Jackass #25 – Yay-hoos who close their phone messages with a cliche.

When I want to leave a message all I really want to know is did I reach the right number/person. Everything else, is extraneous. I also don’t require directions. I pretty much have the whole message-leaving business under control. Leave it to the jackasses, however,  to mess up this simple task. What began innocently enough,…

Jackass #20 – Clerks who talk on the phone while taking your money.

Here’s another great jackass I am sure you know. This is the guy in the convenience store/gas station who is talking on the phone (usually loudly in another language) that continues to talk while you are trying to consummate your transaction. This is wrong for so many reasons. Above all it is just rude. I…

Jackass(es) #20 – Customer services that hang up on you.

A dirty little not-so-secret for customer service centers is that many are severely understaffed and under resourced in terms of technology. They simply can not handle the volume of calls that comes in to them. The worst of these, after putting you on hold for a couple dozen minutes, actually HANG UP on you. Call…

Jackass #18 – Guys who talk on thier cell phone while sitting in the bathroom stall.

How would you like to be on the other side of a call that is intermittently interrupted by sounds of “kerplunk” and flushing? Nice jackass friend you have there who concurrently launches a cell phone call and a submarine! The first time I saw (and heard) this at airport public restroom, I just sort of…