Tag: Tales From Tech Support

March 4, 2026 at 1:48 pm

Tech Support Tried To Fix A Disabled Computer Account, But The Confused User Thought They Meant A Physical Disability

This caller got a crash course in computer lingo.

March 4, 2026 at 11:24 am

He Took A Request From A Caller Who Was Not At All Tech Savvy Complaining About Printer Issues, And After Extensive Troubleshooting, He Found That The Printer Wasn’t Even Plugged In

Come on man, you have to give him something to work with.

March 4, 2026 at 12:55 am

Technical Support Found An Issue On The Printer Server, So He Called The End User To Say It Was Being Fixed, But She Wouldn’t Accept The Fact That Nobody Was Coming Out

Dealing with end users can be endlessly frustrating.

March 3, 2026 at 10:15 pm

Their Company Said They Have To Work 60+ Hours A Week Without Getting Overtime, So They Tracked Their Hours For Nearly A Year And Filed A Lawsuit, Winning A Massive Settlement

Stop trying to screw over the employees and pay them what they deserve.

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!

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Tech Support Tried To Fix A Disabled Computer Account, But The Confused User Thought They Meant A Physical Disability

He Took A Request From A Caller Who Was Not At All Tech Savvy Complaining About Printer Issues, And After Extensive Troubleshooting, He Found That The Printer Wasn’t Even Plugged In

Technical Support Found An Issue On The Printer Server, So He Called The End User To Say It Was Being Fixed, But She Wouldn’t Accept The Fact That Nobody Was Coming Out

Their Company Said They Have To Work 60+ Hours A Week Without Getting Overtime, So They Tracked Their Hours For Nearly A Year And Filed A Lawsuit, Winning A Massive Settlement

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

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