Some random thoughts to end the week. You can tell I’m feeling lazy since I stole the title from Rolling Stone. I’ve kept some of these rattling around in the back of my brain for a bit hoping they’d emerge into full-blown posts. Alas, they’re more notions than full ideas – seeds that haven’t quite bloomed yet. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Customer service
The Problem With Cheap
Ever been left at the gate by an airline? I almost was twice – once because a connection was late and the other in circumstances similar to the story I’ll get to in a second. It’s an incredibly frustrating feeling under any circumstances and when you believe it wasn’t really due to anything you did that frustration can change to anger rather quickly. Which is why I read reports like this and wonder what the airline is thinking. Continue reading
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Stupid Company Tricks
Will the stupid things companies do ever cease? Maybe when the companies themselves go out of business for being complete idiots, I guess. But in the interim, they sure provide a good amount of material for this space. I only found three examples over the weekend (I know – slacker) but since they’re all pretty egregious, I thought I’d share them.
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