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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found my brother tampering with my laptop. He had changed the entire settings, in ways I don't even know how to fix. I finally had to get my mom to threaten him to change it back to its original setting. I'm 15. He's six and can barely get dressed by himself. FML
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
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, 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, I got a computer. When I opened it, I found out that my dad had made himself the administrator. He made it so everything shut off after 11 o'clock, and made it so I couldn't download anything without his password. FML
Today, I spent hours and hours trying to figure out why the wireless internet on my laptop wasn't working, but everything I tried completely failed. At the end of the day, my older brother came home, and fixed the problem in under 10 seconds by turning the wireless internet switch on. FML
Today, the family computer kept overheating. My four-year-old son thought the solution was to pour a nice, cold cup of water on it. FML
Today, my 12-year-old son played QWOP on my laptop. Half an hour later, he virtually destroyed it in a fit of rage. FML
Today, I let my mother use my computer for school work. Later that day my mom asks me what's wrong with the computer. I look at it, only seeing a "Welcome to Windows XP" screen. She said that she saw a blue screen and pressed L and C when it asked her to. My mom managed to clear my hard drive. FML
Today, I asked my son to show his grandma how to do some basic stuff on the computer. He said no way, he knows how long it takes old people to grasp computers. I jokingly threatened to ground him for 6 months unless he did it. He took the 6 months without hesitating. FML
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real life problems 26
Not taking credit from your son, but it sounds like you aren't qualified to have the job that you have, if the fix was that simple.
pjsr 33
Young minds are often better at new technology. Tons of teens have taught themselves to write code.
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real life problems 26
Not taking credit from your son, but it sounds like you aren't qualified to have the job that you have, if the fix was that simple.
joeyl1990 28
For techs sometimes the simplest fix is more difficult to figure out
pjsr 33
Young minds are often better at new technology. Tons of teens have taught themselves to write code.
Glowworm56 27
Is your company hiring? Your son just got himself a future job.
RichardPencil 32
Yes, your kid may be more technically skilled than you are, but the rest of us are heartened by the lovable incompetence of the IT department. If IT knew what they were doing, they’d be scary as shit!
acmariner99 25
Welcome to the 21st century
Mal2003 17
Be proud of him.
PenguinPal3017 19
I'm really interested in knowing exactly what the problem was.
Sinshine 28
Now the interesting part about this would be knowing what's your job. This is an entirely different thing depending on whether you're a administrator or just a worker trying to fix something because there's no help available.
Nadine 21
If he's coming for your job, you need to call ICE and deport him.
thatslifeiguess7 16
My daughter talks in computer code. I have no idea what she is talking about
RichardPencil 32
IF you don’t understand her, THEN Take a computer class ELSE Shut the **** up. ENDIF
real life problems 26
That escalated rather quickly