[GW] They aren't Trolls anymore...
Blank Dave
as Mail Order. The people who man the phone lines, answer your rules
questions and process your orders have been given a new title. These
dedicated guys are now known as Hobby Specialists, because that's what they
are, people who specialise in the Games Workshop hobby. The team consists of
experts in all game systems and the various aspects of the hobby such as
painting & modelling. As a result we no longer call this team Trolls. In
Warhammer trolls are ugly, smelly and stupid and the people we employ these
days are none of those things. If you're not intelligent, articulate and
great at customer service you won't get a job as a Hobby Specialist. In
truth we've not employed any trolls for a few years now, we only employ the
best to give you the best service we can."
http://www.games-workshop.com/news/uk/articles/hobbyspecialists/default.htm
Bwahahaha!!
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Kurt
killing all on board but Blank Dave ...
> "Recently there have been quite a few changes to the service formerly
> known as Mail Order. The people who man the phone lines, answer your
> rules questions and process your orders have been given a new title.
> These dedicated guys are now known as Hobby Specialists, because
> that's what they are, people who specialise in the Games Workshop
> hobby. The team consists of experts in all game systems and the
> various aspects of the hobby such as painting & modelling. As a result
> we no longer call this team Trolls. In Warhammer trolls are ugly,
> smelly and stupid and the people we employ these days are none of
> those things. If you're not intelligent, articulate and great at
> customer service you won't get a job as a Hobby Specialist. In truth
> we've not employed any trolls for a few years now, we only employ the
> best to give you the best service we can."
>
"If you can fill an order correctly more than 25% of the time, we aren't
interested".
I have to ring the stupid bastards AGAIN about my Warhammer Monthly
subscription - I wouldn't bother but I've paid for it so they can fucking
well send me a copy.
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Playa
> "...trolls are ugly, smelly and stupid and the people we employ these
> days are none of those things."
What does this say about the "Hobby Specialists" they've employed previously?
Playa
rzrsedge
"Blank Dave" <blank...@diespam.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> as Mail Order. The people who man the phone lines, answer your rules
> questions and process your orders have been given a new title. These
> dedicated guys are now known as Hobby Specialists, because that's what
they
> are, people who specialise in the Games Workshop hobby. The team consists
of
> experts in all game systems and the various aspects of the hobby such as
> painting & modelling. As a result we no longer call this team Trolls. In
> Warhammer trolls are ugly, smelly and stupid and the people we employ
these
> days are none of those things. If you're not intelligent, articulate and
> great at customer service you won't get a job as a Hobby Specialist. In
> truth we've not employed any trolls for a few years now, we only employ
the
> best to give you the best service we can."
>
>
http://www.games-workshop.com/news/uk/articles/hobbyspecialists/default.htm
>
> Bwahahaha!!
>
Because everyone actually thought they were mythical creatures that could
regenerate (I don't doubt that they are slimy and stinky though). Like the
40k Orks, another in a long line of attempts to remove the humor of the
game.
Anton Svärd
"rzrsedge" <kgam...@comcast.net> skrev i meddelandet
news:1gWdnfjs4ue...@comcast.com...
>
>
http://www.games-workshop.com/news/uk/articles/hobbyspecialists/default.htm
> >
> > Bwahahaha!!
> >
>
> Because everyone actually thought they were mythical creatures that could
> regenerate (I don't doubt that they are slimy and stinky though). Like
the
> 40k Orks, another in a long line of attempts to remove the humor of the
> game.
Nah, this is the funniest thing by GW in a long time.
/Anton
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P Bowles
<blank...@diespam.sympatico.ca> writes:
>"Recently there have been quite a few changes to the service formerly known
>as Mail Order. The people who man the phone lines, answer your rules
>questions and process your orders have been given a new title. These
>dedicated guys are now known as Hobby Specialists, because that's what they
>are, people who specialise in the Games Workshop hobby. The team consists of
>experts in all game systems and the various aspects of the hobby such as
>painting & modelling. As a result we no longer call this team Trolls. In
>Warhammer trolls are ugly, smelly and stupid and the people we employ these
>days are none of those things. If you're not intelligent, articulate and
>great at customer service you won't get a job as a Hobby Specialist.
It's a pity this can't qualify as an outtake... Intelligence isn't a
prerequisite for GW game designers, let alone trolls. And doesn't it go without
saying that anyone obsessive enough about 'the Games Workshop' hobby to qualify
as an 'expert' is liable to be both ugly and smelly?
Philip Bowles
P Bowles
<kur...@nospam.optushome.com.au> writes:
>The good ship rec.games.miniatures.warhammer was dashed upon the rocks,
>killing all on board but Blank Dave ...
>
>> "Recently there have been quite a few changes to the service formerly
>> known as Mail Order. The people who man the phone lines, answer your
>> rules questions and process your orders have been given a new title.
