45 Hilarious IT Memes That Won’t Make You Try Turning It On And Off Again (New Pics)
InterviewWe truly are living in the Digital Age. It might sound a little hard to believe at first, but the majority of the people living on Earth—a whopping 5.44 billion—now have access to the internet. And, with the rise and spread of artificial intelligence, being tech-savvy is more important now than ever. With that comes an opportunity for deliciously funny new memes focused on IT. And everyone needs a fun break from all the seriousness in life.
That’s where the massively popular ‘IT Humor and Memes’ online community comes in. Members of this Facebook group share some wonderfully funny content, and we’ve collected some of their wittiest and freshest posts to bring a smile to your faces, dear Pandas. Scroll down to check them out!
We reached out to the creator of the awesome group, Trevor Paquette, and he was kind enough to answer our questions about thriving in IT as a professional and how AI might affect employees in the industry in the future. Read on for Bored Panda's interview with him, including why it helps to be adaptable and curious.
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According to Paquette, the creator of 'IT Humor and Memes,' adaptability is crucial in the fast-evolving field of IT. "Technologies and best practices change rapidly, and being open to learning and embracing new tools or methods is essential," he told Bored Panda.
It's vital that IT professionals don't become too set in their ways, otherwise, the industry is apt to leave them behind. "This includes the 'I only have a hammer, so everything is a nail' mentality; aka: OS [operating system] bias," Paquette shared.
It's okay. Me neither. Wanna drink some motor oil and go do robot stuff?
Load More Replies...is this a traffic light .. it's a painting of a traffic light ... do they mean working traffic lights... hmmm .... no, wait ... I'm not a computer! I'm just an idiot!
And when there's a tiny bit of traffic light like does it count or not
Load More Replies...I always get the one with 0.001 arcseconds of a bike wheel that I developed an existential crisis over. Damn, you Captcha!!!!
I find it hilarious that I have to prove that I’m human- to a machine! 🙃
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So I need to come up with a new proof of Fermat's last theorem every four weeks?
Load More Replies...Reminds me of my grad school password requirements. I got so fed up that I finally just strung a couple curse words together and swapped out the vowels with punctuation symbols. Worked like a charm until I needed IT's help and had to read my password back to them...
I keep saying it, make the minimum 30 and no other requirements and it will beat your 12 characters with 4 character sets thousands of times over! But the worst are the ones that won't take good password. I set my password manager to make 128 character passwords with 4 character sets, and it will reject them 10 times without an explanation of why until I just try Password123!
Worked at a law firm where one of the two names on the door used "Cookie" as his password. That was his wife's nickname and boat's name. Guess what?! He got hacked! What? We had to use 29 character passwords that needed to be changed every 45 days. Really a mess.
"Critical thinking and problem-solving skills also stand out as vital, helping professionals efficiently tackle challenges and innovate. Moreover, a collaborative mindset is beneficial given the typically project-based nature of IT work, where teamwork can significantly impact project success." He added that resilience and a good sense of humor are also a big plus because they help IT pros navigate high-pressure moments better.
Bored Panda was curious to get Paquette's thoughts on how AI might affect IT workers in the future. After all, many employees in various industries are low-key worried that they might be replaced at some point, leaving them out of a job.
"As we've seen in the past year, the integration of Generative AI tools in the workplace is causing some anxiety about job security. Word to the wise for the decision makers: AI is not the silver bullet, cost-cutting Pangaea many companies tout it to be. At least not yet," Paquette warned.
Doesn't work in my family. My brother just sits on the toilet and reads for 20 minutes
Guys pls don’t sit on the toilet for like 30-40 minutes, the way the toilet seat is and where the weight is distributed, it’s terrible for your gut to sit on it for that long
This took me a moment (well I live alone.) Comments below suggest it wouldn't work, but maybe this was posted some years ago, would have made more sense then. Probably wouldn't work again and again.
Probably more likely the Nigerian prince who successfully convinced people to send it to him.
Reminds me of xkcd: https://xkcd.com/570/. Make sure to read the alt text, which is even more relevant.
