? FFS!

[Kyajae]

Once I had to buy printer real quick - so PCrap World was the only immediately option: picked the ink jet printer (rip off in itself, switched to laser and not looking back), and at the checkout they demanded my address, ffs, they refused to sell fking printer unless I gave them my address, can you fking believe that?!?!? FFS!

The address bit is so they can send you sh1t loadfs of junk mail about things you're not interested in. I refused to give my address. The nerd said he needed my address. I said do you want me to buy the cables? He found the [cancel address] button fairly quickly.

[2uk]

"you're talking to an MCSE

i wished this had any significance these days...

[Clippy]

i wished this had any significance these days...

Only when trying to "impress" Saturday staff at PC World.

[Kyajae]

i wished this had any significance these days...

Belive me they do at the sharp end contracts. Granted, we don't command the same number of shillings as code crunchers, but after 2 years of VB, .Net / ASP programming, I was getting bored. Systems Engineering for me has a lot more variety.

[Kyajae]

Only when trying to "impress" Saturday staff at PC World.

It doesn't impress them, it shuts them up. Good to see you can't get through one day in the week without having a pop at someone.

Perhaps 'chippy' might be a more accurate id

[2uk]

Belive me they do at the sharp end contracts. Granted, we don't command the same number of shillings as code crunchers, but after 2 years of VB, .Net / ASP programming, I was getting bored. Systems Engineering for me has a lot more variety.

I started to hate my MCSE cert recently – so much study , for what ? Every one can get it in 2 weeks, everyone who passed a few exams shouts how great he is. However , MCSE is like the bare minimum for MS guys, it is the certification for the mass. It is like a basic degree in windows OSes.

MS doesn’t care about braindumps as the Learning business for them is $$$$$$. They have now 50 new certs which means tons more $$$$$$.

Btw if anyone hasn't understood why MS GUI is such a ambigous tulipie , it is because of, well the Learning business.