computer problems Archives

August 27, 2026 at 7:35 pm

The Butcher Shop’s Credit Card Reader Glitched With Impossible Errors—So Tech Support Gave Up and Sent a New One

If tech support can’t figure it out, you need a new machine.

March 24, 2026 at 10:48 am

Tech Support Worker Spent An Hour Trying To Install Linux For A Customer Before Discovering The Hardware Was Incompatible, But The Customer Later Said He Shouldn’t Have Been Charged

Tech support working trying to troubleshoot someone's PC

It shouldn’t have been shocking.

March 14, 2026 at 10:15 pm

I.T. Call Center Worker Calms His Customer Through An Urgent Issue, Saving His Powerpoint File, Then Hears He Forgot To Plug His Laptop In

Sliding out of your DMs.

March 2, 2026 at 11:49 pm

Employee Managed His Boss’s Businesses For Fifteen Years, And Then He Suddenly Learned He Was Losing His Job Without Any Real Severance

Man sitting on a couch and holding a phone

It’s never okay to contact an employee after you’ve already let them go.

February 17, 2026 at 7:55 pm

Tech Helpdesk Employee Was Suspicious About A User’s Frequent Tickets, But No One Could Have Predicted The Real Cause Of The Problems

This was very shifty behavior.

February 9, 2026 at 6:55 pm

IT Helpdesk Attendant Is Used To Employees’ Weird Tech Complaints, But One Guy’s Assumptions Were Worse Than Most

He just needed to slow down.

January 30, 2026 at 12:45 am

New I.T. Worker Gets Involved With A Customer Who Tinkered With A Server So Badly It Needed Serious Work, And He Is Aghast At The Extent Of It

Keep off!

January 22, 2026 at 6:55 pm

Tech Employee Encounters A Boss With A Complete Lack of Computer Knowledge, So He Has To Troubleshoot His Epic Misunderstanding

This guy is dangerous.

January 22, 2026 at 3:55 am

IT Support Worker Spent The Entire Day Responding To “Critical” Tech Emergencies, But One Call After Another Revealed The Real Problem

Woman explaining her computer problem to the IT guy

At least his days go by fast.

January 17, 2026 at 11:35 am

Tech Support Worker Asked A Customer To Reboot Her Desktop Computer, But After Waiting For A Few Minutes, He Learned She Was Only Turning The Monitor On And Off

Computer turned on with a purple/pink background hue

Now she knows!

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The Butcher Shop’s Credit Card Reader Glitched With Impossible Errors—So Tech Support Gave Up and Sent a New One

Tech Support Worker Spent An Hour Trying To Install Linux For A Customer Before Discovering The Hardware Was Incompatible, But The Customer Later Said He Shouldn’t Have Been Charged

I.T. Call Center Worker Calms His Customer Through An Urgent Issue, Saving His Powerpoint File, Then Hears He Forgot To Plug His Laptop In

Employee Managed His Boss’s Businesses For Fifteen Years, And Then He Suddenly Learned He Was Losing His Job Without Any Real Severance

Tech Helpdesk Employee Was Suspicious About A User’s Frequent Tickets, But No One Could Have Predicted The Real Cause Of The Problems

IT Helpdesk Attendant Is Used To Employees’ Weird Tech Complaints, But One Guy’s Assumptions Were Worse Than Most

New I.T. Worker Gets Involved With A Customer Who Tinkered With A Server So Badly It Needed Serious Work, And He Is Aghast At The Extent Of It

Tech Employee Encounters A Boss With A Complete Lack of Computer Knowledge, So He Has To Troubleshoot His Epic Misunderstanding

IT Support Worker Spent The Entire Day Responding To “Critical” Tech Emergencies, But One Call After Another Revealed The Real Problem

Tech Support Worker Asked A Customer To Reboot Her Desktop Computer, But After Waiting For A Few Minutes, He Learned She Was Only Turning The Monitor On And Off

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