tales from tech support

Lead programmer insists there's something wrong with their computer to system admin, ends up being their own code: 'I tried not to laugh, but I just couldn't hold it in'

Brad Dickson

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‘Guess I’ll delete everything': Employee retires and deletes all of client's files, company doesn't have a backup

Eleonora Bader

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'You should have paid us on time': Boss sends IT employees to recover all their tech equipment from a company that failed to pay their dues

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘Let’s round it up, then': Customer demands compensation after accidentally turning mobile data off, tech support laugh and offer him 2 cents

Eleonora Bader

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‘Dude, the printer is toast, just order a new one’: Tech employee reports printer that went up in smoke to IT contractor who strictly follows company script, refusing to order a new one

Eleonora Bader

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'You did what?': Employee breaks laptop on purpose after IT team refuses her request for new equipment, company ends up changing their entire policy

Eleonora Bader

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'This was how they thanked me': IT employee saves company from fines amounting to millions, they reward him with a $20 voucher

Eleonora Bader

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‘You can’t delete my emails': IT employee informs coworkers he cannot retrieve old emails due to company's mail retention policy, they turn to upper management

Eleonora Bader

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‘We're done with you': IT company shut down client's entire server after they denied technician access to equipment he needed in order to install hardware

Eleonora Bader

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‘Update my website!’: Client calls IT support after engineer's report doesn't match the facilities description of their website

Eleonora Bader

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'This is unacceptable': Worker demands a shiny silver new laptop from disgruntled IT guy, he tells her boss

Brad Dickson

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