it worker Archives

January 21, 2026 at 11:15 pm

Tech Support Worker Tried To Help A New User, But Then The Customer Confused The Computer Mouse For A Foot Pedal

Man sitting at his desk trying to set up his new computer

That’s a new one!

January 19, 2026 at 7:35 am

IT Worker Explained A Simple Cable Setup To A Lazy Employee, But He Ended Up Doing The Entire Job Himself After Realizing He Had Been Smoothly Finessed

IT guy pointing at his coworker for tricking him

He fell for it hook, line, and sinker.

January 17, 2026 at 3:55 am

Junior IT Worker Ran A Network Cable To Fix A Data Issue At A Council Office In Australia, And His Boss Praised The Initiative, But Made Him Remove It Immediately After Realizing It Broke Wiring Laws

Two men outside, digging a trench to bury internet cable

It was a great idea.

January 16, 2026 at 7:46 pm

IT Worker Told A Restaurant Manager To Reboot A Bright Red Network Device During A Late Night Outage, But They Couldn’t Find It And Handed The Phone To The Dishwasher Who Fixed It In Minutes

IT worker on the phone trying to explain the color of the box

At least it was easy.

January 12, 2026 at 5:49 pm

IT Professional Set Up A Laptop For His Friend For Free, But She Later Accused Him Of Breaking The Webcam

Man and woman trying to fix issues on a new laptop

He should pass next time.

January 8, 2026 at 5:45 am

IT Contractor Was Resetting A Doctor’s VPN Access, But He No Longer Worked There. So He Locked The Account And Warned HR That They Nearly Triggered A HIPAA Violation.

Tech support owner sitting on the phone, realizing a big problem

What a great catch!

January 4, 2026 at 12:45 am

Service Desk Technician Tries To Help A New Team Access A Shared Account, But A Supervisor Insists One Login Should Have Multiple Passwords

IT worker wiping his face because he has no idea what the person wants.

This sounds complicated!

December 23, 2025 at 12:45 am

IT Worker Repeatedly Helped A User Fix Their Headset, But Then They Broke It For The Fourth Time And Things Got Tense

Tech support worker can't believe his ears when the same person calls again

This is quite the situation!

December 22, 2025 at 10:35 pm

IT Worker Was Constantly Interrupted By Employees Who Refused To Submit Tickets, So HR Created A Mandatory Training Course That Finally Forced Everyone To Follow The Rules

Two coworkers shake hands as they join to make the whole company better

That was the perfect plan!

December 14, 2025 at 8:55 pm

Help Desk Technician Asked User To Read The Error Message, But When The User Replaced Half The Text With “Blah, Blah, Blah,” The Tech Made Them Go Back And Read Every Word

Tech support worker taking notes as the client reads the error message

Way to take charge!

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Tech Support Worker Tried To Help A New User, But Then The Customer Confused The Computer Mouse For A Foot Pedal

IT Worker Explained A Simple Cable Setup To A Lazy Employee, But He Ended Up Doing The Entire Job Himself After Realizing He Had Been Smoothly Finessed

Junior IT Worker Ran A Network Cable To Fix A Data Issue At A Council Office In Australia, And His Boss Praised The Initiative, But Made Him Remove It Immediately After Realizing It Broke Wiring Laws

IT Worker Told A Restaurant Manager To Reboot A Bright Red Network Device During A Late Night Outage, But They Couldn’t Find It And Handed The Phone To The Dishwasher Who Fixed It In Minutes

IT Professional Set Up A Laptop For His Friend For Free, But She Later Accused Him Of Breaking The Webcam

IT Contractor Was Resetting A Doctor’s VPN Access, But He No Longer Worked There. So He Locked The Account And Warned HR That They Nearly Triggered A HIPAA Violation.

Service Desk Technician Tries To Help A New Team Access A Shared Account, But A Supervisor Insists One Login Should Have Multiple Passwords

IT Worker Repeatedly Helped A User Fix Their Headset, But Then They Broke It For The Fourth Time And Things Got Tense

IT Worker Was Constantly Interrupted By Employees Who Refused To Submit Tickets, So HR Created A Mandatory Training Course That Finally Forced Everyone To Follow The Rules

Help Desk Technician Asked User To Read The Error Message, But When The User Replaced Half The Text With “Blah, Blah, Blah,” The Tech Made Them Go Back And Read Every Word

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