Work: Today, I started my new job as the only IT tech for my office....

By Anonymous - 06/11/2012 18:29 - United States - Monson

Today, I started my new job as the only IT tech for my office. My first task: untangling the hundred mice the previous tech tied together for "fun". FML

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By tech_support - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - Sweden

Today, at work, my mouse cursor kept randomly moving all over the screen, and messed up an entire day's attempted work. As I was leaving, I overheard one of my co-workers saying he'd plugged a wireless mouse adapter into my computer, and had been trolling me all day. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/09/2010 02:57 - United States

Today, I started a new job. I lost my work keys and had everyone running all over the building looking for them. We found them, hanging in the last lock I had used. They now all think I'm a nut. FML

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Please love me

By shite - 10/01/2014 21:46 - United Kingdom

Today, it was my first day at my new job. Not only does everyone hate me for replacing a guy they all liked, I managed to clog the only functional toilet there. The glares and threatening head-shaking they keep doing probably means I'm screwed. FML

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Great news!

By screwedfortheweek - 28/01/2016 23:39 - United States

Today, I started a new job. After being trained on several obscure computer programs I'm expected to use in just one day, my new boss informed me she's going on a week long vacation starting tomorrow. She's the only other person who knows how this program runs. FML

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Unionize!

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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By Anonymous - 30/11/2010 14:07 - United Kingdom

Today, while at work, I cringed as I noticed my caveman colleague frantically digging into his nose and then continuing the use of his computer. I work in IT support and will be rebuilding his computer and reinstalling all his applications in 30 minutes time. FML

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Usually a bad omen

By Karen - 21/05/2023 06:00

Today, my boyfriend finally moved in with me, after being long distance for months. Our apartment just became infested with mice. FML

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Mr Tickle

By tortured - This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, my coworkers were bored. To solve this, they taped me to a chair and tried tickling me to death. My boss joined in. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/11/2010 01:34 - United States

Today, I began training my replacement at work. She's a senior citizen. She got excited when I taught her how to highlight text on the screen and double-click the mouse because she "never knew how to do those fancy tricks." The job is entirely computer-based. I have to train her for 6 weeks. FML

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Pest control

By Anonymous - 01/06/2025 15:00 - United States

Today, I went to empty a mousetrap, only to discover that SOMETHING had eaten the dead mouse's brain and eyeballs. I reset the trap, only to find a half-dead mouse struggling to get out an hour later. My office is like its own tiny little horror movie. FML

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LollipopDragon 4

Tuesday 6 November 2012 22:04

I seriously thought you meant literal mice for a second there...

mpsteve137 15

Tuesday 6 November 2012 22:04

Shit, at least you have a job

Comments

Pentium_4 27

Tuesday 6 November 2012 23:18

there are some very annoying tasks but overall being an IT tech is tons of fun

perdix 29

Tuesday 6 November 2012 23:21

The previous IT guy obviously went insane before they got rid of him. He probably succumbed to that fatal flaw that ruins any IT professional: the desire to actually help a human being. Once they start to care, the end of their career is looming.

Pentium_4 27

Tuesday 6 November 2012 23:28

sad but true

SqueakyChipmunk 21

Tuesday 6 November 2012 23:29

For a moment there, I thought he actually tied mice together by their tails. *hugs tail close*

nerdsgetmehot 22

Tuesday 6 November 2012 23:42

I would actually enjoy this. I have OCD though, so I enjoy tedious, highly-detailed tasks.

evilpokey 11

Tuesday 6 November 2012 23:53

did you turn it off and on

gregkingsley 4

Wednesday 7 November 2012 0:46

I live in the armpit of America but we call it a mouse. I know he was using proper English by saying mice and not mouses but I see I wasn't the only one struggling with what he said.