Article created by: Justinas Keturka

Welcome to the little-documented world where things like plastic fry-ups, cable wasp nests, and lumps of hand grease are a daily occurrence.

Where tech support heroes, aka employees, are there for their desperate clients, tackling the worst and the best fails. Where computers fail us, processors die, monitors crash, but yet we still find the light at the end of the tunnel. Because tomorrow is a new day at remote work. And unless you’re tuning in on your baked laptop, you may as well count yourself as unemployed.

So please, ladies and gents, scroll through tech hell and back in this compilation of pics presented to us by the Tech Support Gore subreddit. No amount of eye rolls is gonna save us from the misery and sheer level of relatability for whatever happened there.

Psst! More painfully funny and cringe-worthy tech and gadget disasters are waiting in part 1 and part 2.

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#1

Before And After. I Thought I Was 100% Prepared For Some Work I Got In A Remote Village Institution. Well This Was At Least What I Was Able To Achieve

Messy tangled cables and organized server setup in a tech support workspace showing worst cases seen on the job

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    User Spilt Coffee On His Laptop - So He Put It In The Oven To Dry It Out

    Damaged laptop keyboard keys melted and warped, illustrating one of the worst tech support cases encountered on the job.

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    #3

    Printer From Hell

    Printer on fire with burning paper showing a cartoon and text, illustrating worst tech support cases seen on the job.

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    #4

    “Can You Recover The Data?”

    Laptop covered in dirt and debris showing one of the worst tech support cases experienced on the job.

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    #5

    Needle. Haystack

    Messy tangled wires and cables inside a junction box creating a challenging tech support case for troubleshooting.

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    #6

    I Am Not Proud Of This

    Damaged cable with a handwritten tag saying not proud of this, showcasing a tech support worst case scenario on the job.

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    #7

    User Said It Got Caught In The Subway Doors...

    Damaged laptop with severely bent casing held by tech support, illustrating extreme repair cases seen on the job.

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    #8

    Say Hello To Big Bertha, A 1.69 Tb Text File. Over 108 Billion Lines

    File properties window showing a 1.69 TB text document named Big_Bertha.txt on a local drive in a tech support case.

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    #9

    Work From Home Equipment Returned

    Two dusty computer monitors and a keyboard on a desk, showing a tech support case of extreme dirt and neglect.

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    #10

    My Team Took Over A Buildings It And Found Their Dumping Ground

    Closet filled with tangled cables, computer parts, and tech equipment representing tech support worst cases on the job.

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    #11

    There Was A Breakdown In Communications...

    Trash bins filled with discarded HP laptops and tech equipment in an office setting, showing tech support challenges.

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    #12

    User Claimed They Spilled A Small Glass Of Water On Their Laptop

    Severely damaged laptop with exposed motherboard and burnt components, illustrating worst tech support cases encountered.

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    #13

    Tired Of Losing Your Adapter?

    Improvised power adapter with glued extension plug resting on a Lenovo laptop, illustrating tech support worst cases.

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    #14

    Visited Grandma And Confiscated This One

    Swollen battery on a white surface near electronic device showing one of the worst tech support cases encountered.

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    #15

    How Is That Possible?

    Overwhelming tangled cables and wires in a chaotic tech support server room showing worst cases seen on the job

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    #16

    "Our Scanner Stopped Working And I Don't How To Plug It Back In"

    USB cable connector pins are bent and damaged near the ports on a tech device, illustrating worst tech support cases.

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    #17

    Frontier Airlines: "75% Of Our Stuff Is Broken"

    Row of self-service kiosks at an airport terminal showing tech support issues and error screens on monitors.

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    #18

    My Gpu Finaly Fits In My Computer

    Open computer case showing tangled wires and Gigabyte graphics cards, a common tech support worst case scenario.

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    #19

    No Money For A Rack? Don't Worry! Use My Desk. I Don't Need It Anyway. (Government Office)

    Network switch with tangled cables and wires, showcasing one of the worst tech support cases encountered on the job.

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    #20

    Clientr: Hi, I Have This PC That Makes Noise And Slowly Walks Or Shut Off Alone. In The Way, Could You Clean It? Me: ._.

    Computer CPU fan with a large mud nest on it and multicolored wires inside an open PC case, tech support issue.

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    #21

    New House Find, Do You Think It’ll Play Crysis? It Doesn’t Seem To Have Any Problems Playing Rust

    Rusty and heavily corroded computer case found by tech support people among worst cases on the job.

