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Needless to say the Help Desk employee was fired; however, he/she is currently suing the WordPerfect organization for “Termination without Cause”.

Actual dialogue of a former WordPerfect Customer Support employee.

(Now I know why they record these conversations!):

• Operator: “Ridge Hall, computer assistance; may I help you?”
• Caller: “Yes, well, I’m having trouble with WordPerfect.”
• Operator: “What sort of trouble?”
• Caller: “Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went away.”
• Operator: “Went away?”
• Caller: “They disappeared.”
• Operator: “Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?”
• Caller: “Nothing.”
• Operator: “Nothing??”
• Caller: “It’s blank; it won’t accept anything when I type.”
• Operator: “Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out?”
• Caller: “How do I tell?”
• Operator: “Can you see the C: prompt on the screen?”
• Caller: “What’s a sea-prompt?”
• Operator: “Never mind, can you move your cursor around the screen?”
• Caller: “There isn’t any cursor: I told you, it won’t accept anything I type.”
• Operator: “Does your monitor have a power indicator?”
• Caller: “What’s a monitor?”
• Operator: “It’s the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV. Does it have a little light that tells you when it’s on?”
• Caller: “I don’t know.”
• Operator: “Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where the power cord goes into it. Can you see that?”
• Caller: “Yes, I think so.”
• Operator: “Great. Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it’s plugged into the wall.
• Caller: “Yes, it is.”
• Operator: “When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one?”
• Caller: “No.”
• Operator: “Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find the other cable.”
• Caller: “Okay, here it is.”
• Operator: “Follow it for me, and tell me if it’s plugged securely into the back of your computer.”
• Caller: “I can’t reach.”
• Operator: “Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is?”
• Caller: “No.”
• Operator: “Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over??”
• Caller: “Oh, it’s not because I don’t have the right angle – it’s because it’s dark.”
• Operator: “Dark??”
• Caller: “Yes – the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in from the window.”
• Operator: “Well, turn on the office light then.”
• Caller: “I can’t.”
• Operator: “No? Why not??”
• Caller: “Because there’s a power failure.”
• Operator: “A power … A power failure? Aha, Okay, we’ve got it licked now. Do you still have the boxes and manuals and packing stuff your computer came in??”
• Caller: “Well, yes, I keep them in the closet.”
• Operator: “Good. Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it up just like it was when you got it. Then take it back to the store you bought it from.”
• Caller: “Really? Is it that bad?”
• Operator: “Yes, I’m afraid it is.”
• Caller: “Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them??”
• Operator: “Tell them you’re too *%@#$&* stupid to own a computer!”

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