Now to begin with, don’t get me wrong: I LOVE technology --- WHEN IT WORKS! It seems to me that there are some days when technology is out to get me. Let me include this comment for your consideration: I RARELY carry cash on my person. I like to make sure that I have detailed records of the things I spend my money on and for me it has worked very well to make purchases using credit or debit cards and have the receipts or bank records to help me keep my finances in order.
That having been said I find it very interesting that there are days when I walk into a restaurant or a book store, or a gift shop, of whatever, and the credit card machines are not working. And I am usually told this AFTER I have made my order and the purchase has been rung up for payment.
But it doesn’t stop with simple things as those mentioned. THOSE days seem to make everything electronic go crazy. Just today I called on the phone and got an automated system that lead me through a wide selection of options. You know, press 1 for this, 2 for that and so on! Then I spend ten minutes or so playing this “push the button” game and reach a voice that tells me my call cannot be put through as requested! What????
So instead I try to use the company’s website. I get the same “game”. Select the department you wish to speak to. Do you know the specific desk code of the person you are trying to reach??? Then the message comes up: “We are currently having difficulties connecting to that department!” What????
If you are familiar with my web blogs I try to limit the material input to about 300 – 400 words for most posts. Sometimes they go a little longer, but that is my normal goal. I think most of you can imagine the stories I could continue to tell about this subject of technology sabotage. To me, on THOSE days, there can be no greater cause for frustration than to have to deal with technology that doesn’t work when you need it the most. I think I’ll ……. (Sorry, you have reached your limit of making bad comments about technology. You will now be discontinued. Please Wait! Tech Support System.)
QUOTE TO CONSIDER
THOUGHTFUL GEM
"Where machines may be faster,
humans compensate with emotion."
No comments:
Post a Comment