Verizon: This is What Happens When You Hire Undereducated Kids at the Minimum Wage
December 12, 2011 at 7:30 PM 1 comment
You get what you pay for:
Not quite the “War Of The Worlds” broadcast of a Martian invasion in New Jersey, a Verizon “emergency” alert Monday that the company texted to its wireless customers still jangled some nerves and triggered hundreds of calls from concerned residents to local and state offices.
The company sent the alert to customers in Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, warning of a “civil emergency” and telling people to “take shelter now.” Trouble was, the message was meant to be a test but it wasn’t labeled as such, Verizon later admitted.
Geezus. How hard is it to begin a text message with: THIS IS A TEST?
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doog | December 12, 2011 at 9:06 PM
Corporate America will never learn. They clearly believe that a fast buck is always preferrable to doing things right. When your customers start screaming at you it’s not so cheap.