Tales From Tech Support Archives

January 31, 2026 at 12:15 pm

Employee Handles IT Requests With Experience, So He Gets Frustrated When End Users Quote ChatGPT Answers That Are Wrong Or Outdated

Tired employee holding his head while his eyes are closed

If ChatGPT really knew the fix, IT wouldn’t still be on the call.

January 31, 2026 at 8:15 am

Employee Investigated Mysterious Feature Requests From A Customer, But He Eventually Realized These Were Ideas That ChatGPT Actually Invented

Person holding a phone with ChatGPT dashboard on the screen

Just because AI says it confidently doesn’t mean it exists… yet.

January 30, 2026 at 9:48 pm

Developer Accidentally Deletes Employer’s Critical Data, But Manages To Recover Quickly, Restoring Data And Avoiding More Drama

Man with head on table, looking at laptop

That was close!

January 30, 2026 at 11:48 am

They Bought A New Printer For The Company, But His CEO Called Him And Said It Was Ugly And He Wanted It A Different Color

And this is the guy in charge of the whole company.

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 29, 2026 at 6:55 pm

Pro Tech Support On Site Gets An Urgent Call That Servers Aren’t Working, And He Uncovers Escalating Staff Errors With An Epic Ending

Man smiling looking at wires for a server

What was he thinking?!

January 29, 2026 at 5:45 am

I.T. Worker Transitioning Staff To New Computers Warns Them To Backup Their Files, But A Manager Doesn’t And Now The Executives Are Furious They Were Erased

People around a meeting table looking serious

Not my fault.

January 28, 2026 at 6:55 pm

His Technician Misread A Ticket And Deleted All Of The Users Out Of The Email System, And When Confronted, He Refused To Admit He Did Anything Wrong

If you mess up, just admit it and move on.

January 28, 2026 at 11:48 am

Tech Guy Got A List Of People’s Accounts That Were Disabled Due To Being Fired From The Company, And His ID Was On It, So that Is How He Found Out He Was Being Let Go

That’s a rough way to find out you’re unemployed.

January 27, 2026 at 11:22 pm

One Manager Was Constantly Being Difficult And Making The Work Of The IT Team More Difficult, But One Day He Yelled At A Tech Guy And The Owner Of The Company Sent Him Home

You catch more flies with honey than vinegar.

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Employee Handles IT Requests With Experience, So He Gets Frustrated When End Users Quote ChatGPT Answers That Are Wrong Or Outdated

Employee Investigated Mysterious Feature Requests From A Customer, But He Eventually Realized These Were Ideas That ChatGPT Actually Invented

Developer Accidentally Deletes Employer’s Critical Data, But Manages To Recover Quickly, Restoring Data And Avoiding More Drama

They Bought A New Printer For The Company, But His CEO Called Him And Said It Was Ugly And He Wanted It A Different Color

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

Pro Tech Support On Site Gets An Urgent Call That Servers Aren’t Working, And He Uncovers Escalating Staff Errors With An Epic Ending

I.T. Worker Transitioning Staff To New Computers Warns Them To Backup Their Files, But A Manager Doesn’t And Now The Executives Are Furious They Were Erased

His Technician Misread A Ticket And Deleted All Of The Users Out Of The Email System, And When Confronted, He Refused To Admit He Did Anything Wrong

Tech Guy Got A List Of People’s Accounts That Were Disabled Due To Being Fired From The Company, And His ID Was On It, So that Is How He Found Out He Was Being Let Go

One Manager Was Constantly Being Difficult And Making The Work Of The IT Team More Difficult, But One Day He Yelled At A Tech Guy And The Owner Of The Company Sent Him Home

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