Today, my 70-year-old coworker managed to do something to our shared computer for it to not boot up. This is our 4th computer since we've been working together, and he refuses to believe that he's the problem. FML
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Today, our work computers are down so I've been trying to fix it via my home computer for 3 days. My 12-year-old son took one look at the screen, changed 2 settings on a drop down menu, and the problem was fixed. My 12-year-old is better at my job than I am. FML
Today, I got written up for filing a complaint against IT for unplugging my computer while I was on my lunch break. I found out because one of my workmates warned me. I work with a computer so old, it takes about 40 minutes to get it running. The company refuses to update the equipment, because "it's unnecessary." FML
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
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
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
Today, I was trying to turn on my computer and couldn't. I spent twenty minutes trying to figure out what was wrong when I finally called my husband for help and made him leave work. He came in, looked at the wall, and plugged it back in. The look on his face said it all. FML
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
Today, our boss replaced all our computers with new Apple iMacs, which have fewer USB ports and none of our software or saved files. He insists it’s all “in the Cloud thing somewhere, figure it out and show some damn gratitude.” We are now incapable of doing our jobs but he insists he’s blameless. FML
Today, a customer came in with a laptop smashed beyond repair. She asked if we could recover her files, but thanks to my idiot boss's new store policy I had to ask her a bunch of questions, including if she had tried "turning it on and off." She stared at me, speechless, like I was a complete moron. FML
Today, my aged mother continued to complain about her computer issues to me. A relative, who is good at tech support, won't bother servicing her computer because whatever she does ends up bogging it down the next day, so I have to hear about it on the phone. FML
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Tripartita 45
"Well, every time they fix the computer, I wind up with this giant system32 file on my hard drive, taking up space, so I drag it into the recycling bin where it belongs. I don't know what the hell is wrong with this machine!"
enpc 3
You should set up a camera and show him -- that is if he breaks it again...sorry op
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Comments (51)
cheshireau 26
We all know what he's probably viewing which in turn sometimes lets a virus in. Or maybe not, but something sure isn't right.
paperbag77 9
solution is simple - keylog the next one, so much easier if its a shared machine
quesocoatl 14
He must have heard about that dangerous virus, System 32.
ThrottleJockey 36
That damn stick figure **** again.
manuwish 9
well your IT could block off the **** sites and take away his admin update and download rights and select which internet sites he can visit.. I'd change the IT guy though, cause if you had a good IT support, the problem would've been detected after the very first breakdown..
ficledpickles 1
if you believe it's a software thing like he downloaded a virus or deleted something important you could reinstall the operating system
OneNonSlob 3
Ageism! haha
CogadhTallon 16
The hell is he doing working at 70? Holy shit! That dude likely remembers a computer being a whole friggin room, of course this little box scares the shit out of him. Probably trying to beat the ghosts out of it! Of course, another explanation is ****, in which case, he's beating something...
iamb_trochee 9
It's not the fact that he's 70. 70 years olds are the one who INVENTED computers, and have been working with them since the 1960s.