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“Whoever said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results has obviously never had to reboot a computer.”

William Petersen may have been quoted saying that, but according to anyone who has ever worked in IT, he’s right. Restarting a computer really does solve most issues, but we are not always brilliant enough to come up with that solution on our own. Sometimes we need to reach out to the experts: the people working in IT.

IT jobs can be incredibly stressful, so anyone working in the information technology field deserves to have a place where they can blow off some steam, laugh at some memes and enjoy a few minutes before needing to restart their computer again (or having to tell someone else to restart theirs). That’s where the IT Humor and Memes Facebook group comes in.

Full of hilarious posts (for anyone who can actually understand them) that all of you IT pandas out there might find painfully relatable, we’ve gathered our favorite pics from the group down below, as well as an interview with the group's creator, Trevor Paquette. Be sure to upvote all of the posts you find most amusing, and then if you work in IT, let us know in the comments: are you doing okay?

Enjoy this list, and then if you’re interested in checking out another humorous Bored Panda article featuring jokes about programming and computer science, check out this list next.

#1

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PadraigBelton Report

M Kawai
Community Member
4 years ago

Reboot, reboot REBOOT!

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    #2

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    TheMushiestPea Report

    Kirsten Kerkhof
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    The longer I look at these the wider my smile gets.

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    #3

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    ThePunnyWorld Report

    But Nobody Came.
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I hears he *likes* encountering bugs!!

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    #4

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    Florian Renner Report

    Persephone hates Pomegranate
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This is exactly what I do as well!

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    #5

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    David Christopher Holley Report

    Crene
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Unfortunately, I control ur movements

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    #6

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    Claudia Perelli Hentschel Report

    Mistiekim
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    You couldn’t skip commercials and had to have a VCR to save a show

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    #7

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    Johnny Prine Report

    OhnoI’vebeencensored
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    And like most IT professionals would, has done a cut and paste job rather than match the font

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    #8

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    This is a Firefox crash log.

    Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Report

    Jerry Cynova
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Fox was peeing on that 1/2 of the bush. (1/2 dead bush) mc

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    #9

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    Terry Sutherland Report

    Jo blo
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    ANDROID and WINDOWS are alike this way 😔

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    #10

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    Joey Salyer Report

    M Kawai
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Do they really do that?

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    #11

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    Seane Bosch Report

    Mistiekim
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    The tv dating market has gotten rough. Hopefully there a many HDMI ports available or this tv might be single for a while.

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    #12

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    Rich Bates Report

    Little Wonder
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    *hides CD folder* Don't know what you're talking about.

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    #13

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    pakalupapitow Report

    Serial pacifist
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    That's funny, the password cracked at the joke.

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    #14

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    Chris Waldrip Report

    Roe Rainrunner
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Well, everyone could do it, if they want. And Tech Support is not paid for googeling it, but knowing WHAT to search for ;-)

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    #15

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    James Tarrant Report

    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    beautiful

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    Never miss a story that brings joy to the world. Add us on Google

    #16

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    Michael Scott McFadden Report

    Nor
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Dad jokes are the best

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    #17

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    CatMcGeeCode Report

    Xottel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    To be fair. 10 years ago I excelled at googling things. I knew how to formulate a question etc. to get exactly the results I needed. Since then the algorithm changed a lot and I didn't adapt. Now I suck at googling.

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    Alex Kluemper Report

    Little Wonder
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    In the late 90s I did a short course in computing (hoping a certificate would get me a job if I could prove I knew what I already knew). Anyway, the instructor said in the 80s when the 5 1/4 discs were used, people used to fold them up and put them in their pockets after class. Weirdly, they didn't work right next class...

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    Andre Sam Report

    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Silly machines, humans don't need your help. We're quite good at destroying ourselves.

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    #20

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    Jay Cee Report

    Buren
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Do they have to be topless?

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    #21

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    Instead of Velcro or the dreaded zip ties, please welcome the Lego me cable holder. These are all I will use now.

    Jamie Ian Macgregor Report

    Crene
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Be careful not to step on that though

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    #22

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    Allen Clark Capistrano Report

    Chich
    Community Member
    Premium
    4 years ago

    Gotta kick this windows habit. One more "install Win 11" might just do it.

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    #23

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    Trevor Paquette Report

    Colin Timp
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    [Yoda voice] "You will be....you will be."

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    #24

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    Gayan Basnayake Report

    MagNat
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Daniel is not a bot, he's just honest.