>> These dedicated guys are now known as Hobby Specialists, because
>> that's what they are, people who specialise in the Games Workshop
>> hobby. The team consists of experts in all game systems and the
>> various aspects of the hobby such as painting & modelling. As a result
>> we no longer call this team Trolls. In Warhammer trolls are ugly,
>> smelly and stupid and the people we employ these days are none of
>> those things. If you're not intelligent, articulate and great at
>> customer service you won't get a job as a Hobby Specialist. In truth
>> we've not employed any trolls for a few years now, we only employ the
>> best to give you the best service we can."
>>
>"If you can fill an order correctly more than 25% of the time, we aren't
>interested".
>
>I have to ring the stupid bastards AGAIN about my Warhammer Monthly
>subscription - I wouldn't bother but I've paid for it so they can fucking
>well send me a copy.
>
I remember ordering some flying stands a while ago, but was sent only the
stems. I complained, specifically stating that I didn't want stems, and guess
what turned up in the next delivery? Stems and no bases.
Philip Bowles
P Bowles
<kgam...@comcast.net> writes:
>Because everyone actually thought they were mythical creatures that could
>regenerate (I don't doubt that they are slimy and stinky though). Like the
>40k Orks, another in a long line of attempts to remove the humor of the
>game.
>
GW has no sense of humour at all when it comes to business, not in their sales
strategy or their advertising. When was the last time you saw a light-hearted
article or even comment from a GW staff writer in White Dwarf? Mind you, such
things as 'mon-keigh' suggest that GW staff don't have a sense of humour.
Philip Bowles
Kurt
>>"If you can fill an order correctly more than 25% of the time, we
>>aren't interested".
>>
>>I have to ring the stupid bastards AGAIN about my Warhammer Monthly
>>subscription - I wouldn't bother but I've paid for it so they can
>>fucking well send me a copy.
>>
> I remember ordering some flying stands a while ago, but was sent only
> the stems. I complained, specifically stating that I didn't want
> stems, and guess what turned up in the next delivery? Stems and no
> bases.
>
I'm tempted to order some really expensive stuff (like they do anything
else anymore), so they can screw it up and I can bitch until they send the
right stuff.
John Hwang
OK, time for a little between the lines fun...
>"Recently there have been quite a few changes to the service formerly known
>as Mail Order.
Except in the few areas that you, the consumer, actually care about: things
like accurate order talking and fulfillment, fast shipping, and reasonable
prices for goods being shipped direct from the manufacturer.
>"The people who man the phone lines, answer your rules questions
>and process your orders have been given a new title.
Because there's no way on earth we're going to give them more pay!
>"These dedicated
>guys are now known as Hobby Specialists, because that's what they are,
>people who specialise in the Games Workshop hobby.
And if we can send enough time indoctrinating you, you'll start calling it "the
Games Workshop hobby", too!
>"The team consists of
>experts in all game systems and the various aspects of the hobby such as
>painting & modelling. "
Except, of course, for those things that we've chosen to let whither on the
vine. Such as Harlequins and Chaos Dwarfs. Not to mention the very concept of
realistic painting and modeling.
>"As a result we no longer call this team Trolls. In Warhammer trolls
>are ugly, smelly and stupid and the people we employ these
>days are none of those things.
At GW, we force our staff to bathe daily, as that's the one thing we *can*
control. It's not like we can force our staff to become more attractive, much
less intelligent.
>"If you're not intelligent, articulate and great at customer service you
>won't get a job as a Hobby Specialist.
But you may very well find yourself in the role of GW Games Designer.
>"In truth we've not employed any trolls for a few years now, we only
>employ the best to give you the best service we can."
However, as a minimum wage organization, we're still willing to keep retards
like Gav Thorpe on payroll, after all, if we *did* care about the best, we'd
hire editors who could edit, playtesters who could playtest, and game designers
who could design, supplemented by painters who actually know how to paint
naturally and realistically and salesmen who have greater maturity than the
average pre-adolescent!
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Geoff
>"Recently there have been quite a few changes to the service formerly known
>as Mail Order. The people who man the phone lines, answer your rules
>questions and process your orders have been given a new title. These
>dedicated guys are now known as Hobby Specialists, because that's what they
>are, people who specialise in the Games Workshop hobby. The team consists of
>experts in all game systems and the various aspects of the hobby such as
>painting & modelling. As a result we no longer call this team Trolls. In
>Warhammer trolls are ugly, smelly and stupid and the people we employ these
>days are none of those things. If you're not intelligent, articulate and
>great at customer service you won't get a job as a Hobby Specialist. In
>truth we've not employed any trolls for a few years now, we only employ the
>best to give you the best service we can."
>
>http://www.games-workshop.com/news/uk/articles/hobbyspecialists/default.htm
Scroll down the page and hover your mouse over the link to 'Rules
Questions'.
Guess where the email link is to... mot...@games-workshop.co.uk
hehehehe...
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Geoff