We mere mortals can barely comprehend what it would be like to be paid millions of dollars per year, but apparently their problems sometimes are just like our problems.
Like when they have to deal with one of The Big Three for their Internet bills for instance. Yahoo!’s news blog, the Daily Buzz, is reporting that Sentators defenceman Erik Karlsson, who is paid $6.5-million per year, is in the middle of a very public feud with Bell over his bill and his Internet service.
He’s spent Tuesday tweeting complaints about Bell , highlighting every remark with angry exclamation points. (What? No CAPS?
Canoe.ca managed to capture the tweets, which are no longer visible on Karlsson’s account:
I hate BELL.! Paying way to much for way to little. I thought it was 2013 not 1999.!! Omg figure something out please.
— Erik Karlsson (@ErikKarlsson65) October 1, 2013
Bad service is one thing, but bad customer service? That’s another!
Perfect!!! sat on the phone for 2 hours trying to figure out why my internet is not working and the supervisor hangs up the phone. Classy
— Erik Karlsson (@ErikKarlsson65) October 1, 2013
After noting the perhaps Karlsons’ troubles could be related to the fact that the Toronto Maple Leafs are owned by Bell, the Globe’s James Mirtle offered his opinion:
If @ErikKarlsson65 can’t afford his cable bill, we’re all screwed.
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) October 1, 2013
It turns out, it’s not just the cost, although what Bell is charging is ridiculously high. It’s also the quality of his service. In a later tweet, Karlsson wrote:
I’m happy to pay for whatever as long as it’s working. But why pay when things never work, as I said its 2013. Figure it out!
— Erik Karlsson (@ErikKarlsson65) October 1, 2013
Isn’t it refreshing to hear that even players in the NHL are having the same real world problems we are? Of course Erik Karlsson could avoid all that if instead he chose to go with an Internet Service Provider who actually cares about their customers.
Even those who only make $6.5-million/year.
