AVR f#<k1^6 sucks.

There…somebody finally said it.

Sure, I’m all for blinky lights and fancy shmancy technology, but not at the cost of functionality. I’m sorry but who the hell decided that this automated lady would be a good idea? And where are they so I can slap them?

Do company executives even try calling into these hellish torture systems?

Why can’t I just enter my information with the buttons like the good ol’ days?

And when I do finally get in touch with the non-English speaking sap on the other end of the line and tell them that their system is broken…do you think they even know what I’m talking about?

I swear this to you. I am the head of an Internet software company…and I will NEVER make somebody have to endure this kind of hell to get in touch with somebody at my company.  A prompt or two is one thing, but for God’s sake – stop with the shoddy voice recognition already – it really sucks.