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And the (Phone) chatter that asks for info,
passes you to what (passes for these days) as a human,
who asks the same questions and passes you on to another a refinement of scope vocal entity that
asks the same questions . . .
is that the one?
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That one's annoying, but at least you eventually get to speak to a person.
I was thinking of the bots that continually refuse to understand what you say, and rather than giving up and putting you through to a person, they tell you to call back and try again, then hang up on you.
I had that experience a few years back with a certain incompetent delivery company named for a type of singing that's fatal to Martians[^]. It was not fun.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Dealing with chat bots is just a mess. The inner workings of bots for other applications, particularly gaming, is really fascinating though.
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I would prefer their website has all of the relevant information available so I don't have to ask a bot or anyone else for it. If I do have to ask for it then the site is deficient. I have no interest what so ever in asking a chatbot for anything.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Last time I had to interact with one, I figured I was either talking to a bot, or the most stupid individual on Bell Canada's payroll.
And I'm still not convinced it was a bot.
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For a paying service like my bank I prefer chatbots.
For a free service I would rather email the person, largely for their own sake. In that way they can gather information in their own time and not be a slave to the instant messenger hell of the chatbot universe.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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My personal favorite is a (well-categorized) list of FAQs, information articles. Way superior to any chat bot.
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Please state your question again. End message.
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I always found that "Deck the halls" had a Dutch ring to it, and it turns out I was right 
It originates from the Dutch word "dekken" which means cover, see explanation here:
Deck the halls – Grammarist[^]
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Because - if I worked for somebody else these days - I'd be damn tempted: book the 23rd, 2nd, and 3rd as holiday, and you got a 14 day break (since every company I've worked for shut down until the new year). 21st Dec through to the 6th Jan inclusive - that's a damn good break if you can swing it!
So how many of you are doing that?
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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I came back after 5 weeks of shut down just a week ago, so no.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Not me, I don't get paid holidays any more. 
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Quote: I don't get paid holidays any more
Nor do I --- Oh! Wait! I am retired. 
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If you are retired you don't get any days off.
I always liked to work between Christmas and New Years, very few around to annoy me and I could get a lot done.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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I used to get most done when the company president was away! 
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Pretty much what I am doing, planning on spending the Hols drunk after this year! 
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I'm already on leave since last Friday
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First thing I do when I get back in January is book my two weeks for next Christmas.
Traditional beer and curry Friday night; cider farm[^] trip on Saturday; then I'm off until the 7th.
(I would say I'm not even going to look at a computer until then, but I'll probably end up getting roped in to sort out something-or-other on a family member's computer.)
Try not to break the site while I'm away!
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Actually 16 days. I used to do this all the time.
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Shutting down early on Friday.
Then I'll be checking in again on the eighth.
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We have a use it or lose it Paid Time Off policy, so I'm done on Friday until the end of the year. I'll be back to work on 01/02.
In 'Mericuh, but I work for a subsidiary of a three letter German company. The PTO policy is from the subsidiary.
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MarkTJohnson wrote: I'll be back to work on 01/02.
Wow - you're off until February?
(Yes, yes, I know: 'merican date formats. But if it's a German company, it could be worth a try...)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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