The death of a soul

After working for four years as a technical support agent in an ISP (Internet Service Provider) call center, the unthinkable, unimaginable has happened...my soul has finally died. Gone, kaput, no longer in existence. Like the lush fields of an open prairie burned to the ground...that is what my soul is...it’s like a void in space, only much, much emptier.

So how does one carry on living without a soul? You may ask.You carry on with a false hope that tomorrow will be better than today. That it will bring a new light to your life. That somehow against all the odds you won’t have to talk to people who, when they sit in front of a computer loose all common sense and independance. The kind of people who loose a chromosome every time they switch on a computer and only have enough brain power to phone the technical support help desk! for crying out loud!!!

Here in the call center we have two specific error messages for these kinds of people:

1. You have the "i D ten T" error which roughly translates to "id10t" error!!!

-OR-

2. The other very descriptive error message we use, is the "PICNIC" error. For the technically inclined it breaks down to something like "Problem In Chair Not In Computer"

Hence my question....

ARE POEPLE REALLY THAT DUMB? Or is the fact that they can be spoon-fed over the phone reason enough to stop thinking?