TD07 What I've Learned

    In this chapter of LabSim, I enjoyed learning about the IF Function in 5.7.4. It made me think of the first time I used Excel and was curious about programming. It's a really great tool and it's fun to mess with in Excel.

I'm Late to Post

    I've been busy lately with life and its many plot twists so I'm late to post my blog. I don't really know what to write about as per usual. Change, is it achievable, are we locked into our predispositions? I always think about the quote "Insanity is repeating the same thing over and over and expecting different results". Are the choices we make not drastic enough to affect the grand scheme of things. Who knows. I don't. I've always put a lot of thought into what it'd take to run a country of my own and what kind of leader I would be. Safe to say, I'd probably be a dictator, but with a big heart. If that makes any sense at all. Well that's my mind bile for today. If you're wondering, I'm listening to "Change by Deftones".

TD06 What I Learned

    In this chapter of LabSim, I enjoyed working with Macros. It's an awesome feature to save time if you do a lot of repetitive actions at work. I've been putting this new skill to use at my job. I'm glad to be learning these useful skills. The song I'm listening to is "Perdon Madrecita by Vicente Fernandez".

I Hate Call Centers That Use Robots

    I think it's the most annoying invention in the world! I wish untold horrors on whoever's soul invented these dang automated phone systems. I would much rather sit in silence for 30 minutes than have to listen to a robot tell me about stupid deals or ask me what I need, just to have me yell "HUMAN!" at the top of my lungs until I want to smash my phone to bits.

    This morning I tried paying my rent on an app my landlord has his tenants use. It wasn't my first time using the app as I had to pay my down payment and first month's rent using the app and my debit card. So I made the payment this morning, which hurt because it was $1,700, but when I clicked on "Pay Now" I got an "Incorrect Billing Address" error which didn't let the payment go through. I checked my bank account to see that the $1,700 had been withdrawn from my account, panic settled in so I sent screenshots to my landlord and called my bank. Wouldn't you have guessed it, I had to face off with a dang automated phone system for about 45 minutes and 3 hang up and redials just to finally get to a human being that I could speak to. Once I got on the phone with the agent, they helped calm me down and were able to look into everything for me and get the charges reversed. 

    This time I was lucky, but when will these automated phone systems finally do me in. I swear these automated phone systems will end up being the death of me. I know something similar to today's "Incorrect Billing Address" issue will cause me to call my bank in old age and that automated phone system will eagerly answer knowing it's bound to trigger the fatal heart attack that ends my life. 

    I think I should run for president based on bringing an end to these dang automated phone systems. A vote for me is a vote for a human being! Oh, and before I forget, the song I'm listening to today is "After Dark by Mr.Kitty". Hope this was an entertaining read at the very least. Have a great day!