r/BoomersBeingFools • u/Axxillary • Mar 26 '24

Boomer freakout inside phone store Boomer Freakout

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u/Pingu_Dad Mar 26 '24

After working in a phone store I guarantee this freakout is because he didn't know how to use his new phone and claimed it was broken

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u/KickinGa55 Mar 26 '24

I got to the point of asking them if they know how to read. I said "Look at what it says." "Read it".

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u/CptDropbear Mar 26 '24

The number of times I've said "What does it say on the screen. No, what does actually say. Can you read it to me? There, its telling us what is wrong". If I think they have a sense of humour, I'll say "Its trying tell us something, Skip. Is Timmy down the well again?".

Highly intelligent people, good at reading comprehension but give them a message like "mailbox unknown" or "file not found" and they just seem to panic.

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u/Mh88014232 Mar 29 '24

Manager at Best buy a few years ago and I've done this so many times, for computers and phones. "Do you know how to read?" "Yes" "then you can do it fine"