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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!

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

Sometimes the quickest solution is right under your nose.

December 22, 2023 at 3:42 pm

HR Wants IT Employee To Get A Cell Phone And Be On Call 24/7 With No Raise, So He Picks The Most Expensive Possible Cell Plan To Prove A Point

The absolute gall of some employers.

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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

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

HR Wants IT Employee To Get A Cell Phone And Be On Call 24/7 With No Raise, So He Picks The Most Expensive Possible Cell Plan To Prove A Point

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

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Her Landlord Kept Entering Her Apartment Without Asking And Demanded Her WiFi Password, But When She Finally Said No, He Refused To Renew Her Lease