A recent story about girls in the universities. This is from the site Techtales. History of 20 years ago. Translation from English.

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History is long.

It was 10 minutes after closing. I was about to leave the computer store, where I worked as a part-time seller/tech support from November 15th (now December 20th, 1997). What can you do for money for unnecessary Christmas presents?

The phone ringed. I should have left anyway, but I answered.

Hi, my name is ______, the store is now closed, but if you want to leave together...

I think it’s % closed. I bought this *@#%^! The printer, and it does not work, and I need to immediately print *@#%^!It is an important document!

(It’s definitely in a bad mood, so it’s all *@#%^!$ I cut it off.

What’s wrong with your printer?

He does not print! This is not the case!

Are all wires connected?

c) Yes Yes Yes Yes

Is the printer on?

CL is included!

I guess you followed all the instructions in the instructions, right?

The instructions? I’m not an idiot, I don’t need instructions to connect the printer. In general, what am I talking to you? I want to talk to technical support.

I am a tech support!

Nothing like that!

I am a tech support!

You are a woman!

I, and the woman too.

CL) I want to talk to someone who understands computers.

I understand computers. (I’ve been working with computers and on computers for a long time, not to mention that I’m a software developer outside the store.)

Get off the phone and let me talk to a man.

I should hang the phone.

I) Sir, the store is closed, and there is no other technical support here.

Q. You are a woman.

The conversation clearly went into a deadlock, shoes shake, I want to go home. I turned around and saw Brian (name changed). The cleaner!

I guess you sir! I can call you a man.

I called Brian and persuaded him to help me with this chauvinist.

Hello Sir, my name is Brian, how can I help?

Please note that the chauvinist has stopped.

CL) My printer is not working, Brian.

I) Ask him if he installed the driver attached to the printer.

Have you installed the driver attached to the printer?

There were no drivers attached to the printer.

No drivers were attached to the printer.

I am hmm.

Brian is hmm.

Ask him what type of printer.

What type of printer, sir?

CL I don’t know. And I wonder what model, I want this thing to work (a desperate voice).

Brian) He doesn’t know, he wants the printer to work.

I) Ask his name and the name of the seller who helped him choose the printer.

Sir, what is your name?

CL) Bob Smith (name changed)

and Bob Smith.

I) Okay (I enter the name, check with the database and check what he last bought).

Sir, do you remember the name of the seller who helped you with your purchase?

No sellers helped me. I knew what I needed, and I paid for it in the box. I do not trust the sellers.

No one helped him. He chose the printer.

I am wonderful!

Brian has noticed!

I) Brian, tell him we can’t help him with anything today (I’m looking at the database).

Sir, we can’t help you today. Can I advise you to come in tomorrow?

CL Why?

Brian why?

I) Because its purchase is not a printer... it is a fax. It needs to be connected to the phone. Not to the computer.

Sir Brian...