Dear Ms Tyerman, Mr
Moore, Mr Farquharson,
On Saturday 4th September 2004
at about 10.30 am. I had just finished using the
library computer for internet access, and decided
to make enquiries at the Internet Exchange office
about their Microsoft Front Page course.
I am well known to Ms Ann
Cecile at Internet Exchange as I have already
undertaken two of Internet Exchange's courses, the
first being Microsoft Access, and the second being
the Computer Networking course.
I am also an almost daily early
morning user, of the Library's internet computers.
I explained to Ms Ann Cecile
that I wished to take a look at the Front Page
course as I already use Dreamweaver extensively
and wanted to make a comparison with a view to
perhaps changing over to Front Page. Ms Ann Cecile
explained that the course was not very
comprehensive being just 8 hours long, and that
Dreamweaver was a far better product anyway.
Ms Ann Cecile's lack of
"Salesmanship" almost left me speechless.
I persevered with my enquiry
and eventually Ms Ann Cecile placed me in font of
a computer with details of the Front Page course.
This proved to be very informative and
interesting, and I would be very surprised indeed
if the course was only 8 hours in duration. I
decided that I wished to take the course.
Just as I was going to speak
with Ms Ann Cecile, another customer with an
appointment came along. Ms Ann Cecile said that
this interview would take at least an hour, and
due to pressure of work, lack of staff, and the
large amount of paperwork involved she would not
be able to interview me for the course until the
following week.
I asked what was wrong with
interviewing me later that afternoon? Ms Ann
Cecile replied that she had huge amounts of
paperwork to deal with in the afternoon. I said
OK, then let me come back at 12.00 noon, which I
did.
Upon my arrival at 12.00 noon,
Ms Ann Cecile stated that the earliest that she
could interview me for the course was September
23rd !
I pointed out that the Internet Exchange computers
were almost unused, with no customers in sight. I
asked, how can it be possible that you are so
swamped with paperwork when there are no customers
in sight?
Ms Ann Cecile made the excuse
again of lots of paperwork and lack of "Trained"
staff? While we were having this conversation,
with me becoming more incredulous by the second,
Ms Ann Cecile opened her electronic diary on the
computer to prove to me how busy she was.
I asked her to open/view some
alternative earlier dates for my interview. It was just one blank day after
another.
She must have known this
before she opened the diary in front of me.
I was becoming increasingly
frustrated with her very obvious, deliberately
obstructive attitude towards me.
Ms Ann Cecile said that she was going to put my
name in her little book of naughty people.
We eventually settled on
September 13th 2004 as my interview date for the
Front Page course. I believe that an earlier date
could have been found, but I wanted to get out of
the building before I exploded.
Ms Ann Cecile's attitude
towards me is almost certainly politically
motivated.
Ms Ann Cecile wanted
me to explode.
To give weight to that opinion
I have provided two links to my website.
Please view these links as they have great
relevance to the contents of this letter.
Microtech
Computer Services
Sixty
Plus 60+
You do not need to be an
Einstein, or some sort of paranoid conspiracy
freak to see a recurring pattern here.
Quite the opposite, you have
to view this information with a bag over your
head NOT to see it.
With just one exception (Years
ago, and a similar situation) The staff at the
Ladbroke Grove Library, have always been courteous
efficient and professional in their dealings with
me.
The attitude of Internet
Exchange employee, Ms Ann Cecile, sticks out like
ten sore thumbs in comparison.
I do not consider the contents
of this letter to be confidential.
Yours Sincerely
Sean Bryson
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