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Tag: troubleshooting

February 9, 2026 at 6:55 pm

IT Helpdesk Attendant Is Used To Employees’ Weird Tech Complaints, But One Guy’s Assumptions Were Worse Than Most

A guy using a laptop

He just needed to slow down.

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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

Confused user

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

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January 26, 2026 at 11:48 am

Tech Employee Assisted A User Who Struggled To Log Into Her Computer After A VPN Update, And He Discovered That The Fix Was A Simple Press Of A Keyboard Button

Keys of a computer keyboard

Num Lock actually has a purpose?

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December 24, 2025 at 11:15 pm

The Most Difficult Part Of Tech Support Is Getting The End Users To Do What You Want, So He Tricked Them Into Rebooting The Router In A Very Creative Way

Power cable unplugged

Creative problem-solving at its finest. 

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December 17, 2025 at 8:55 pm

Call Center Worker Relieved To Quit Her Job, And Also Witness Her One-Year-Old Using Way More Common Sense Than Her Former Customers

Woman showing her baby a computer

Proud mom

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