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.
www.seanbryson.com/microtech/mtech_pages/mtech_fset_2.html
www.seanbryson.com/sixty_plus/sixty_pages/sixty_fset_2.html
When you have more time, take a look at my CV.
Click on the button at the bottom of my opening page
www.seanbryson.com
My CV
gives even greater credence to my conclusions stated
above.
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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