Tales From Tech Support Archives

March 3, 2026 at 8:20 pm

The CEO Of The Company Was Freaking Out Because His Computer Was Acting Weird, So A Tech Support Guy Went Over And Immediately Noticed A Newspaper Leaning On Part Of The Keyboard

Sometimes it is the simplest things that get the job done.

March 3, 2026 at 3:22 am

He Thought His Printer Was Broken Beyond Repair, But Then His Coworkers Showed Him The Craziest Trick Imaginable

All tech support folks need this level of ingenuity.

February 27, 2026 at 12:35 pm

Computer Repair Shop Owner Repeatedly Tried To Return A Customer’s High-End Gaming PC, But After Months Of Phone Calls And No Shows, He Legally Took Ownership Of It

Gaming computer outfitted with LED lights on a nice desk

Maybe he didn’t have the money.

February 26, 2026 at 7:55 pm

IT Contractor Built Custom Scripts To Prove His Worth During Layoff Talks, But After Being Fired Anyway, He Deleted Them And Walked Away

They didn’t pay to have them created.

February 26, 2026 at 5:47 am

He Went Out Of His Way To Get Approved For A Thumb Drive To Install Drivers, But Someone Took It And Smashed It Because They Weren’t Normally Allowed

This company’s policies are written by idiots.

February 25, 2026 at 9:48 pm

IT Support Employee Spent Days Troubleshooting New Printers That Kept Spitting Out Raw Code, But When The Repair Technician Showed Up, He Changed The Motherboard And Admitted The Firmware Couldn’t Be Updated

Tech support employee from a printer company

What a frustrating situation!

February 24, 2026 at 10:55 pm

IT Team Spent Hours Troubleshooting A Morning Network Outage, And It Turned Out An External Contractor Had Created A Network Loop By Powering Down The Wrong Switch Every Day

Man holding a laptop fixing the network so it won't shut off every morning

That was so drawn out.

February 24, 2026 at 6:55 pm

IT Engineer Warned His Boss About MFA Access Before Going On A Three-Week Vacation, But His Boss Wouldn’t Listen, So When The Systems Failed And He Couldn’t Help, Management Finally Changed The Policy

IT engineer on phone to work while on vacation because there's a problem

The boss asked for it.

February 23, 2026 at 5:48 pm

Adult Son Fixed His Mother’s Internet Remotely, But When He Heard The Disappointment In Her Voice, He Broke It Again On Purpose And Accepted The Home Cooked Meal She Promised Him

Man smiles on the phone as he makes dinner plans with his mom

He really made her day.

February 23, 2026 at 7:47 am

Remote IT Specialist Was Asked To Fix A Spreadsheet, But The Team Lead Sent Him A Link To Her Desktop And He Had To Use A Faucet Analogy To Get His Point Across

Man turning on the water in his kitchen sink to prove a point

That was the best response.

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The CEO Of The Company Was Freaking Out Because His Computer Was Acting Weird, So A Tech Support Guy Went Over And Immediately Noticed A Newspaper Leaning On Part Of The Keyboard

He Thought His Printer Was Broken Beyond Repair, But Then His Coworkers Showed Him The Craziest Trick Imaginable

Computer Repair Shop Owner Repeatedly Tried To Return A Customer’s High-End Gaming PC, But After Months Of Phone Calls And No Shows, He Legally Took Ownership Of It

IT Contractor Built Custom Scripts To Prove His Worth During Layoff Talks, But After Being Fired Anyway, He Deleted Them And Walked Away

He Went Out Of His Way To Get Approved For A Thumb Drive To Install Drivers, But Someone Took It And Smashed It Because They Weren’t Normally Allowed

IT Support Employee Spent Days Troubleshooting New Printers That Kept Spitting Out Raw Code, But When The Repair Technician Showed Up, He Changed The Motherboard And Admitted The Firmware Couldn’t Be Updated

IT Team Spent Hours Troubleshooting A Morning Network Outage, And It Turned Out An External Contractor Had Created A Network Loop By Powering Down The Wrong Switch Every Day

IT Engineer Warned His Boss About MFA Access Before Going On A Three-Week Vacation, But His Boss Wouldn’t Listen, So When The Systems Failed And He Couldn’t Help, Management Finally Changed The Policy

Adult Son Fixed His Mother’s Internet Remotely, But When He Heard The Disappointment In Her Voice, He Broke It Again On Purpose And Accepted The Home Cooked Meal She Promised Him

Remote IT Specialist Was Asked To Fix A Spreadsheet, But The Team Lead Sent Him A Link To Her Desktop And He Had To Use A Faucet Analogy To Get His Point Across

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She Asked Officials To Change How Her Property Could Be Used, But After They Refused, A Pig Farm Became Her New Plan

Her Hotel Manager Told Her To Round Down A Guest’s Change, But She Refused To Short-Change Them And Paid The Difference Herself

She Had Spent Hours Ringing Up Customers, Yet One Little Visitor’s Excited Greeting Was Enough To Make The Entire Shift Feel Better

Women Get Tired Of Their Friend Talking Through Every Movie, So They Create A Group Chat To Plan Movie Nights Without Her

“She Reported a Grandmother Who Seemed Too Impaired to Drive. After Police Took the Grandchild Away, Her Boss Got Angry at Her

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The CEO Of The Company Was Freaking Out Because His Computer Was Acting Weird, So A Tech Support Guy Went Over And Immediately Noticed A Newspaper Leaning On Part Of The Keyboard

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