Tales From Tech Support Archives

February 3, 2026 at 7:47 am

I.T. Worker Helps Someone Automate Elements Of Her Report, But Eventually She’s Laid Off For Being Superfluous In The Company

Sorry about that.

February 3, 2026 at 12:55 am

Thoughtful Son Keeps Trying To Show His Parents How To Turn Off Their Tablet, But They Keep Locking It Instead

Pushing my buttons.

February 1, 2026 at 11:22 pm

School I.T. Worker Spends Ages Unpacking And Labelling Chromebooks, But When Admin Personnel Created Their Own Labels, He Had To Redo Everything

Man with eyes closed and his fist on a wall

Congratulations. You accomplished nothing.

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Handles IT Requests With Experience, So He Gets Frustrated When End Users Quote ChatGPT Answers That Are Wrong Or Outdated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

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I.T. Worker Helps Someone Automate Elements Of Her Report, But Eventually She’s Laid Off For Being Superfluous In The Company

Thoughtful Son Keeps Trying To Show His Parents How To Turn Off Their Tablet, But They Keep Locking It Instead

School I.T. Worker Spends Ages Unpacking And Labelling Chromebooks, But When Admin Personnel Created Their Own Labels, He Had To Redo Everything

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

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