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    #22

    I Try To Do The Right Thing, But My Family Is A Bunch Of Savages!

    Power outlet with unusual USB adapter setup, illustrating a tech support worst case scenario while on the job.

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    #23

    Management’s Way Of Securing A Loose And Broken Power Brick

    Power adapter secured with metal bracket and tape, labeled with please don’t touch sign in a worn wall setting.

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    #24

    Spotted The Baby Monitor Back Panel Was Cracked... Think I've Found The Cause

    Lenovo device opened showing internal circuit board and damaged components in a tech support worst case scenario.

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    #25

    An Internet Provider Pulled Fiber To Every Home In My Neighbourhood Almost A Year Ago. They Never Finished The Connections

    Orange tech support cable trapped and damaged between uneven concrete pavement slabs outdoors.

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    #26

    Chemicals vs. Computer

    Computer monitor and Microsoft mouse covered in white paint splatters showing a worst tech support case on the job.

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    #27

    At Least The Lobby Was Empty When It Happened...

    Pile of shattered electronic device screens and parts scattered on a couch and floor in a tech support workspace.

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    #28

    Keyboard Keys Come Off? Don’t Worry, Just Superglue Them Back On!

    Worn and damaged laptop keyboard keys illustrating one of the worst tech support cases encountered on the job.

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    #29

    "Of Course I Put The Toner Cartridge The Right Way In!"...

    Office printer covered in spilled blue ink, illustrating one of the worst tech support cases encountered on the job.

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    #30

    I Guess She Wanted Wireless Keyboards...

    Hand with red, white, and blue painted nails holding a stack of black keyboards in a tech support workspace.

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    #31

    The Plug From A Pinball Machine I'm Refurbishing

    Damaged electrical plug held by hand showing exposed wires and signs of wear in a tech support worst case scenario.

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    #32

    I've Paid For The Whole Tube Of Thermal Paste, I'm Gonna Use The Whole Tube Of Thermal Paste

    Close-up of a motherboard with thermal paste incorrectly applied, highlighting tech support worst cases on the job.

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    #33

    Changing These Out Of A UPS Felt More Like Defusing A Bomb

    Two black rechargeable batteries with red text placed on a cardboard box, showing tech support equipment issues.

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    #34

    Mag”safe”’

    A damaged MacBook with a burnt charging port and a frayed MagSafe cable showing a common tech support worst case.

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    #35

    Customers Spray-Painted MacBook Air

    Cluttered tech support desk with keyboard, monitor, notes, and wrist support gear showing a typical work setup.

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    #36

    Just Some Ipads With Holes Drilled Into Them, As Apparently Some People Don’t Know How To Wipe A Device In Itunes To Remove Data.

    Box filled with damaged iPads and tablets, showcasing worst tech support cases and device repairs on the job.

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    #37

    Why Choosing The Cheapest Shipping Option Might Not Be Such A Great Idea

    Damaged RAM module with missing components shown as one of the worst tech support cases seen on the job.

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    #38

    My Friend Wanted Me To Post This Here - Here's My Rpi 1b

    Circuit board with various cables attached and a bottle cap used as an improvised heat sink in a tech support worst case setup.

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    #39

    Remember Kids...don't Buy Msi Laptops

    Hand holding a broken laptop screen detached from the keyboard, illustrating a tech support worst case scenario.

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    #40

    33 Kilograms Of Apple Pencils That Got Snapped In Half

    Box filled with broken Apple Pencil tips and a digital scale, illustrating a tech support worst case scenario on the job.

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    #41

    Pre-Built Office PC Safely Delivered

    Open computer case with gaming hardware showing an MSI graphics card and Corsair power supply unit inside.

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    #42

    Show Up To Replace A Desktop And The User Tells Me The Mouse Hasn’t Worked Right In Months…

    Orange circuit board hanging from desk with cables, illustrating tech support worst cases seen on the job.

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    #43

    Caught A Glimpse Of A Lovely Looking Cable Job

    Network cables tangled mess inside a locked server cabinet in a tech support environment showing a common worst case scenario.

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    #44

    “Ran The Cable, Anchored To The Wall For Tightness” My Friend Who’s Gonna Drop Some Packets Soon

    Blue ethernet cable awkwardly installed along baseboard with improvised clip in a tech support worst case scenario.

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    #45

    My Friend Put Breadcrumbs On Purpose On His MacBook In Order To Enlist To A Free Keyboard Replacement Program

    Thumbs up with a laptop keyboard covered in cookie crumbs illustrating tech support worst cases on the job.


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