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Calling For Help – Cracking Customer Service
Posted by Chris Gaskill
- Language
Jul8
I spent years doing customer service and tech support on the phones before finally getting out of that hell, and I can tell you that most customer service people hate their job. Sure, a lot will argue that they have been doing it for years and enjoy helping people, and for some who love to chat all day it truly is a great fit. The rest see it as a last resort, or a jumping point. You'd be surprised to find out how many customer service reps go to therapy weekly. I myself went through depressi... more »
Simple Grill Mastery
Posted by Chris Gaskill
- Culinary
Jul4
In commemoration of July 4th, America's Independence Day, I thought I'd share a few quick tips of mine for smoking meat. Today I'm currently in the process of smoking some country style ribs. I'm using Hickory wood chunks (the basic, starter-level wood) rather than Mesquite (what a few of my cohorts swear by here in Texas) because Mesquite is just a little too much for me. First of all, I use a Brinkmann 40" smoker from Walmart. I am a firm believer in charcoal or smoking over gas even... more »
Welcome to my new blog
Posted by Chris Gaskill
- Miscellaneous
Jul4
I've been mulling over how to introduce this site and have decided to lay it out as I would if I were naturally speaking to someone. My name is Chris Gaskill, I have been on the internet for years and have been blogging only personal thoughts in my life until now. My original blog, falaris.com, combined too much personal rambling about how much I love the New Jersey Devils and too much negativity from being in a worse place in life. Thus I hope to start anew with all the things I am going th... more »