OK now it's my turn I just happen to work for this cab company !
And aside from my personal gripes, and complaints, about working here
Just take into consideration for a moment That we have up-words of 200 to 300 taxi's on the road Realistically it is more like 150 to 200 nightly
We as dispatchers, have to deal with Lost and found
(from Cell phone's to laptops to keys Even Shoes And Underwear) Yes I Said That, wrong Addresses, Drunk and Belligerent, customers.
Passengers Who bail out without paying, Oh And The seasoned Party People Who Like to Call 3 cab Company's at once And take The one who arrives first.
Or How A Bout the cab arrives and The passenger says Wait We ordered a VAN But They really did not (It's All Recorded People) Oh You Did ? Then how many people in your party ? 11 then you would need 2 vans
And We don't always have that many vans at our disposal And Every Friday
Without fail Missy calls and Says We Need 5 Van Cabs But were not going that far !
Then there is and This Is "My All Time Favorite" We call to advise the customer that the Taxi Is Arriving But Guess what they don't Answer and the phone goes directly to voice mail
! Great So We Call back sometimes 3 times
But I Never Got A Call saying the Taxi was here ! is the expected reply !
The even more hated call out, Passenger answers the phone and says nothing. Or Hello, and then proceeds to talk to their friends and ignores our call all together. Next Is the Old, Answer The phone And Just plain hang up !
(What The Hell Is That Supposed to mean ? ) people we are not mind readers, but were expected to figure out if the Customer Is Coming Out Or not based on a hung up phone ? "Gimme A Break" ! Being A Call-taker Or A Dispatcher takes a certain type and lots of people "Can Not" handle it Due to the pressure and lets not even talk about the wages
I will however be one of the first to admit that there are some real Nasty Cab drivers All Over Our City, I myself Have even been played with by cab drivers from other Companies Even After Telling Them that I'm A dispatcher, And I used to Drive A cab As well !
But I will also defend the majority of the drivers who work for Beverly Hills Taxi !
Because They really do care ! And They Are Honest Too !
Oh By The Way ! if you get into a "Los Angeles" Taxi and the driver Refuses to accept your credit card, all you have to do is call the Dispatcher and say this driver says he won't or can't accept my credit card. and The dispatcher or supervisor will process it for you !
just Keep in mind that their is a minimum Charge !
And Last But Not Least Having a problem with a Driver ? Get the Cab # and report them If You don't like a particular driver Ask To Have that driver not pick you up it will be on your order every-time you call do not send driver # ????
The Same goes for Call-takers and Dispatchers
We all have to identify ourselves with an operator #
P.S. There Are streets in L.A. That run through Beverly Hills, Los Angeles,
West Hollywood And Then into Los Angeles Again
not to mention duplicate street names as well
is it really that big of a thing to know your cross street ?
or to maybe ask somebody and especially before you attempt to call a cab !
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