What's that meme where there's a Nigerian prince and he's just like "why won't anyone help me?" And stacks of cash lying around?
My old printer won't SCAN because the print head is damaged. Excuse you.
Load More Replies...Why is it so hard to find a printer that just works these days?
Get a black laser printer instead of an inkjet. Or if you really need color, a color laser. My Brother MFC7860 has been working fine for about 12 years now. Toner never dries out because it is already powder. And printing cost per page is a lot cheaper than inkjet.
Load More Replies...I’ve written this before, but my theory is that the machine people were raging against was a printer.
"AI still makes mistakes, also called hallucinations. Lots of hallucinations. Always check what comes out from your question before pasting the answer someplace else," he advised everyone.
In Paquette's opinion, in many cases, AI is more likely to "augment the capabilities of IT professionals rather than replace them." He told Bored Panda that, for instance, "AI can handle repetitive tasks, data analysis, and even some levels of customer service, which can free up IT employees to focus on more complex, creative, or strategic tasks that require human oversight."
On top of that, there's a growing demand for professionals who can develop, maintain, and manage AI tools. This, according to Paquette, could lead to new job opportunities in the IT sphere. "Emphasizing continuous learning and adaptability will be key for IT professionals to leverage AI as a tool for enhancing their roles rather than viewing it as a threat."
If you hold down the control key, the task manager list will freeze in place. Makes it easier to aim.
But when the Application that's not responding, is Task Manager? What do you do then?
I have to disagree. I've never met a Chihuahua that wasn't absolutely positive that it was the Terminator, Rocky, and Vin Diesel all in one.
Load More Replies...Statista reports that there were 5.44 billion internet users around the world as of April 2024. At the time, this amounted to 67.1% of the entire population of Earth. The vast majority of these internet users are also social media users: they comprise 5.07 billion people or 62.6% of the global population.
Norway, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates embraced internet technology the most. As of April 2023, 99% of their population used the internet. On the other hand, barely anyone has internet access in North Korea.
Does anyone remember on old Macs Oscar would sing "Oh, I love trash!" when you emptied it?
My mother kept misreading this as "it is not safe to turn off your computer", so my father hacked it so it said "yes Janet, it really is safe to turn off your computer"
460k ought to be enough for anybody!
Load More Replies...I worked on a Univac 1219 the size of a refrigerator which used punched tape to load, and had another refrigerator sized unit next to it to translate digital to analog. 1973.
In the 1970s my father came home and told us about a computer the size of a fridge, that went wrong, and they called in the maintenance man. He couldn't fix it and lost his temper, slammed the door and it immediately started working.
Load More Replies...Foo. I'm older than that. When I was in 5th grade my folks got a Radio Shack TRS-80. I was grounded "until you're 50!!" for hacking one of the games to give answers that a 5th grader finds immensely funny. See? I'm not antisocial, I was just grounded until 5ya!
Me too. I wasn't even an IT person, I just know how to use a computer reasonably well. She'd send everyone to me with questions because she thought I'd know how to fix any issue. Yeah, no. That's what the IT department is for!
Load More Replies...Attorney I worked for, making literally 25 times what I was paid, needed my help to send an email with an attachment.
Oh god, yes. I used to teach English to a very wealthy woman and she didn't even know how to save a file to begin with. She would always call her secretary in to do it for her. She would have had no idea about PDFs. Then I had to show her where the cat videos were. She was a very eccentric cat lady with 7 Maine Coons. We basically spent the whole lesson looking at cat stuff from the internet and chatting in English while I got paid very well for it. She hadn't learned a thing after 8 years though because she was so rich she sort of didn't think that learning applied to her. Oh well - easiest money I ever made!
7 Maine coons sounds like living the dream, I love those big floofs
Load More Replies...I was mildly entertained when the IT guy at work was impressed at me setting up my new workstation in about 2 hours without any help. I'm a graphic designer and a computer nerd, so it wasn't anything out of the ordinary for me.
Asia ranks first globally, with over 2.93 billion internet users. In second place is Europe, with around 750 million users.
