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Even if you love your job, there are always some aspects of it that are irritating, there are some things you would rather do over others, and once in a while you’ll have a bad day. Some professions have more of those bad days or irritating parts than others.

There is a popular subreddit that is dedicated for IT workers to vent. And apparently there are plenty of things that get on their nerves, whether it’s clients or stupid viruses. Professionals of this field come to the r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt subreddit and create funny memes, comics or share screenshots that they relate to, but even non-IT people can have a little laugh as well.

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The subreddit was created quite a while ago, back in 2012 and now has 192k members. If you are wondering how to spell its name, it has 7 ‘i’s and 12 ‘t’s.

The description when you open the page perfectly sums up what you can expect from it: “Tired of stupid customers? Having to deal with constant computer frustrations at work? Another virus ruining a perfect day? Having to fix incredibly-crafted spaghetti code in Visual Basic? Your database system was destroyed by an idiot coworker turning off the computer? Vent out here at iiiiiiitttttttttttt (i7t12), a subreddit dedicated specifically for Information Technology rage comics! (Limit two le's per customer).”

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The Epic Job...

The Epic Job...

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YoChicken
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I cannot be the only one who thought the second sentence of the post was going too say, 'been a Swiftie for 8+ years, we're good'

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Jack Of All Trades

Jack Of All Trades

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Vicky Z
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And you cannot get promoted cause you are irreplaceable so other useless people get promoted, so you can stay at your position and handle the things they cannot do! Life sucks right?

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Error: Low Toner

Error: Low Toner

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M O'Connell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah, this was once a bigger issue than it is now. Back in the 90s I had a Lexmark printer that had a single cartridge containing all the colors, only it didn't also contain black. It made black by combining yellow, cyan and magenta. If you wanted gray, you in fact did need yellow ink.

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IT is kind of a broad term now used to refer to an array of technologies and related disciplines. Not all IT professionals do the same thing and as in every other field, like in medicine or music, everyone has their own role and their own expertise. 

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This is where a lot of confusion and misunderstanding come from for IT professionals that come to share their frustrations with people who will definitely relate. Most often these misunderstandings are between an IT professional and a client that doesn’t understand that a programmer who can fix a bug in a software program doesn’t necessarily know how to fix a keyboard that’s not working.  

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Yeah. Nobody Will Touch That

Yeah. Nobody Will Touch That

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate it when my family uses my profile!!! I get recommendations for staff i will never watch!!!

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#7

Yes, This Was A Real Ticket I Just Closed

Yes, This Was A Real Ticket I Just Closed

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Working In It Isn't Stressful

Working In It Isn't Stressful

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I work in IT and this one made me laugh out loud in my cubicle farm surrounded by broken laptops

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There are different ways you can separate IT specialists into types, putting them in bigger groups or putting them into very specific groups. The job site Indeed lists 21 job positions for IT specialists. And each and every one of them will have different knowledge. For example, a software engineer improves new software, a support specialist works with clients and helps them solve their problems and a web developer works with creating a website from its appearance to its content using coding.

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I Need A 6-Month Vacation, Twice A Year, Far Away From Society...

I Need A 6-Month Vacation, Twice A Year, Far Away From Society...

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Readme Never

Readme Never

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Except where the readme is by engineers for engineers...they assume Phd level computer skills when a simple example of common usage would be far more helpful. I have been IT support for over 25 years, and I still see "man pages" where the author should not be allowed near a keyboard.

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Though clients are a big source of complaints among IT professionals, not all of them deal with users that have no knowledge about computers, but they still deal with some annoying things that come up. In the subreddit you can find plenty of memes related to unexpected inconsistencies in programs, not very useful updates and how stressful the job can get.

#12

Shhhhhhh

Shhhhhhh

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a doctor go "your problem sounds familiar but I am going to make sure because I don't want to make a mistake" and he looked up the issue in this huge database. Sometimes you do get a doctor who understands looking the problem up, which is refreshing.

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Happy Little Outages Here And There

Happy Little Outages Here And There

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We're going to plug in a plug right here, and another right here becuase everyone needs a buddy

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Upvote the memes and comics that you liked the most and sound off in the comments if you could relate to any of them. Maybe you could relate to them even if you don’t work in this field?  Also we are interested to know any of your funny stories related to IT so feel free to share them!

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#15

Oh, So Now You're Going To Start Working Fine?

Oh, So Now You're Going To Start Working Fine?

