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What you'll need to work in tech support (thing)
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Wed Nov 22 2000 at 14:42:03
Patience
.
Cynicism
. If you don't have this, you can acquire it easily on the job, often without trying.
A soothing voice, for when hysterical or enraged
customers
call.
Patience.
A
sense of humor
.
Coffee
.
Nerf weapons
for blowing off
stress
.
Hard liquor
, ditto.
Patience.
The ability to keep in the back of your mind that, no matter how bad it may seem, it's not
your
server
that's broken.
Computer
skills may also come in handy.
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server
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computer
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