Tales From Tech Support Archives

February 21, 2026 at 12:35 pm

The Client Wouldn’t Complete Basic Troubleshooting, So They Dispatched And Fixed The Problem In Seconds, Costing The Client Over $10,000

If they had followed instructions, this could have been avoided.

February 21, 2026 at 3:45 am

Friend Asked For Help Running A Critical Device On 5v, So This Man Thought Of A Solution And MacGyvered The Power Source From A Car Charger

The difference between disaster and success is a creative solution using the tools you have on hand.

February 18, 2026 at 9:46 pm

A New IT Guy Was Deleting An Unused Vlan From A Switch Configuration, But It Took Down The Entire Network Until His Boss Could Show Him How To Fix It

He broke it, but was able to get it fixed right away.

February 17, 2026 at 5:47 am

IT Employee Was Told That His Coworker’s Files Were Stuck Transferring, But Then He Realized The Person Had Been Watching Their Camera Battery Drain

Screen with coding written on it because files are being downloaded

That poor lady!

February 16, 2026 at 10:55 pm

Tech Support Employee Was Asked By His Friend To Fix Her Netflix TV Box, But When He Couldn’t Make It In Time, She Called Google And Someone From Their Tech Support Department Fixed The Issue For Her

Google home screen on a device that resembles a phone or tablet

She got really lucky!

February 16, 2026 at 7:55 pm

IT Employee Forgot The Keyboard And Mouse For His Coworkers New Setup, So When She Asked About How To Use It, He Joked About Her Needing A Neural Implant

Man sitting at the table in the break room feeling bad he made her cry

The joke was actually funny.

February 16, 2026 at 12:35 pm

IT Employee Dealt With The Same Software Support Ticket For Days, And He Later Learned That The Cause Of The Problem Was Simply A Faulty Cable

Tech support officer wearing a headset and working in front of computer

Turns out the weakest link really was just… a cable.

February 15, 2026 at 11:45 pm

Employee Claimed To Be Tech Savvy, But Not Even An IT Pro Could Save Her From A Nightmare Printer

0 is the same as the level of patience he has left.

February 15, 2026 at 7:55 pm

Employee Encountered A Nightmare Customer, But Their Boss Swooped In To Save The Day

two call center employees wearing headphones

This guy took the phrase “Like a Boss” very seriously.

February 13, 2026 at 12:35 pm

Office Employee Helped A Senior Coworker With An Urgent Document, And Realized That She Types Using One Finger And Dedicates An Entire Hand To The Letter ‘A,’ Thus Explaining Years Of Tech Issues

Older lady using a laptop to type while not knowing the keyboard layout

To each their own!

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The Client Wouldn’t Complete Basic Troubleshooting, So They Dispatched And Fixed The Problem In Seconds, Costing The Client Over $10,000

Friend Asked For Help Running A Critical Device On 5v, So This Man Thought Of A Solution And MacGyvered The Power Source From A Car Charger

A New IT Guy Was Deleting An Unused Vlan From A Switch Configuration, But It Took Down The Entire Network Until His Boss Could Show Him How To Fix It

IT Employee Was Told That His Coworker’s Files Were Stuck Transferring, But Then He Realized The Person Had Been Watching Their Camera Battery Drain

Tech Support Employee Was Asked By His Friend To Fix Her Netflix TV Box, But When He Couldn’t Make It In Time, She Called Google And Someone From Their Tech Support Department Fixed The Issue For Her

IT Employee Forgot The Keyboard And Mouse For His Coworkers New Setup, So When She Asked About How To Use It, He Joked About Her Needing A Neural Implant

IT Employee Dealt With The Same Software Support Ticket For Days, And He Later Learned That The Cause Of The Problem Was Simply A Faulty Cable

Employee Claimed To Be Tech Savvy, But Not Even An IT Pro Could Save Her From A Nightmare Printer

Employee Encountered A Nightmare Customer, But Their Boss Swooped In To Save The Day

Office Employee Helped A Senior Coworker With An Urgent Document, And Realized That She Types Using One Finger And Dedicates An Entire Hand To The Letter ‘A,’ Thus Explaining Years Of Tech Issues

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