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    #25

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    Mark Snider Report

    Isaac Harvey
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    We need more software systems with this kind of sarcasm.

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    #26

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    Shoaib Shoaib Report

    But Nobody Came.
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Me who ignores all emails:

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    #27

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    mper Report

    Sam Juan
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Why did I laugh so hard at this??

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    #28

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    Nastee Savage Report

    Samiksha
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    That's where u get hacked!

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    #29

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    Because someone on the other side of the wall needed a network jack and they couldn't or wouldn't install a new one so they just punched a hole in the wall and fed the cable through

    அக் ஷய் Report

    But Nobody Came.
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    ēngīnēēr 100

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    #30

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    Raymond Wilson Report

    T5n
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I want one.

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    #31

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    Pawan Sedara Report

    loty moty
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Lather your hair, rinse, repeat...

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    #32

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    Brad Whatman Report

    Mayra
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I loved when he called hashtags hash browns

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    #33

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    Pawan Sedara Report

    But Nobody Came.
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    nobody tell BP censors 🤭🤭

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    #34

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    Jonathan Buan Aguarin Report

    SCP 4666
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    After being defeated by Optimus Megatron found a nice calm office job

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    #35

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    Mohammad Shakhshir Report

    Buren
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Turn it on and off again.

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    #36

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    Zine Eddine Zidane Report

    Paul C.
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    If only I knew what SQL was.

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    Arifur Rahman Report

    Samiksha
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    The last thing my code having a bug

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    #38

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    Pawan Sedara Report

    General Anaesthesia
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    At last, a credible explanation.

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    #39

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    Peter Tacon Report

    ezPZ
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I need it

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    #40

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    Timmy Marroccelli Report

    OhnoI’vebeencensored
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I’m not ashamed of my daily Pinterest habit. Sometimes multiple times a day!

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    #41

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    Mike O'Sh Report

    Roe Rainrunner
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    "We're running on budget"...

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    #42

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    PC Master Race Report

    #43

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    Jessica Meemee Banham Report

    Sheila Stamey
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    As I said to a supportee once " You take the first finger that isn't a thumb, and place it on the key. And put a little bit of pressure on it. " My husband happened to walk by and being a veteran of IT went into gales of laughter at " first finger that isn't a thumb.."

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    Wajeeh Ur Rehman Report

    But Nobody Came.
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Eye bleach pls

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    Chris Wood Report

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    #46

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    Pawan Sedara Report

    Daria
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Lol kinda true

    #47

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    Rainimaitso G. Teddy Report

    #48

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    Guillaume de Normandie Report

    ArodTheHorrible
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    You need to cancel your weekend plans LOL

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    #49

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    Shawn Flack Report

    Dan Padgett
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Ah yes, the ever prevalent scam pop-up. Do what the gent says minus the latter. Find a safe site :)

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    #50

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    Even my pc has trust issues.

    Joshua Folstad Report

    #51

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    awan Sedara Report

    loty moty
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    I'm the first type and will defend it with my life.

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    Pawan Sedara Report

    loty moty
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    In the name of the Pattern, RegEx and the holly match

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    #53

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    Jordan Wilde Report

    Tony Pott
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I have a dog command. It works like cat, but requires more input. seriously.

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    #54

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    Bresley Mogofe Report

    MagNat
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    *laughs in data quality*

    #55

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    Boss put this up at work today. No one knows what it means lol

    Brad Côté Report

    No Clue
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    "[audience cheering, wolf whistling]" ☺️

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    #56

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    Steve Roybal Report

    sturmwesen
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This is why I write the ticket with direction and date in red and bold to my colleague.

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    #57

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    Justin Ray Report

    badger
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    well, it's not going to be Sales, is it Miss?

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    #58

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    Jean Martin Report

    Sheila Stamey
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This gives me cold shivers.

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    #59

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    Man if only laptops had removable drives so you could properly do a data wipe. Final user took a drill straight through the chassis

    Nic Rostermundt Report

    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Might as well, that laptop looks 20 years old. It's just e-waste these days.

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    Rainimaitso G. Teddy Report

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    Pawan Sedara Report

    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Let us all take a moment of silence for those who never install chrome and only use Microsoft IE or Edge.

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    #62

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    Guillaume de Normandie Report

    Ivo H
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This happens far too often

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    I couldn’t get a proper screenshot as it was definitely about to crash.

    Kenakes Thompson Report

    Solidhog
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This was just Chrome sending data back to Google.

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