Tag: Tales From Tech Support

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

man inspecting server

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

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September 20, 2026 at 3:47 am

IT Employee Struggled To Find His Files, But The Computer System Seemed To Be Manipulating Him

Man in classroom holding a laptop

You can’t trust the system.

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September 20, 2026 at 1:35 am

A New Employee Wore Meta Glasses to Work — There Was No Policy Against Them, But the Office Asked Him to Switch Anyway

Man working in an office

Customer-facing employees do not get paid enough.

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September 19, 2026 at 10:35 pm

He Was Ordered to Drill Through a Swollen Lithium-Ion Battery to “Fix” an ER Workstation—Then Triggered an OSHA Emergency Audit

man fixing a computer

The way he talked to his boss was pretty bold.

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September 19, 2026 at 4:35 pm

A Fire Broke Out In The Server Room, But The Sprinklers Made Things Worse By Destroying All The Electronics

fire alarm on a wall

That was really bad, but it could’ve been worse.

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September 19, 2026 at 2:35 pm

He Was Tasked With Building A New Ticketing System — But He Can’t Create Reports Until Departments Tell Him What They Need

frustrated man looking at multiple computer monitors full of code

Following directions isn’t that hard.

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September 18, 2026 at 10:35 pm

He Set Up a Decoy “Ghost Server” on the Roof with Remote Tracking and Live-Streaming Webcams—Catching the Thief Red-Handed on Their Second Attempt

man working on a computer server

This guy gets some pretty crazy IT assignments!

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September 18, 2026 at 4:35 pm

A Tech Support Worker Tried To Troubleshoot A Resident’s Internet, But The Site Manager Was Testing The Wi-Fi From The Office

Call center worker looking unamused

Not everyone understands how WiFi works.

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September 18, 2026 at 3:55 pm

His Manager Had a ‘Feeling’ He Wasn’t Getting Enough Spam — So the IT Worker Spent an Hour Checking Email Logs

Man making sure he heard his boss right

It’s hard to blame him.

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September 18, 2026 at 3:25 pm

He Refused to Accept That University Tuition Didn’t Include a $2,000 Professional CAD Suite for His Personal PC—So He Took His Rage to the Dean, Only to Face an Official Academic Conduct Hearing

Help desk worker

Why do people think that it is acceptable to be rude to the help desk?

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