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September 20, 2026 at 6:35 pm

His Lead Technician Couldn’t Figure Out Why a Server’s OS Wouldn’t Load — So He Called a Friend for Help

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It’s hard to last long in a job if you don’t learn from your mistakes.

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April 8, 2026 at 7:15 pm

Tech Support Worker Locked A Missing Company Laptop When It Suddenly Checked In From Another State, But Then He Learned Manufacturing Had Sold It And He Caused A Third-Party’s Production Line To Shut Down

Man sitting at his computer trying to locate a missing computer

That was some quick thinking.

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March 8, 2026 at 7:21 am

Call Center Technician Explained A Failing SSD Warning To A User, But His Team Lead Overheard And Corrected Him, Insisting That It Actually Just Means The Computer Needs A Firmware Update Instead

Call center employee with a stale face because his team lead gave wrong info

It’s funny how often this happens.

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March 21, 2025 at 6:49 pm

When His Non-Technical Boss Told Him That Redundant Servers Were No Longer Needed, He Voiced His Objections And Then Quit His Job Just Before The Entire System Went Offline

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The CEO and CFO were fools. 

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