[ale] Not so evil empire

[Dennis Ruzeski]

Here's the funny part--

We're here, passing judgement on a large percentage of the workforce here
without really knowing them and you seem ok with that-

But back to you.. You went into this professional's place of business, quite
possibly cost him a sale. I'm nearly certain that the exchange was more than
you're giving up here, so I'm sure to him/her, you likely came across as a
techie elitist with an attitude. Now without judging but basing this on what
I can see from your actions, that is entirely possible. You think you were
helping that consumer, they were threatened and saw you as undermining their
knowledge and damaging the store's reputation.



On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com>wrote:

> Dennis Ruzeski wrote:
> > Wow-- Someone needs to lighten up a little. I certainly didn't get the
> > impression that anyone was judging you..
>
> So how do you take "Or have a serious attitude" and "perhaps it's
> because I don't call them dweebs."  I certainly see those as judgmental
> statements.
>
> To further elaborate on the whole issue.  I did not call the sales
> person a dweeb to his face or make that reference to the customer.  I
> simply stated my personal opinion, based on experience regarding Windows
> Vista.  I had simply suggested the person stick with Windows XP.
>
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com
> > <mailto:lists at serioustechnology.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Dylan Northrup wrote:
> >      > Or have a serious attitude.  I've offered my advice many times to
> >     customers
> >      > in Best Buy (even in contradiction to what a sales associate has
> >     said) and
> >      > not once have I had an issue.  Perhaps it's because I don't call
> them
> >      > dweebs, but it could be something else entirely.
> >
> >     So you judge me based on the fact I called the sales person a dweeb?
> >     Note, I called him a dweeb because he went looking for his manager to
> >     have me ejected.  I was not confrontational in any way.  Maybe you
> >     should get to know a person before you start judging them.
> >
> >      >
> >      > A long time ago, (15.07.09), in a galaxy far, far away, J. D.
> wrote:
> >      >
> >      > :=If you get ejected from a best buy, you must be a geek.
> >      > :=
> >      > :=On 7/15/09, Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com
> >     <mailto:lists at serioustechnology.com>> wrote:
> >      > :=> Jim Moore wrote:
> >      > :=>> This was a timely post in that yesterday went looking at
> >     Best Buy for a
> >      > :=>> new cable modem.  Have been using a Linksys which keeps
> >     losing the
> >      > :=>> connection.  Oh well the thing's more than five years old
> >     and was a hand
> >      > :=>> me down from my brother in law.
> >      > :=>
> >      > :=> I won't darken the doors of Best Buy.  Do a google search on
> >     "best buy"
> >      > :=> "bait and switch".
> >      > :=>
> >      > :=> Also, I was once asked to leave because I gave advice
> >     contrary to a
> >      > :=> salesperson to a prospective customer.  The customer actually
> >     had asked
> >      > :=> my opinion as we had been discussing computers before the
> >     sales dweeb
> >      > :=> showed up.
> >      >
> >
> >
> >     --
> >     Until later, Geoffrey
> >
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> >     temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
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> Until later, Geoffrey
>
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