Thursday, November 24, 2016

Customer Satisfaction Survey









As you know, every two or three days I like to pay consultants thousands of dollars to gauge how my readers are feeling about clerkmanifesto. We at clerkmanifesto are strongly reader driven. I listen carefully to what these surveys have to say only to find I am constitutionally unable to do any of the things the surveys recommend. But I never stop trying, and no sooner do I fail than I commission another survey. Is this too many surveys? We have commissioned a survey to find out!

But in the meantime we would deeply appreciate it if you would fill out the following customer satisfaction survey. And to show that we don't expect you to labor in our baking hot survey fields for nothing, we will be giving each of you who fills out this survey 100 clerkmanifesto points, redeemable immediately in the clerkmanifesto store for, well, old blog posts that no one can find because the Internet mostly just hides things. Maybe we can get some T-shirts or something in the store eventually (you know, like "The cream rises to the top and dead things float"), but they'll probably cost a ton of points.



Customer Satisfaction Survey

(Please punch all the way through on your answers or your choice may be voided even if your intent was obvious)



1. How do you feel about this new "points for items in the clerkmanifesto store" thing?



( )  You can't fool me, I know you're kidding! Kidder!

( )  I already got a late 2013 blog post for 50 points! How can I earn more points?

( )  I don't understand how I'm supposed to fill out this customer satisfaction survey. It doesn't let me enter anything. Am I supposed to print it out and mail it to you or something?



2. What kind of posts would you like to see more of here on clerkmanifesto?


( )  Anything where I can get more points!

( ) Anything is fine. All of your blog posts are equally nice.

( )  Excuse me. I am looking for the Google website? Do I go right or left from here?



3. What stops you from demanding that everyone you know read clerkmanifesto?


( )  I mean, I like clerkmanifesto. Really I do. I just don't think other people, anywhere, would, you know, get it.

( )  Hey! Some credit here! I recommend it all the time! Or, I mean, I did, until it got all pressury and self promotey! 

( )  I'm planning on doing this soon but want to build stronger relationships with everyone I know first so I have more leverage.



4. What improvements would you like to see in the clerkmanifesto customer satisfaction surveys?



( ) I would like to see more options of multiple choice answers during the clerkmanifesto customer satisfaction survey questions.



5. What's your favorite clerkmanifesto post of all time?


( )  Oh, you know, that funny one? About that thing at the library. You remember. Oh my stomach hurt from rofling! So funny! What was it about again?

( )  I'm here by accident and I don't understand anything that's going on. I'm so confused right now.

( )  I really feel that clerkmanifesto is a work in progress. Though I have read all 1,400 of your posts I haven't exactly liked any yet. I read it based more on its potential.



6. Why have you stopped reading clerkmanifesto?



( ) Um. I'm right here. Hello?

( ) I was briefly "Off-planet", if you know what I mean? But I'm touched you noticed I was gone and devoted an entire question to me!

( )  I don't know, when you don't talk about Grape much my attention starts to wander.

( )  I hate to have to say it, but I guess it's because it sometimes feels like you're starting to repeat yourself here.

( )  I hate to have to say it, but I guess it's because it sometimes feels like you're starting to repeat yourself here.

( ) I don't know. I really like it, usually, but then there's a joke like the "repeating" one, above, and I feel like I just need a little break. So tired. So very tired.

( )  Um, because the day's post is over?

















4 comments:

  1. I took the survey by marking X on the appropriate answer, which you will see below. In some cases I marked more than one answer because it warranted it. But when I was done I felt a little disoriented because I thought I had been tricked, and this is why: At the very beginning of your post, you should have asked the reader: "At the end of this post you will would you be willing to take a customer service survey?" If yes, say "AY"; if no, say "NAY". I would also like a "add any comments you like" box, as I'm feeling rather writerly this morning. So here are my comments: I would like more walking to work along the river posts; oh also more posts about vacations on the lake and wildlife there (which would mean a vacation); oh and a lot more LIBRARY posts. Why did you stop posting about working the library? Did you get a new job? Oh, and perhaps a few more guest posts? I would love to hear from some more of your readers. Well, those are my comments. Thank you for the opportunity.

    Customer Satisfaction Survey
    (Please punch all the way through on your answers or your choice may be voided even if your intent was obvious)



    1. How do you feel about this new "points for items in the clerkmanifesto store" thing?



    ( )  You can't fool me, I know you're kidding! Kidder!

    ( X)  I already got a late 2013 blog post for 50 points! How can I earn more points?

    ( )  I don't understand how I'm supposed to fill out this customer satisfaction survey. It doesn't let me enter anything. Am I supposed to print it out and mail it to you or something?



    2. What kind of posts would you like to see more of here on clerkmanifesto?


    (X )  Anything where I can get more points!


    ( ) Anything is fine. All of your blog posts are equally nice.

    ( )  Excuse me. I am looking for the Google website? Do I go right or left from here?



    3. What stops you from demanding that everyone you know read clerkmanifesto?


    (X)  I mean, I like clerkmanifesto. Really I do. I just don't think other people, anywhere, would, you know, get it.

    ( X  Hey! Some credit here! I recommend it all the time! Or, I mean, I did, until it got all pressury and self promotey! 

    ( X)  I'm planning on doing this soon but want to build stronger relationships with everyone I know first so I have more leverage.



    4. What improvements would you like to see in the clerkmanifesto customer satisfaction surveys?



    (X) I would like to see more options of multiple choice answers during the clerkmanifesto customer satisfaction survey questions.



    5. What's your favorite clerkmanifesto post of all time?


    ( X)  Oh, you know, that funny one? About that thing at the library. You remember. Oh my stomach hurt from rofling! So funny! What was it about again?

    ()  I'm here by accident and I don't understand anything that's going on. I'm so confused right now.

    ( )  I really feel that clerkmanifesto is a work in progress. Though I have read all 1,400 of your posts I haven't exactly liked any yet. I read it based more on its potential.



    6. Why have you stopped reading clerkmanifesto?



    (X) Um. I'm right here. Hello?

    ( ) I was briefly "Off-planet", if you know what I mean? But I'm touched you noticed I was gone and devoted an entire question to me!

    (X)  I don't know, when you don't talk about Grape much my attention starts to wander.

    ( )  I hate to have to say it, but I guess it's because it sometimes feels like you're starting to repeat yourself here.

    ( )  I hate to have to say it, but I guess it's because it sometimes feels like you're starting to repeat yourself here.

    () I don't know. I really like it, usually, but then there's a joke like the "repeating" one, above, and I feel like I just need a little break. So tired. So very tired.

    ( )  Um, because the day's post is over?

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    1. Thank you for filling out our customer satisfaction survey. In thanks we will be sending you thousands of more surveys to fill out in the weeks to come.

      Don't spend your remaining 50 points all in one place!

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  2. I do like it when you mention Grape. And Nero Wolfe.

    I was "off planet" for a while! I feel like you mentioned ME there!

    I like all your posts, but especially the library ones. Maybe because I love libraries, but also because you write lovely vignettes. Also, you make me laugh a lot.

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    1. Well, Grape is more your Archie Griffin type, so I guess you have well balanced interests.

      Yes, that must have been to you then. Which planet?

      I'm glad you like the library ones because, boy, there sure do seem to be a lot of them! I love libraries too and I wanted to joke that sometimes that's more theoretical, but it just isn't. I mean, they're full of BOOKS.

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