Not defending the guy's behavior but I had a billing issue with Verizon a couple of years ago that required over 55 separate phone calls from me to try and resolve. I have been this close ---->||<----- to where that guy was at.
Every single one of the CS reps sounded like the CS rep in the recording, completely incompetent and condescending...."Gee sir, why don't you tell me your problem and I will see what I can do....".
Corporate entities become so insulated with their huge automated CS phone menu systems and pools of untrained and uncaring CS reps that I suspect this happens over and over. Just think for a second how frustrated that guy on the phone must have been to get to that point.
Still pretty funny to hear someone have a total meltdown...