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A crazy Karen demands access to a product that a company doesn't sell, and a tech support fiasco ensues.

Karen Demands Access To Product Company Doesn't Sell, Tech Support Fiasco Ensues

Oh Karen.
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A lousy interviewee tries to lie their way into a job, and it ends up failing miserably.

Lousy Interviewee Tries To Lie Their Way Into Job, Company Sees Through It

Nice try, but no cigar.
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A snobby client drags a tech support ticket out for days just because she didn't have her ticket plugged in.

Client Drags Ticket Out For Days, Didn't Have Her Device Plugged In

Oh, come on.
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Karen refuses to make her minimum payments, and then proceeds to lose access to all of her working TVs.

Karen Won't Make Minimum Payments, Then Hits Self-Destruct Button

Karen had it way better than she deserved.
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A company continually demands their password from tech support, tech support can't comply, wild revelation ensues.

Company Continually Demands Password, Tech Support Says No, Wild Revelation Ensues

They got so lucky.
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A customer ends up believing that the internet actually works on magic.

Customer Believes That The Internet Runs On Magic

Not quite, my dude.
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tech support gore, ruined technology and destroyed computers

Harsh Moments of Technological Gore

Oh dear mother of board.
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The CEO of 3,500 employees thinks computer's been hacked, learns otherwise.

CEO Thinks Computer's Been Hacked, Learns How Keyboard Works

We all get humbled at one point or another.
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Karen spills water all over the power outlets, and then expects a sys admin to fix it.

Karen Coworker Spills Water All Over Power Outlets, Expects Sys Admin To Fix It

Clearly, Karen was trying to cover up the whole mess.
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A prankster swaps the keyboard keys on a factory computer, and then a tech support fiasco ensues.

Prankster Swaps Keyboard Keys On Factory Computer, Tech Support Conundrum Ensues

Very, very clever.
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Tech support employee gets fired and then un-fired on the same day. | r/talesfromtechsupport Join u/Blempglorf 3y 1 got fired and un-fired same day. Long r/ALL So this one goes back 99 or so working corporate headquarters very large telco, responsible email system HQ about 1100 users at time. Like all sysadmins at HQ contractor, working through bodyshop outsourcer. My boss guy l'll call S. S site manager outsourcer, and direct manager all contractor sysadmins.

Tech Support Employee Gets Fired And Unfired On Same Day

A day like none other.
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A department manager wrongly assumes that monitors don't need computers, and then learns otherwise.

Department Manager Assumes Monitors Don't Need Computers

Hey, you learn something new everyday.
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Ex military intelligence thinks that the company's internet will work without the power.

"Ex Military Intelligence" Expects Internet Without Power

That's a new one.
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A lazy manager lies to get out of work, gets caught sleeping, employee gets promoted.

Lazy Manager Gets Caught Lying, Employee Gets Promoted

Serves that manager right.
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A technologically incompetent coworker can't comprehend clear instructions. | r/talesfromtechsupport Join u/Phoeptar There's one every office, and even if leave can never escape them! Short started new job January 's not yay finally free after 10 years Nope, as l'm most knowledgeable around virtual office l'm guy everyone goes with issues. Not so bad, office is full young go-getters who grew up with internet, their Google-fu is spot on, except one, there's always going be one

Technologically Incompetent Coworker Can't Handle Clear Instructions

Every office has one.
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Manager wants computer upgrade, company won't hook it up, manager forces company's hand.

Company Won't Upgrade Manager's Computer, Manager Forces Company's Hand

Oh boy, the manager played that beautifully.
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