Juvenile Internet games

[riddler 0]

I really surprised how adults behave like children on the Internet. It's like some new toy that they think it's acceptable to revert to acting like a 12 year old.

A few weeks ago, I pissed off a sales guy that was trying to sell a particular technology to a customer. It's his company and his product, but he doesn't understand anything about it, so he calls me and gets me on a three-way phone call with his customer. Being a typical customer, the customer wants technology that is so advanced is doesn't yet exist, and he wants it for pocket change. And being a typical sales guy, the sales guy promises it to him (and more). Being a typical engineer, I tell the customer matter-of-fact what exists and what he can have and what it costs, which of course pisses the customer off because he thought he could have 22nd Century technology for free.

Is any of this sounding familiar to any of you engineering types?

So the sales guy looks bad and blames me for not getting the sale, which gets me in trouble with the sales department, until I let them know how much of a liar the sales rep is. This is all typical.

But every since that day a few weeks ago, I've been saturated by child pornography (as in less than 8-year-old girls and boys - not your typical email porn), as well as getting a dozen email viruses every day in my office email (which I typically get about twice a year).

Why do some people act like this? And why are they almost always sales people?

Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

[n2skdvn 0]

get the Ip off the spam if it comes through him bust him!!

if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN
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[freakydiver 0]

I live by this rule, sort of pertains...

You get three choices,

Quality, Price, Time to Delivery.

You get to pick two. You want high quality for cheap, it will take a long long time to deliver. You want cheap and fast, quality suffers...

This is the first thing I bring to the table when sitting with a new client in my line o work.

-- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." --

[ERICCONNELLY 0]

http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/ceos/report.htm

Should teach him this is not a fair way to play.

[LouDiamond 1]

Ya know what would be a good example that you could use in the future? I believe they are IBM commercials and they have the people sitting around the table and the guy shows them pixie server dust. Next time your faced with one of those people who wants star trek technology ask them if they have ever seen those commercials and tell them thats what they are asking for. I bet people will get the message quickly and maybe even with a chuckle

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[TitaniumLegs 8]

Nah, he'll just go buy it from IBM.

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