Tag: Tales From Tech Support

February 3, 2026 at 11:49 pm

Employee Reduced The Instructions To The Very Simplest Terms, But It Still Wasn’t Good Enough For His Coworkers

Digital code will always be a foreign language to some.

February 3, 2026 at 9:48 pm

HR Complained That They Kept Hearing “You’ve Got Mail,” But They Couldn’t Explain What Caused The Noise Or Even Where It Was Coming From

If you’re going to report a problem, report it with some helpful details please.

February 3, 2026 at 6:55 pm

HR Told Him That He Needed To Create New Software Features In Order To Get A Good Review, So He Stopped Working On Bug Fixes And Focused Only On That

HR causes more problems then they solve.

February 3, 2026 at 12:35 pm

Kind Son Tried To Help His Dad Log In To His Spotify Account, But Soon Feel Into A Dizzying Maze Of Stale Passwords, Frustration And Despair

Man looking stressed while using the computer

Dad, you’re giving me an ulcer.

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Handles IT Requests With Experience, So He Gets Frustrated When End Users Quote ChatGPT Answers That Are Wrong Or Outdated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

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Employee Reduced The Instructions To The Very Simplest Terms, But It Still Wasn’t Good Enough For His Coworkers

HR Complained That They Kept Hearing “You’ve Got Mail,” But They Couldn’t Explain What Caused The Noise Or Even Where It Was Coming From

HR Told Him That He Needed To Create New Software Features In Order To Get A Good Review, So He Stopped Working On Bug Fixes And Focused Only On That

Kind Son Tried To Help His Dad Log In To His Spotify Account, But Soon Feel Into A Dizzying Maze Of Stale Passwords, Frustration And Despair

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

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