Tales From Tech Support Archives

December 23, 2025 at 12:45 am

IT Worker Repeatedly Helped A User Fix Their Headset, But Then They Broke It For The Fourth Time And Things Got Tense

Tech support worker can't believe his ears when the same person calls again

This is quite the situation!

December 22, 2025 at 11:55 pm

IT Worker Asked Two Admin Assistants Whether They Filed, And When They Admitted They Hadn’t, He Walked Out And Didn’t Fix Anything

IT employee asking his two coworkers if they submitted tickets for their questions

Good for him!

December 22, 2025 at 11:15 pm

IT Worker Emptied A User’s Recycle Bin To Speed Up Their Laptop, Bu They Accused Him Of Deleting Everything Before Admitting He Stored All His Files There

Client's home computer on his desk, displaying the home screen

Everyone learned a lesson!

December 22, 2025 at 10:35 pm

IT Worker Was Constantly Interrupted By Employees Who Refused To Submit Tickets, So HR Created A Mandatory Training Course That Finally Forced Everyone To Follow The Rules

Two coworkers shake hands as they join to make the whole company better

That was the perfect plan!

December 21, 2025 at 9:48 pm

Employee Took A Tech Support Call During A Wildfire In The Midwest, And Learned That The Customer Thought He Was Literally The Internet

Woman talking to someone on the phone while looking at her laptop

If the Internet were a person…

December 21, 2025 at 5:49 pm

Employee Fixed A Simple System Issue For A Kind User, And He Unexpectedly Got An Incredibly Heartwarming Thank You For His Efforts

Man happily talking to a customer in front of his computer

The quickest fixes often leave the warmest feelings.

December 21, 2025 at 11:35 am

Employee Took A Call From Accounts Payable Expecting A Computer Error, But The Caller Thought Helpdesk Could “Help” Do His Job

Man with a headset working on his laptop

Some people think IT means “It’s Their” job. Lol.

December 19, 2025 at 11:15 pm

Employee Tried To Explain That Monitors Need Power, But His Manager Insisted They’re “Magical Devices” That Work Without Being Plugged In

Work setup with monitor, keyboard, and mouse

Turns out the only thing that was unplugged was common sense.

December 19, 2025 at 9:48 pm

Employee Tried To Help A Customer Cancel Their Service, But They Refused To Give Any Info And Demanded A Transfer That Couldn’t Be Made Without It

Employee wearing headset is working on his laptop

You can’t help someone who insists on speed-running their own inconvenience.

December 19, 2025 at 1:55 pm

Employee Installed Early Mac Network In A Small School District Office, But One Worker Kept Throwing Away Essential Parts So He Constantly Had To Fix It

Sometimes, a little humor can save you time and sanity.

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IT Worker Repeatedly Helped A User Fix Their Headset, But Then They Broke It For The Fourth Time And Things Got Tense

IT Worker Asked Two Admin Assistants Whether They Filed, And When They Admitted They Hadn’t, He Walked Out And Didn’t Fix Anything

IT Worker Emptied A User’s Recycle Bin To Speed Up Their Laptop, Bu They Accused Him Of Deleting Everything Before Admitting He Stored All His Files There

IT Worker Was Constantly Interrupted By Employees Who Refused To Submit Tickets, So HR Created A Mandatory Training Course That Finally Forced Everyone To Follow The Rules

Employee Took A Tech Support Call During A Wildfire In The Midwest, And Learned That The Customer Thought He Was Literally The Internet

Employee Fixed A Simple System Issue For A Kind User, And He Unexpectedly Got An Incredibly Heartwarming Thank You For His Efforts

Employee Took A Call From Accounts Payable Expecting A Computer Error, But The Caller Thought Helpdesk Could “Help” Do His Job

Employee Tried To Explain That Monitors Need Power, But His Manager Insisted They’re “Magical Devices” That Work Without Being Plugged In

Employee Tried To Help A Customer Cancel Their Service, But They Refused To Give Any Info And Demanded A Transfer That Couldn’t Be Made Without It

Employee Installed Early Mac Network In A Small School District Office, But One Worker Kept Throwing Away Essential Parts So He Constantly Had To Fix It

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