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September 24, 2026 at 8:55 am

He Maintained His Store’s POS and Security Hardware for Free—Then IT Ordered Him to “Cease All Unauthorized Repair Operations”

He made the company a lot of money over the years, and they thanked him with nothing.

August 27, 2026 at 7:35 pm

The Butcher Shop’s Credit Card Reader Glitched With Impossible Errors—So Tech Support Gave Up and Sent a New One

If tech support can’t figure it out, you need a new machine.

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.

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.

January 22, 2026 at 11:35 am

Devices At The Office Seem To Have Minds Of Their Own, And Then An Helpful Employee Figures Out What’s Going On

People at meeting desk looking at devices

Devices gone rogue!

January 10, 2026 at 5:45 am

His Employer Lost Data In A Big Software Change, But Instead Of Losing Paid Leave, He Gets Money For Unused Days When He Quits

Young man smiling in front of office window

A farewell gift.

December 14, 2025 at 1:55 pm

Apprentice Tried Setting Up A Demo Server Rack, But After Accidentally Pushing A Backup Image To The CEO’s Parents’ Live Clinic Network, They Took Down The Entire System And Forced The Company To Change Its Access Policies

Woman standing in server room, attempting to set up a new network demo

Mistakes do happen!

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He Maintained His Store’s POS and Security Hardware for Free—Then IT Ordered Him to “Cease All Unauthorized Repair Operations”

The Butcher Shop’s Credit Card Reader Glitched With Impossible Errors—So Tech Support Gave Up and Sent a New One

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

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

Devices At The Office Seem To Have Minds Of Their Own, And Then An Helpful Employee Figures Out What’s Going On

His Employer Lost Data In A Big Software Change, But Instead Of Losing Paid Leave, He Gets Money For Unused Days When He Quits

Apprentice Tried Setting Up A Demo Server Rack, But After Accidentally Pushing A Backup Image To The CEO’s Parents’ Live Clinic Network, They Took Down The Entire System And Forced The Company To Change Its Access Policies

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