💻 11 Tech Support Nightmares That Still Haunt Me
(Real Tales from the Digital Underworld)
“The Monitor’s Broken—It Won’t Turn On!”
🖥️ I asked them to check the power cord. They said, “What power cord?”
The monitor was still in the box.“My Keyboard is Typing in Spanish!”
⌨️ They had accidentally switched the input language. But instead of fixing it, they tried cleaning it with salsa. Mild, thank heavens.“There’s a Cupholder on My PC!”
☕ The CD tray. They used the CD tray. As a cupholder.
Then called because “coffee went inside the computer.”“I Deleted the Internet.”
🌐 They removed the Chrome shortcut from the desktop and were convinced they had erased the entire internet.
They were inconsolable.“My Computer is Making a Weird Whirring Noise.”
🌀 Turned out the fan was full of glitter. They had tried to “festive-ify” their workstation.
It was...visually stunning. Technically horrifying.“The Printer is Haunted.”
🖨️ Prints were coming out without them pressing anything.
It was set to auto-print every email.
It was...subscribed to 4,300 newsletters.“I Can’t Log In. My Password is ‘Password123’ Like You Told Me!”
🔐 We never told them that.
But 17 users at that office had the same password.
We wept in binary.“I Can’t Hear Anything on Zoom!”
🎧 Their headphones were plugged into their potted plant.
No further explanation available.“My Mouse Isn’t Working.”
🖱️ It was upside down.
They were trying to scroll with the logo.
For two days.“My Laptop’s Broken—I Spilled Essential Oils on It!”
🧴 “To raise its vibration,” they said.
It did vibrate. Briefly. Then it never turned on again.“I Thought Rebooting Meant Turning My Chair Around.”
🪑 They spun 360° in a task chair and expected Windows to refresh.
Honestly? Spiritually, I get it.
Moral of the story? Tech support isn't for the faint of heart. It’s a realm of confusion, courage, and ctrl-alt-del-level resilience.
✨ To all who’ve ever held the sacred title of IT help desk: we salute you. And we pray for your printer queue. 🫡🖨️👾