Internet use is the most widespread among young individuals between 15 and 24 years of age, no matter what part of the world we’re talking about. Meanwhile, internet access is closely correlated with a country’s income level. For example, 92% of the population of high-income countries use the internet. Compare that to barely 26% of the population of low-income nations.
My cats do this with everyone. If you're making coffee they are right there, watching you , watching the cup and watching you drink. Cats are amazing 🥰
And if you have gmail you first UNSEND it so you can read it again, and again, to make sure there are no typos; add something to make your point even more clear, then you send. Then re-read it from the SENT folder for their perspective!
Load More Replies...My work partner and I send each other email drafts to eat other to proofread before sending to the managers. We don't want to p**s anyone off but sometimes the management doesn't quite understand our part of the job.
The secret question is either "what is your favourite colour" or "what is the airspeed valocity of an unladen swallow"
The ‘IT Humor and Memes’ community will be celebrating its 5th birthday in late May. The group has grown massive over the years. At the time of writing, it boasts nearly 1.5 million IT-loving members from all corners of the planet. It’s continuing to grow at an impressive pace, too. Just last week, 6k new members joined the community. If you enjoyed this community's content as much as we did, consider joining up, too.
According to the team running ‘IT Humor and Memes,’ the group is meant to be a “small corner in the big Facebook world” for the sake of letting off a little steam. In short, it’s all about escapism and having a bit of fun.
However, the team points out that humor is a very subjective thing. Many of us have a different sense of humor. So, there will be moments when something that we find utterly hilarious might not get the audience cracking up.
On the flip side, someone’s jokes might not land with us either. There will also be times when you need very specific IT knowledge or context to ‘get’ the joke.
Flashing back to the family computer on my parents’ dining room. In the summer the other foot would be in the freezer.
I've seen this at billion dollar companies. It's wild but was weirdly common. Less common now, but still see it here and there.
I hate this picture & all memes attached to it. Don't know why, just do...
imagine everybody includes every suspicious keyword in all their mails...
Everybody putting "pressure cooker" in white at the bottom of all emails
Load More Replies...I just deleted over 100 photos and videos just to add 0.01 megabytes of storage back on to my phone. DAM CODM TAKES A LOT OF SPACE
Something to keep in mind is that ‘IT Humor and Memes’ is a public group. Anything that you post or comment there is going to be visible to your family, friends, and coworkers on Facebook.
In other words, it’s a reminder to be kind and courteous to everyone. What’s more, the team running the group has created a rule that an account has to be at least 1 month old to participate in the community. Simply put, the group is so big that there’s a backlog of pending posts.
During a previous interview with Bored Panda, the creator of ‘IT Humor and Memes,’ Paquette, told one of our colleagues about the roots of the group.
“I created the group when I realized there was a lack of general IT meme groups. The keyword there is ‘general.’ There were developer/programmer groups, the odd networking group, a few hacker groups, but no general IT ones I could find. The posts I submitted to an IT support group tended to get lost in all of the great support questions being asked. So, I thought, ‘Why not start a general IT humor group?’” Paquette said.
My brain must be on fire then cuz I'm always yawning 🥱
Load More Replies...It does :) The key is being in tune with yourself and knowing when it's starting to happen.
I had a blonde friend who loved blonde jokes. My favorite: She waved her hands in front of her ears and asked me what she was doing. I said I didn't know. She said: refueling.
Yep! Take the games/console/computer away for a few days? Absolutely. Delete the game? Absolutely not.
Load More Replies...never could get mine to understand that turning off the monitor did NOT shut down the computer...
According to the creator, he never expected the group to even hit 10k members, let alone attract the massive number of followers it has seen recently. “The group has become a place to share things that many find funny using shared experience. (In the words of Sybok, ‘Share your pain and gain strength from the sharing.’) The group banner of the ‘ESC’ key leaving the keyboard is on purpose. Many have commented it gives them a needed break, an escape, from the constant stress and pressure they feel at work,” he told Bored Panda earlier.
