computer problems Archives

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!

December 23, 2025 at 10:35 pm

Kind Tech Guy Helps His Neighbor Fix His Microsoft Computer, But Then Realizes An Incompetent Person Had “Fixed” It Instead

That last guy was a dunce.

December 18, 2025 at 1:55 am

Husband Helps His Wife With Her New Free Computer, But She Won’t Accept That The Battery Doesn’t Function And Loses All Her Work

Man with a shocked expression on his face

That light isn’t a decoration.

December 17, 2025 at 12:15 pm

IT Worker Investigated A User’s CD Burning Failures, And Discovered Adhesive Labels Were Destroying The Drive, Forcing Them To Replace Everything

Woman trying to figure out how to burn the CDs she just decorated

This is still a thing?

December 16, 2025 at 11:35 am

ISP Support Worker Tried To Troubleshoot A Customer’s Internet Issues, And Discovered The Modem Was Still In The Box Because She Thought “Wireless” Meant No Setup Required

Call center worker on the phone to a customer who blew his mind

Bless her heart!

January 26, 2025 at 2:14 pm

Their Manager Complained About A Fast Cursor, So The Cashier Slowed It Down To The Slowest Possible Setting And Watched Her Frustration Unfold

Source: Canva/Elnur, Reddit/MaliciousCompliance

With a little tech know-how, you can always be two steps ahead.

January 26, 2025 at 2:14 pm

New Owners Declined Their Employee’s Offer To Fix Their Computer, But What They Didn’t Realize Was That He Moonlighted As The IT Professional They’d Just Hired At Triple The Cost

Source: Getty/SolStock, Canva/Piman Khrutmuang, Reddit/MaliciousCompliance

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Tag: computer problems

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

Kind Tech Guy Helps His Neighbor Fix His Microsoft Computer, But Then Realizes An Incompetent Person Had “Fixed” It Instead

Husband Helps His Wife With Her New Free Computer, But She Won’t Accept That The Battery Doesn’t Function And Loses All Her Work

IT Worker Investigated A User’s CD Burning Failures, And Discovered Adhesive Labels Were Destroying The Drive, Forcing Them To Replace Everything

ISP Support Worker Tried To Troubleshoot A Customer’s Internet Issues, And Discovered The Modem Was Still In The Box Because She Thought “Wireless” Meant No Setup Required

Their Manager Complained About A Fast Cursor, So The Cashier Slowed It Down To The Slowest Possible Setting And Watched Her Frustration Unfold

New Owners Declined Their Employee’s Offer To Fix Their Computer, But What They Didn’t Realize Was That He Moonlighted As The IT Professional They’d Just Hired At Triple The Cost

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