Re:I feel hopeless, rejected, and a burden on society-one we...
by Zak on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:06PM
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> Airlines and travel companies
I actually found Twitter DM, of all things to be the most effective way to get customer service from United Airlines. I don't know if this is still the case given Twitter's recent decline.
Re:I feel hopeless, rejected, and a burden on society-one we...
by alex_suzuki on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:43PM
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Anecdotal, but I have also found Twitter DM to be a highly successful communication channel when you need support. I’m assuming that a) it’s the fear of being publicly shamed and b) it’s a channel that’s not made completely unusable through some kind of helpdesk software.
The pharmacy that I use has a very busy and probably very expensive web site, but it has bugs, and any time you get off the happy path, you have to call. For example, when I get a prescription delivered for my brother-in-law (who has disabilities and lives with us) the pharmacy only gives the name on the credit card to the delivery driver (this is a known bug, for over a year) so the driver shows up and asks for the wrong name. Usually the pharmacist figures this out and gives them the right prescription, but if they don't, the prescription goes into a black hole. It can't be picked up at the pharmacy, it can't be scheduled for delivery again, nothing can happen until I call and get it fixed.
Helping my mother set up online access to her pension, the only way they will grant her access is if they call her at a certain number and she answers the phone.
I can't think of any other examples off the top of my head, but I despise talking on the phone and will go to great lengths to avoid it, and yet I have to do it maddeningly often.