“For some of the posts, it definitely helps to have a background in some aspect of IT, whether it be programming, networking, cybersecurity, administration, or tech support. The play on words and concepts can be somewhat confusing if you don’t understand them,” the creator explained.
IT guy here. Most of my company's services are handled by 3rd party vendors, so the work we do quickly is submitting a ticket to them.
One of the most honest emails I ever got in response to a complaint about something not functioning just flat-out said "yeah, it's an issue but we're probably never going to do anything to fix it." And they never did. *heartwarming cello music*
“Quickly” is relative. The customer might want the issue fixed immediately. To them, having no understanding of the problem, that’s quick. When you’re the one doing the fixing you, understanding the problem, know that it’s not possible to fix that fast but you are still working the issue as quickly as you can.
Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, in crashes and reboots, wrongly written code and messy cable management?
This is clearly a star gate designed to let them escape to a more intelligent civilization…like one made up entirely of kumquats
Load More Replies...Honestly, if this was just some random person who put up this sign, that guy is a genius. And these guys are absolute morons.
I've heard that hacking always involves a good deal of social engineering ;)
Load More Replies...I've had to do this for security risk assessments. You would be (or maybe not) surprised to know this particular example is lame in comparison to the actual results you often get from this. Not a single person pulled the post-it solution there. Of the 150(ish) employees that were shown this sign during a systems migration, 98 of them did precisely this, including people in the IT department. It lead to a lot of presentations, meetings and, thankfully a lot of changes in training methods.
Oh my. Those people will be getting emails from Nigerian princes any day now.
There are so many things wrong here I don't know where to start. Signed, Security Expert
Non-security person here and even I know that sign-up sheet is a bad idea.
I regret I cannot upvote this because I've actually been "Shawn" and some people just cannot allow their minds to be changed by unremarkable things like facts or policy. We, in IT, would regularly go through the various locations pulling post-it notes off keyboards and monitors, forcing a new password for that account, and eventually contacting the serial recalcitrants' supervisor before allowing that person server file access again. So frustrating.
I hope Shawn is being called in for a promotion. He’s the only one there who understands cyber security.
“That being said, a majority of posts are general enough that anyone should be able to get the humor. What I like to see are posts where ‘It’s funny because it’s true’ could be a caption. When humor mirrors real life with experiences the reader has had, it’s a connection and makes it all the funnier for them.”
For Paquette, one of the best parts of working in IT is that it’s always changing. “There’s something more or something new to learn. Never a dull moment as the underlying technologies advance and change. There’s always a way to look at a problem differently, and for the most part, if you need help, someone else has usually encountered the issue you are having and might be able to help,” he said.
Some posts and discussions on the group get closed down because they get a bit too tense.
Absolutely. That'll teach you to put some comments in! Not to mention the Change History.
No but srsly I’ll sit there for like an hour and the bar doesn’t move a single pixel hit as soon as I go up and do other stuff it downloads in like 30min?!??
I used to fight the mod mouse pointer to make it go faster and not stop back in the early 2000s lol I still find myself doing this now lol
Order of operations is not an actual mathematical "law". Just a convention. Most programming languauwill not follow it, so you have to use parentheses to enforce order of operations
There was maths before there were programming languages. Having to set parentheses is a convention as well.
Load More Replies...A few things I remember from school, one was (in Germany): "Punkt vor Strich".
I can maybe somehow understand people reaching 16 if they mix the order of operations, but how 26% got 13?
Paquette urges everyone to let people enjoy things and to remember that what unites all the members is their love of IT. “There are generally ‘two camps’ in tech; ‘Us’ and ‘Them,’” he noted. “For example, Android and iOS, Linux and Windows, Apple and Microsoft. Techs have their favorite OS, device, tool, app, or method of doing something; we all do. The Dunning-Kruger effect is alive and well within IT as quite a few techs have the ‘my way or the highway’ mindset. This results in a religious OS war between rivalries, with some discussions of ‘Us and Them’ [becoming] ‘Us vs. Them,’ devolving to ‘Me vs You’ very quickly, with comments becoming insults,” he said.
