Work: Today, I had to explain to my boss that using a wired connection...

By Anonymous - 11/07/2014 22:54 - United States - Stockton

Today, I had to explain to my boss that using a wired connection instead of wifi won't stop his computer from getting viruses. He looked at me, open-mouthed and wide-eyed, like he was a 13-year-old boy and I was a pair of tits. Then he called me clueless and told me to get back to work. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/11/2014 20:15 - United States - San Francisco

Today, my boss said he's worried about our network, becausen "WiFi's all in the air. People could spy on us from anywhere!" I sarcastically said, "My god, you're right!" and suggested switching to tin-foil ethernet cables to stop the signal escaping. He told me to do it ASAP. This moron makes five times my salary. FML

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By lord kuntface - 22/08/2013 21:33 - United States - Fort Myers

Today, my computer stopped connecting to the corporate network. I know what the problem is, but our tech support is so clueless that the only thing they do is utter the dreaded words, "Did you try turning it off and back on?" Meanwhile my boss is yelling at me for not getting any work done. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/03/2016 19:44 - United States - Los Angeles

Today, my boss - whose intelligence level hovers a hair above "Herpity derpity derp" - got up my ass and accused me of lying to him. All because I said that just because I'm a network admin, I can't make his 7 year old piece of crap Blackberry magically be able to use 4G networks. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/08/2020 14:02

Today, our computer system has irretrievably broken down due to viruses. My boss is the one who refused to get new antivirus software, but he’s still blaming me because I’m the computer guy and should be able to protect us from stupidly complicated viruses, "like the hackers in the movies." FML

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By Anonymous - 05/09/2016 16:23 - United States - Albany

Today, discovered that all the viruses I have gotten on my computer at work haven't been from anything I've done, but because my boss has secretly been using it after hours to download or watch porn so he wouldn't risk getting a virus on his own computer. I've lost 3 major projects due to this. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/11/2022 16:00

Today, my boss yelled at me for not being able to fix his computer. I’m not in IT, I wasn’t hired to have anything to do with IT, but he assumes that because I’m the youngest woman in the building and look like a nerd that I’m automatically a computer expert. I don’t even own my own computer at home. FML

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By geek - 22/07/2015 03:02 - United States - Lynnwood

Today, I had to explain to my boss that DVI ports are not the same as HDMI ports. When I showed him the HDMI cable, he said, "Oh! You mean USB!" He's an engineering manager. FML

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By shatfjord - 10/10/2014 22:34 - United States - Rochester

Today, I and a coworker got bitched out and suspended by our boss after our computers got infected with a weird porn virus. It soon turned out the virus had come from our boss' infected memory stick. Did he apologize? No. Is our suspension still in force? Yes. FML

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By Z - 06/11/2016 23:33 - United States - Cedar Rapids

Today, at work, I had to explain to a customer that she can't connect her tablet to her home WiFi while she's at work. I went to MIT for this. FML

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By worksux - 05/01/2011 20:25 - United States

Today, at work, my computer started acting up. I told my boss I could fix it, but he told me to call the IT department instead. Neither the IT technician or his supervisor could figure it out, so I showed them what was wrong and how to fix it. I was promptly fired for wasting 2 hours of company time. FML

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Saturday 12 July 2014 5:31

Love the analogy! Most people really just don't understand the internet though, all he really needs is something like AVG.

SystemofaBlink41 27

Saturday 12 July 2014 5:32

Your simile was beautiful...

Comments

molleyla 7

Saturday 12 July 2014 7:00

Guess he is into 13yrs old boy instead of ****.

stewpididiot 11

Saturday 12 July 2014 7:25

Tell the boss to look up error code *I. D. 10. T.*

Marielle_T 10

Saturday 12 July 2014 7:42

Just let your boss get a wired connection if he wants. You're the one that's going to look good once he's proven wrong!

INeedAUserNamr 13

Saturday 12 July 2014 9:08

Sometimes it annoys me how some people can be so selfish and not listen to other people opinions or the truth.

lasagnanarcotics 14

Saturday 12 July 2014 9:58

Don't even worry about his computer pal, its not your job to:)

katebond 16

Saturday 12 July 2014 11:25

you won! :)

sabine123_fml 5

Saturday 12 July 2014 12:45

Sad man

DatPiggahDoe 10

Saturday 12 July 2014 13:18

Sounds like you work for Comcast

Ziggy122 15

Saturday 12 July 2014 15:15

Yes, unfortunately computer wires are not condoms.

TheCrispyCat 20

Saturday 12 July 2014 15:52

Beautiful analogy.

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