troubleshooting Archives

November 10, 2026 at 3:55 pm

When A Routine Router Restart Became A Battle Of Cooperation, One Support Employee Found A Clever Way To Make The User Reboot It

man pulling out power cable from internet router

Unplug, twirl 3 times, make a wish, problem solved.

September 18, 2026 at 2:35 pm

A Customer Called For Help In The Middle Of The Night And Demanded A Refund, But She Wouldn’t Let Support Troubleshoot The Problem

The manager should have shut her up a lot sooner.

September 18, 2026 at 6:55 am

Tech Guy Sold A Laptop To A Friend Of A Friend, But Couldn’t Believe What The Buyer Did To It

A tiny traffic cone on a laptop keyboard

Kudos to this guy.

September 16, 2026 at 4:35 pm

He Tried to Fix His Coworker’s Monitors That Kept Going Black — His Manager Insisted the Graphics Card Just Couldn’t Handle It

His explanation didn’t make much sense.

May 27, 2026 at 10:35 am

Support Worker Keeps Asking a Hardware Technician to Check Website Permissions, but He Gets Stuck Obsessing Over the SQL Server Instead

Call center worker trying to check software permissions

Calls like this get annoying fast.

April 27, 2026 at 1:20 pm

Cable TV Call Center Worker Walks Senior Customer Through Troubleshooting Her Problem, And It Turns Out She Hadn’t Turned On Her T.V.

person using a remote to switch on television

The machine isn’t broken.

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 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.

March 14, 2026 at 10:15 pm

I.T. Call Center Worker Calms His Customer Through An Urgent Issue, Saving His Powerpoint File, Then Hears He Forgot To Plug His Laptop In

Sliding out of your DMs.

March 8, 2026 at 10:15 pm

Employee Took A Support Call From A Customer Complaining About Dead Router, But He Was Shocked To Hear What She Thought “The Internet” Was

Woman trying to plug the cable onto the internet router

The internet doesn’t spill, but patience sometimes does. Lol.

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When A Routine Router Restart Became A Battle Of Cooperation, One Support Employee Found A Clever Way To Make The User Reboot It

A Customer Called For Help In The Middle Of The Night And Demanded A Refund, But She Wouldn’t Let Support Troubleshoot The Problem

Tech Guy Sold A Laptop To A Friend Of A Friend, But Couldn’t Believe What The Buyer Did To It

He Tried to Fix His Coworker’s Monitors That Kept Going Black — His Manager Insisted the Graphics Card Just Couldn’t Handle It

Support Worker Keeps Asking a Hardware Technician to Check Website Permissions, but He Gets Stuck Obsessing Over the SQL Server Instead

Cable TV Call Center Worker Walks Senior Customer Through Troubleshooting Her Problem, And It Turns Out She Hadn’t Turned On Her T.V.

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 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

I.T. Call Center Worker Calms His Customer Through An Urgent Issue, Saving His Powerpoint File, Then Hears He Forgot To Plug His Laptop In

Employee Took A Support Call From A Customer Complaining About Dead Router, But He Was Shocked To Hear What She Thought “The Internet” Was

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