We're kind of behind because of the layoffs, so we're gonna need you to come in on Saturday. And, while you're at it, why don't you go ahead and come in on Sunday, too.
Our current IT person is...not quite as adept as one might reasonably expect. I couldn't get the laptop to play nicely with our overhead projector (hey, there's a reason I'm not in IT!) and went to find her. Her entire response was "go ask (name of her department head)." My DH overheard this and came down with me to sort the projector out. Then she went to the IT person and sorted her out.
How long did it take to get it back working ok?
Load More Replies...I am conflicted. My brain is judging them for not properly mounting the second hard drive - while at the same time thinking how I have done the same thing.
Meh, it's an IDE platter drive. Maybe it only works in that position.
Load More Replies...There's nothing wrong with this computer. It's functioning "purrfectly."
In another interview with Bored Panda, Paquette opened up that he has over 30 years of experience in IT. “With 30+ years under my belt, I’m more of a jack of all trades when it comes to IT. Plunk me down in just about any situation, and I’ll either get going right away or figure out how to get it done. However, if I had to pick my strongest suit, it would have to be systems administration and being able to connect high-level ideas to the low-level systems and processes. Because I’ve done both throughout my career, I’m great at connecting the two,” he told us.
What first got him interested in computers was a classmate who brought his Apple II+ to school to show them the ‘Lunar Lander’ video game. “My mind was blown. I knew at that moment I wanted to program and work with computers as a career,” Paquette said.
“Over the years, I’ve gained loads of experience in software development, system administration, DB management, vendor management; you name it, I’ve probably touched on it from doing the work, all the way to managing others that do the work.”
Or just friend. Not the most common thing for it folks.
Load More Replies...imaginary girlfriends are Canada's second leading export (behind maple syrup)
abstract "art". (In my opinion the description of the artwork and its meaning is the only creative aspect to most modern/abstract art)
Load More Replies...I use an old pet's name as well as a sequence of numbers that makes sense to only me. That way I can just change the number to the next in the sequence and keep the pet's name as part of my password.
My mom and sister never listened to me on the "PLEASE don't click it/download it" front - then my sister managed to download ransomware on one of our family business's computers. (We found out she had downloaded an email attachment from a sender she didn't know.) I let her stew in it for a few hours, then I wiped the computer and reinstalled the OS. Haven't had an issue with my sister clicking or downloading since XD now she ALWAYS texts me a photo of anything suspicious to ask me before she clicks.
Load More Replies...waiguo ren lai hua gongzuo xuke xi guzhang, qing naixin dai translates to: there is a problem with the work permit for foreigners in china, please be patient
I really hope the latch is busted on that truck. EDIT: Just to clarify because there was some confusion. I want the latch broken so the tailgate stays UP. I do not want to see people falling out of a moving vehicle.
Sheesh! I'm not a security or technical person but I change my passwords a lot. I also randomly make-up what number/weird names/word combinations I'll use. Nothing associated with easily found info.
One of my passwords was auto generated by website more than 15 years ago 🤣
They're nerds so ... Jedi on the streets and Sith in the sheets
Load More Replies...I had to show a new, very young (well, to me) data-entry employee that tabbing through the cells makes for much faster data entry.
Command keys become second nature and way faster.
Load More Replies...I'm with the people in the picture on this one, that's hella attractive
When Windows first came out, and I mean *first* came out, a friend of mine worked for a company that was going with the wave of the future and installing it on all their machines. Only problem was that none of the machines had mice, so for about 3 months he and his whole programming department had to run Windows using only the keyboard. Pretty impressive, actually.
At first I thought this was my brother’s apartment, but then I realized it was too clean.
This is weirdly accurate. A nice PC rig is about the same as the down payment on a car for most people.
Liquid cooled CPU and GPU with front panel distribution plate. Horizontally mounted GeForce. Top mounted 360mm radiator. It's okay.
My hubs gets annoyed when his Bluetooth hooks up to my car radio automatically and he doesn't realize it when he wants to watch anime without distracting my driving on longer road trips
Guess how I unwillingly discovered that anime is terrible cardio/workout music.
