Tag: Tales From Tech Support

January 4, 2026 at 11:35 am

Tech Support Asked A Caller To Email A Screenshot Of The Issue, But They Demanded That He Automate That Process

It will take you 30 seconds, just do it!

January 4, 2026 at 3:55 am

Technical Support Desk Tried To Help A Caller Who Was In A Big Hurry, But She Slowed Down The Troubleshooting Process And Finally Hung Up

I’m in a hurry to waste your time!

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!

January 3, 2026 at 1:55 pm

Security Guard Reported That His Camera System Wouldn’t Let Him Log In, So An IT Guy Looked Into It And Found An Easy Fix

Users are often their own biggest enemy.

January 3, 2026 at 11:35 am

A Customer Called In About A Service Outage And Demanded A Bill Credit, But When He Said He Could Fix The Issue She Declined And Wanted The Billing Department

Just let him fix your problem, lady.

January 3, 2026 at 5:45 am

An Executive Keeps Saying She Isn’t Getting Emails, But This IT Worker Realizes She Wasn’t Following His Instructions

Chief of Weaponized Incompetence

January 2, 2026 at 7:46 pm

Employee Called The Help Desk To Locate A File, But When The Tech Told Her How To Find It, She Got Upset And Hung Up

IT guys are expected to just work magic.

January 2, 2026 at 2:35 pm

Employee Was Given Unlimited Overtime To Create A Presentation For An Important Client, And He Absolutely Nailed The Assignment

smiling man looking at a computer monitor

With enough overtime and determination, you can accomplish anything!

January 1, 2026 at 3:55 am

Technical Help Desk Employee Knows That Customer Often Lie About What Happened, But The Customer This Guy Encountered Just Didn’t Care

Why are so many users like this?

December 31, 2025 at 2:35 pm

Company Tells IT Workers They Have To Work Overtime Without Pay, But The Employees Know It’s Illegal And Work With A Lawyer To Get A Big Payday

tech support workers looking at computer monitors in a server room

The law was definitely on their side!

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Tag: Tales From Tech Support

Tech Support Asked A Caller To Email A Screenshot Of The Issue, But They Demanded That He Automate That Process

Technical Support Desk Tried To Help A Caller Who Was In A Big Hurry, But She Slowed Down The Troubleshooting Process And Finally Hung Up

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

A Customer Called In About A Service Outage And Demanded A Bill Credit, But When He Said He Could Fix The Issue She Declined And Wanted The Billing Department

An Executive Keeps Saying She Isn’t Getting Emails, But This IT Worker Realizes She Wasn’t Following His Instructions

Employee Called The Help Desk To Locate A File, But When The Tech Told Her How To Find It, She Got Upset And Hung Up

Employee Was Given Unlimited Overtime To Create A Presentation For An Important Client, And He Absolutely Nailed The Assignment

Technical Help Desk Employee Knows That Customer Often Lie About What Happened, But The Customer This Guy Encountered Just Didn’t Care

Company Tells IT Workers They Have To Work Overtime Without Pay, But The Employees Know It’s Illegal And Work With A Lawyer To Get A Big Payday

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Employee Saw HR Asking For PTO Donations To Keep The Company Afloat, But The Manipulative Corporate Spin Became Impossible To Ignore

Young Daughter Got Scared By A Neighbor’s Frog Statue, So This Homeowner Complained To Their HOA And They Made The Neighbor Take It Down

Woman Pays All Of The Final Service Costs When Her Mother Passes, But She Doesn’t Want To Share Her Mom’s Remains With Her Siblings

Grad Student Tried Reconnecting With An Old Friend Who Ignored His Messages For Months, So When She Later Asked Him For Photos From A Comedy Show, He Left Her On Read

Woman’s In-Laws Give Her And Her Husband A New TV, And Now She’s Really Upset Because She Told Them She Only Wants One In The House

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Employee Is Ready To Hand In Her Notice And Pursue A Better Opportunity Elsewhere, But The Reaction From Her Usually Benevolent Supervisor Was Far Beyond Anything She’d Imagined

Employee Worked 70 Hours Of Overtime Last Month, But When She Found Out She Wasn’t Getting Paid For Any Of It She Hatched A Plan To Get Her Time Back

Tech Support Asked A Caller To Email A Screenshot Of The Issue, But They Demanded That He Automate That Process

Employee Got Laid Off Because His Role Wasn’t Critical To Operations, But The Company Lost Three Clients In His Absence

A Homeowner’s Neighbor Wants To Build A Road On Their Property, But They Don’t Want It To Affect Their Land Or A Nearby Stream

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