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Psychologist Consoles Data Loss Victims

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'm-gonna-come-out-on-the-ledge-with-you-ok dept.

(ok.whatever) writes "A former suicide prevention counselor is employed full-time by a data recovery firm to console its callers. The San Francisco Chronicle reports: 'When the company receives a call from someone who's clearly lost it -- which can happen several times an hour -- Chessin comes on the line to help the caller rediscover their happy place.' Good grief!"

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  1. Re:Definition? by strider44 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hey, some freak's on the phone saying he's just switched from (insert favorite open source os) to Win2k server!! Here you take him!

    God no, why waste good time councilling against suicide with someone who should clearly just throw themselves off a cliff?

  2. The world is full of idiots by ihateashcroft · · Score: 0, Troll

    Maybe people who get suicidal over losing a few mp3s or pictures shouldn't be coaxed away from the ledge. In fact, maybe they should be pushed off.

    1. Re:The world is full of idiots by ihateashcroft · · Score: 0, Troll
      ...the kind of people that send their hard drives to them are the kind that are DESPERATE to recover their data for whatever reason...

      Oh come on. People who have data that is so important that they are "DESPERATE" to recover it should have backed up that data, and the fact that they didn't makes them idiots.