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Comedian Al Murray recounts a run-in with industrial-scale stupidity: "Car insurance company rang, without having sent me a renewal letter, asking for money. Made them answer security questions." In the same vein, tell us your stories about pointless paperwork and corporate quarter-wits

(, Thu 23 Feb 2012, 12:13)
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Tried to be witty......Lost!
Sat in the house one morning......Phone rings.
I look at the number and don't recognise it but answer anyway.
"Hello. This is British Gas. (My supplier)......I'm ringing today to give you some information about our products."
Feeling super witty, I reply "Gas?"
"Yes, this is British Gas".
"No, what I meant was, your product is Gas"
"I'm ringing to tell you about our new product."
"Yes, I know. You produce Gas, that is your product."
Well sir, if you're just going to give me stupid replies, I'm not talking to you."......Click......Brrrrrrr.......
Hung up on me......WHAT!!
*Stunned*......What happened there?
Still irks me a year later.
MY stupidity, their industrial scale "Win".
(, Sat 25 Feb 2012, 15:19, 3 replies)
Hahaha man, you got owned there!
Have a click ;)
(, Sat 25 Feb 2012, 19:02, closed)
They also give advice
Once had an A4 piece of paper arrive with the annual service reminder. Upon this sheet of paper were the following pearls of wisdom;

"Do not leave all the windows open while the heating is on"

"Do not leave the hot water tap running"

Thanks for that.
(, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 9:33, closed)
I have never really been happy
with people calling their latest convoluted way to crowbar more money out of your pocket as a 'product'.

For me, a product is the result of some kind of effort.
(, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 11:26, closed)

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