Talking to the ISP Tech Support Guy while Drunk: T/S/C/D?

being the tech support guy listening(as opposed to talking to, important distinction) to drunk customer: mostly classic

it was like a hilarious mini-coffee break, listening to rambling digressions and non-sequiters, mood swings, inappropriate displays of emotion and body noise, intermittent shouting matches with the missus or mr., and general inattentiveness made for a welcome change of pace when I was trying to stay awake myself.

I find that any kind of overnight desk job has its surreal moments. My old uni dorm would open up for summer rental, and I would work overnight at the front desk. The weirdest moments came in the form of an older drunken woman who would call in from time to time thinking she had reached some sort of counselling hotline. Now, she seemed genuinely troubled, and I'm not knocking her for that. But she'd launch into her tirade as soon as she heard "Good Evening", and no attempt to convince her that, yes, she had actually dialed the wrong number, and no, she was not speaking to a trained counsellor could convince her of her error. Eventually we had to simply say "I'm sorry, you have the wrong number. Goodbye," and hang up.

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