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Big IT Time

Big IT Time

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Administrative Access

Administrative Access

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fookin UAC. Admins everywhere thinking yeah great let’s enable this to stop people downloading and don’t stuff. Until they get calls every five minutes asking for the password and eventually they disable it again for everyone

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#21

I Made This Meme Instead Of Doing The Thing They Asked For

I Made This Meme Instead Of Doing The Thing They Asked For

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A customer did this recently. He came with a really short deadline (less than 3 weeks). I delivered on tuesday (did the job in 1 week) saying that he has to tell us when they plan to test it, to be sure we will be available to deliver on the next test environment. Tests are really quick to do. 5 days later I don't have any news. 9 days until it has to be in production. Maybe we will have some fix to do, no idea. Pretty sure he will come back like "deliver the next step now". Can't wait to reply "That's not how it works, honey!" 😂

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#24

Its Really Not Hard

Its Really Not Hard

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the modern era, it only goes together one possible way! It's not like we have LPT and 25-pin serial ports on the same PC anymore (both DB25)... Or RS-232 and CGA graphics (both DB9). Or, god-forbid, RGB graphics and joystick ports (macintosh, both DB15).

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#26

"Can You Help Me Get The Files Of This USB?" Get Handed One Of These

"Can You Help Me Get The Files Of This USB?" Get Handed One Of These

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dang that wireless mouse usb must’ve had a lot of files

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Johnny
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This seems like an easy mistake to make -- this looks exactly like some mini-USB memory sticks. Plus mouse dongles are pretty rare these days since bluetooth is so ubiquitous.

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Pan Narrans
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have a water heater which on off switch looks frightening like an USB stick.

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Grady'sRaider
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some new memory sticks look like dongles. There is a mini SD card inside. Fooled me for a bit.

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Marcellus the Third
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not going to plug in random sticks unless office policy forces me to, and even then on an isolated machine. These dongles are small, but a normal-sized stick can contain capacitors rigged to physically destroy my logic board [e.g. https://www.quora.com/How-do-USB-killers-work ], or viruses.

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#27

Every Damn Day

Every Damn Day

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One Day Son, All This Will Be Yours!

One Day Son, All This Will Be Yours!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey, I take exception to this. Perfect example: I got tired of replacing the battery in my garage door opener (the pinpad on the outside) so I rummaged through my pile of adapters till I found a 9v one, drilled a small hole and wired it up, no more replacing the battery!

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Yup, I Know It Is Time To Go Home On Friday

Yup, I Know It Is Time To Go Home On Friday

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Faculty With 2 Masters Degrees And A Phd: "My Speakers Wont Work And I Am Giving A Very Important Presentation Right Now. Need This Fixed Asap" ....... Me: (Drives 20 Miles) "Ma'am, The Green Plug Goes In The Green Hole" ...... Faculty: " I Have Worked Here For 20 Years, When Did They Change That?"

Faculty With 2 Masters Degrees And A Phd: "My Speakers Wont Work And I Am Giving A Very Important Presentation Right Now. Need This Fixed Asap" ....... Me: (Drives 20 Miles) "Ma'am, The Green Plug Goes In The Green Hole" ...... Faculty: " I Have Worked Here For 20 Years, When Did They Change That?"

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F**k Covid-19

F**k Covid-19

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Boomers invented video conferencing. You are just riding on the shirttails of their fame.

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#32

My Co-Worker Decided He Wanted A Standing Desk

My Co-Worker Decided He Wanted A Standing Desk

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Remember we had an office with a raised floor like this. All the cables go under the floor and you can install floorports wherever they are needed. They used to use the same suction cup device (bottom left) to lift them Sometimes wish I had a floor like that at home.

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#33

It Do Be Like That

It Do Be Like That

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*How I see other people in my school asking how to get capital letters* (Ok, maybe a tiny bit exaggerated, but only a tiny bit) xD

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#34

Users Be Like

Users Be Like

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Users Who Are Annoyed When You Try To Troubleshoot Their Problem >:(

Users Who Are Annoyed When You Try To Troubleshoot Their Problem >:(

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hmm. I have been on the other side of this on multiple occasions, where I did all the recommended troubleshooting with no result, contacted IT with a full report of what's wrong, what I tried and what the results were and IT insisted I do it all again.

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#36

I Don't Have To Worry About Viruses, I Have A ___

I Don't Have To Worry About Viruses, I Have A ___

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I Cant Possibly Be The Only One With This Problem...

I Cant Possibly Be The Only One With This Problem...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMFG, no you are not alone! At first I figured it was just still searching and I was removing the s just as it finished searching, but extensive testing has proven that it’s really just messing with us. >.<

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Each And Every God Damn Customer Calling Tech Support!!

Each And Every God Damn Customer Calling Tech Support!!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a degree in science right? Yup! And you called me to find a vaccine right? Yup! And when i tell you the vaccine is ready and safe you should do it right? That makes sense to me! Then do what i told you to! No!🙄

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When I See People Complaining About Forced Windows Updates ...

When I See People Complaining About Forced Windows Updates ...

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Soon There Will Be No IP Addresses Left

Soon There Will Be No IP Addresses Left

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