Load More Replies...I made a similar joke with my fellow network technicians and was met by silence. We had a fibre duct which was broken into by rats. They chewed though one cable, and then went away, and came back and chewed through another. When someone said, 'I wonder why they came back and chewed through another?', I said, 'They must be on a full firbe diet!'. My humour is wasted here...
The caption is covering the best part: The sign above the keypad reads "3944"
I remember that from Jurassic park. They had to punch in a code to get somewhere and it was written next to the keypad, because dinosaurs cannot read and people may need to put in the code without thinking.
Load More Replies...I have seen this post before. Best comment was that the green light is on , the door is open
I pointed that out to the sr vp at my office 20 years ago - he scraped the coating off the dull buttons to solve the problem. I genuinely won some brownie points that put day I think. He used to work for the state patrol.
I would not trust a Dr who wasn't willing to do his research
Load More Replies...the reason to study history, know the mistakes of the past and not to reproduce them
Load More Replies...What is even weirder is that those books are in Spanish. Did the character speak fluent Spanish?
Really? You ever sit around on vacation wishing you were back in the office?
Load More Replies...I have very intense night terrors about my current and previous jobs. I come to doing very bizarre things.
This is mostly a myth, though. The groups that release pirated games usually care about their reputation within their "field of work", and wouldn't release something that contains malware.
Yeah but random trolls think it's the funniest thing ever. Stay safe out there and do your research.
Load More Replies...This is me with PowerShell. Someone's always done almost all the work for me somewhere.
As a non-IT dude I gotta ask: Is he serious or sarcastic with the last sentence?
You ever see those pictures of programmers working and all the words are different colors? That's mostly sytax highlighting and when you see something turn a different color than expected you know you screwed up somewhere. Emacs with no syntax highlighting would be similar to just doing code in notepad
Load More Replies...1 GB RAM in 2001? What kind of science-fiction is this? (most PC's at the time had 64 - 256 MB, depending on their price)
And 32gb hdd... that kind of machine was $2500 in 2001 money.
Load More Replies...My Setup
I put a lazy boy infront of my L-desk but I've got 3 monitors and a 61inch tv connected to my pc so if I'm gonna be there in gonna be comfy
Load More Replies...Yep! I have two cats and two dogs.... sorry, PC, I love you, but not enough arms to carry you too XD
Load More Replies...I have moved so many times, I was recently asked how long it would take to pack up my house, this is literally what I mean. Just electronics, clothes, dishes and my cat. Ive told everyone, Ill buy everything else (furniture, etc). If it doesnt fit in my car well guess who isnt getting their security deposit. Last time I moved, I held a free for all yard sale to get rid of everything I couldnt carry by myself. To note, im 47, my friends are too old to help for pizza and beer lol
The kid who reminded the teacher that they haven't assigned any homework is now a Scrum Master.
The gifted kid who started college at age 14 is now unemployed with severe mental health issues XD
(whisper) Working in academia, I get double that amount :P
Load More Replies...Our old IT specialist could do this. She'd plant her feet, hands on hips, and glower until it worked. Pretty sure she was a witch.
Ready to put in back
Not always a problem. It's not uncommon to clean boards with water. Just make *really* sure you rinse thoroughly and dry really, *REALLY* thoroughly! Might also want to be careful what soap you use - if any.
There's a guy with a YT channel (does repairs) that has that down to a science. Spill a sugary soda in your MacBook? No worries, puts it in the ultrasonic bathtub and after a good rinse and dry, it's good to go. Blew my mind.
Load More Replies...Hey you guys! Today is my boyfriend’s birthday, and I decided instead of buying him a present, I’m going to clean his motherboard!!!! I hope this m**********r won’t cheat on me again! 😙🥹🥰
How sweet of you. Such a thoughtful gift. I really hope he realizes how much thought and effort you put into it. 🥰
Load More Replies...Not being sort of tech-minded, this was the 1st pic that I reacted to for a while. . .GULP!
"I don't always code, but when I do, I do it by putting it b******t that kinda works vaguely sort of and hoping no one notices"
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