tech support Archives

April 3, 2026 at 11:24 am

Student Wanted To Log Into Her Student Account On Her University Portal, But Kept Yelling At The IT Employee For Fixing Her Computer

Some people never learn.

April 2, 2026 at 7:15 pm

Client Demanded Her Laptop Be Fixed In The Middle Of The Night By Her Company’s IT Department, But The Employee Ended Up Not Responding At All

Put that phone in Do Not Disturb mode.

April 2, 2026 at 6:15 pm

Police Officer Called An Insurance Company’s Employee To Confirm A Driver’s Car Insurance, But Ended Up Inappropriately Flirting

He was totally out of line.

April 2, 2026 at 1:21 pm

Client Wanted To Claim Insurance For Their Pet That Had Passed Away In An Accident, But This Employee Emailed Them With A Lengthy Rejection

Man with glasses working with a headset on

Sometimes you have to tell it like it is.

March 31, 2026 at 8:15 pm

Customer Wanted To Speak To An American Representative For Her Queries, So A Non-American Tech Support Employee Simply Responded In Kind

Customers aren’t always right.

March 31, 2026 at 6:15 pm

IT Expert Freaked Out Because His Computer Started Acting Weird, But Then He Found Out His Receptionist Was Behind The System Failure

So many tech stories end this way.

March 29, 2026 at 2:35 pm

Tech Support Offered Customer A Flat Rate Refund Of $15, But She Demanded The Amount Of Money She Was Entitled To For The Actual Time Her System Was Down

If she wants what she is entitled to, that is exactly what she’ll get.

March 26, 2026 at 11:24 am

ISP Employee Tried Fixing A Client’s Internet Issues Over The Phone, But He Eventually Discovered That The Problem Wasn’t Fixable At The Moment

Tech support can’t fix a wi-fi problem at home if you’re calling from another continent.

March 25, 2026 at 11:24 am

Call Center Employee Dealt With A Customer Who Wanted To Pay His Overdue Bill, But He Ended Up Having To Educate The Customer About How Payments Work

Call center employee talking to a customer on his headset

We’re not that technologically capable yet, sir.

March 24, 2026 at 10:48 am

Tech Support Worker Spent An Hour Trying To Install Linux For A Customer Before Discovering The Hardware Was Incompatible, But The Customer Later Said He Shouldn’t Have Been Charged

Tech support working trying to troubleshoot someone's PC

It shouldn’t have been shocking.

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Student Wanted To Log Into Her Student Account On Her University Portal, But Kept Yelling At The IT Employee For Fixing Her Computer

Client Demanded Her Laptop Be Fixed In The Middle Of The Night By Her Company’s IT Department, But The Employee Ended Up Not Responding At All

Police Officer Called An Insurance Company’s Employee To Confirm A Driver’s Car Insurance, But Ended Up Inappropriately Flirting

Client Wanted To Claim Insurance For Their Pet That Had Passed Away In An Accident, But This Employee Emailed Them With A Lengthy Rejection

Customer Wanted To Speak To An American Representative For Her Queries, So A Non-American Tech Support Employee Simply Responded In Kind

IT Expert Freaked Out Because His Computer Started Acting Weird, But Then He Found Out His Receptionist Was Behind The System Failure

Tech Support Offered Customer A Flat Rate Refund Of $15, But She Demanded The Amount Of Money She Was Entitled To For The Actual Time Her System Was Down

ISP Employee Tried Fixing A Client’s Internet Issues Over The Phone, But He Eventually Discovered That The Problem Wasn’t Fixable At The Moment

Call Center Employee Dealt With A Customer Who Wanted To Pay His Overdue Bill, But He Ended Up Having To Educate The Customer About How Payments Work

Tech Support Worker Spent An Hour Trying To Install Linux For A Customer Before Discovering The Hardware Was Incompatible, But The Customer Later Said He Shouldn’t Have Been Charged

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