waiting for the Net to replace Ma Bell
i hate being on hold...
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I know that the technology exists where I should no longer have to make appointments with someone else, verbally and at the same time. I should be able to leave a message on her voice mail, say I'm free between 10 and 2 everyday for the next two weeks, go ahead and set it up. Let me know when, and I will see you there.
But better still, she should be able to have her schedule online, and I should be able to fill my name into the next available slot. I know some might say there's some security risk there, but there shouldn't have to be. Give me a secret code to plug in first. It's not like I don't have thirty of them tucked into my brain. I'm sure I can add one more.
Having said that, why bother with the bloody meeting at all? If anyone has ever had the need to update certain files with an organization, you know and I know that the only thing they want to do is check out that your paperwork is legit. Why not skip the middleman (me?) Call my people, and they can verify my info, and via telephone, if you so desire. They're getting paid to do their job, you're getting paid to do your job... why make my life such a hassle when it can be so easily rectified? It's not like you really want to see me. I know, because I passed you at the supermarket last week, and you strode right on by, without a hint of recognition in your eye...
But better still, she should be able to have her schedule online, and I should be able to fill my name into the next available slot. I know some might say there's some security risk there, but there shouldn't have to be. Give me a secret code to plug in first. It's not like I don't have thirty of them tucked into my brain. I'm sure I can add one more.
Having said that, why bother with the bloody meeting at all? If anyone has ever had the need to update certain files with an organization, you know and I know that the only thing they want to do is check out that your paperwork is legit. Why not skip the middleman (me?) Call my people, and they can verify my info, and via telephone, if you so desire. They're getting paid to do their job, you're getting paid to do your job... why make my life such a hassle when it can be so easily rectified? It's not like you really want to see me. I know, because I passed you at the supermarket last week, and you strode right on by, without a hint of recognition in your eye...
