What the hell is wrong with people?
Posted in Gripe on 11/16/2007 06:07 pm by JadeSeriously, what’s going on?
All week long I’ve had WAY more terrible customers than I’m used to. Every single day I’ve been harassed in one way or another, multiple times. It’s getting crazy. I’m used to annoying customers, that’s not what I’m referring to, I’m referring to people really going over the top to blame me for a problem, or taking a bit of joking around with me way too far and making me uncomfortable, and even harassing me for dates. Go away!!!
And every forum I stop by online, people are getting seriously pissy. ONE person says something that MAY POSSIBLY be misconstrued and suddenly people act like everyone in the thread is physically attacking a poster. Holy overreactions Batman! Did Jesus take a piss in everyone’s cornflakes this week?
Not only that, but this week a massive amount of people saw their PR drop to a big fat ZERO. Probably 95% of those people had done some sort of paid posting at sometime. See that? It wasn’t ALL, but the majority, so of course everyone jumps to being so absolutely certain that it’s all about paid posting. Everyone’s jumping ship and pulling down badges, and removing posts–hold the damn phone! Unless Google comes out and tells us what’s going on, you have NO idea what’s really happening. For all you know, another Google dance is happening and everyone is dropping to 0 before ranks start moving. Hell, PR may be disappearing completely. Why would you make all these changes in the MIDDLE of all this going on instead of seeing where it all goes. Do you really think it’s going to make a difference now? Look at it this way, worst case, you really are a 0 now. Google doesn’t give a damn about your site anymore until they’re ready to check again for another update. Changing things this very minute isn’t going to help you. Just wait!
I just feel like I’m surrounded by the illogical right now and god knows I’m all about logic. It’s just starting to eat away at my nerves and I’m trying SO hard not to explode on any one individual, but if next week continues the pattern, I’ll be biting off someone’s elbows….
November 16th, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Hmm..I am glad I am staying on an even keel. I need my elbows. I am pretty sure I do, anyway.
November 16th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
It’s the pre-holiday stress getting to everyone.
November 16th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
I think they’re only really good for leaning. OH! I guess you need them to knock people off the escalator when they run past you, right?
November 16th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Bah humbug. Pre-holiday stress or not, I’m approaching my limit of stupidity intake! haha
November 17th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Shhhh … we are ignoring the PR like a little kid until it comes back and asks for forgiveness. Don’t let it hear you talking about it.
November 17th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
I don’t think it’s just pre-holiday stress. People are just becoming more rude. This society has lost its ability to be civil and polite. It’s like the internal censors are broken. There is also no personal accountability anymore. Everything that happens is always someone else’s fault. As far as message boards, I find that to be true of every single one I’ve joined. It’s why I don’t participate in them much.
November 17th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
HA!I like that attitude!
November 17th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Well with message boards you come to expect a certain level of dumbass-osity, people seem to feel more empowered to be jerks when they don’t think they’ll ever have to actually seen any of these people; but even with my normally high tolerance and ability to overlook, I’ve just had the incredible urge to slam my head into my desk about every 20 minutes or so…it’s just like an influx of the “duhhhhh” disease or something.