Tag: computer issues

February 4, 2026 at 10:55 pm

Unofficial IT Helper Was Pulled In To Investigate A Microsoft Teams Presentations, But After Testing Different Sharing Methods, He Discovered The Problem

IT worker happy and smiling because he just solved a problem

Now he knows!

January 30, 2026 at 9:48 pm

Developer Accidentally Deletes Employer’s Critical Data, But Manages To Recover Quickly, Restoring Data And Avoiding More Drama

Man with head on table, looking at laptop

That was close!

December 15, 2025 at 8:55 pm

IT Worker Followed Company Policy When A Former Employee Demanded Access To A Locked Laptop, So The Employee Tried Legal Threats But Ended Up Escorted Out By Security

Man answering a call at the tech support desk

Next time, she’ll do better.

December 14, 2025 at 10:35 pm

Translator Turned IT Tech Investigated A Coworker’s “Broken” Keyboard, And One Look At The Enter Key Revealed A Banana Was Causing the All The Errors

Dirty keyboard that's covered with crumbs food or pencil shavings

At least it was easy!

December 14, 2025 at 6:35 pm

Colleague Tried Helping A Coworker Fix His Slow Laptop, But After The Coworker Refused Basic Troubleshooting And Blamed Him For The Slowdown, He Decided He Was Done Helping For Good

IT employee trying to help a colleague fix his slow laptop

Sounds like he needs serious help.

December 14, 2025 at 1:55 pm

Apprentice Tried Setting Up A Demo Server Rack, But After Accidentally Pushing A Backup Image To The CEO’s Parents’ Live Clinic Network, They Took Down The Entire System And Forced The Company To Change Its Access Policies

Woman standing in server room, attempting to set up a new network demo

Mistakes do happen!

December 14, 2025 at 8:15 am

Man Tried Helping A Friend Unjam His Printer Over Video Chat, But The Call Turned Into A Full Remote Walkthrough When They Had To Disassemble The Machine On Camera

Man on a video call with his friend, helping unjam a printer remotely

His friend got lucky!

December 14, 2025 at 5:45 am

IT Worker Was Helping A Coworker Submit A Website Ticket And Accidentally Opened An Inappropriate Site On Screenshare, And It Revealed Their Company Content Filter Had Never Been Configured

Man looking at his computer screen shocked because filters failed

This was a huge catch!

July 23, 2025 at 6:48 pm

His Computer Kept Having Issues With Disk Space, But IT And Management Told Him To Just Deal With It. So He Did And Wasted About 20% Of His Time.

How companies think they can get away with skimping on IT forever is mind-blowing.

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Unofficial IT Helper Was Pulled In To Investigate A Microsoft Teams Presentations, But After Testing Different Sharing Methods, He Discovered The Problem

Developer Accidentally Deletes Employer’s Critical Data, But Manages To Recover Quickly, Restoring Data And Avoiding More Drama

IT Worker Followed Company Policy When A Former Employee Demanded Access To A Locked Laptop, So The Employee Tried Legal Threats But Ended Up Escorted Out By Security

Translator Turned IT Tech Investigated A Coworker’s “Broken” Keyboard, And One Look At The Enter Key Revealed A Banana Was Causing the All The Errors

Colleague Tried Helping A Coworker Fix His Slow Laptop, But After The Coworker Refused Basic Troubleshooting And Blamed Him For The Slowdown, He Decided He Was Done Helping For Good

Apprentice Tried Setting Up A Demo Server Rack, But After Accidentally Pushing A Backup Image To The CEO’s Parents’ Live Clinic Network, They Took Down The Entire System And Forced The Company To Change Its Access Policies

Man Tried Helping A Friend Unjam His Printer Over Video Chat, But The Call Turned Into A Full Remote Walkthrough When They Had To Disassemble The Machine On Camera

IT Worker Was Helping A Coworker Submit A Website Ticket And Accidentally Opened An Inappropriate Site On Screenshare, And It Revealed Their Company Content Filter Had Never Been Configured

His Computer Kept Having Issues With Disk Space, But IT And Management Told Him To Just Deal With It. So He Did And Wasted About 20% Of His Time.

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