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71 Times Tech Support Workers Wanted To Scream, “You Can’t Be Serious!!” (New Pics)
"What could possibly go wrong?" is a question many of us have learned to avoid asking, especially at work. And it's no different for tech support folk.
These girls and guys are trained to handle all sorts of issues, from minor glitches to massive malfunctions, and they often carry out their duties by figuring out the problem, finding a solution, and then fixing or replacing it. But every now and again, the tech gurus come face-to-face with the stuff nightmares are made of.
Some of the cases are so bad that they've made it into a digital Hall of Shame known as Tech Support Gore. The online community claims that "You will cringe to the brink of passing out after a few minutes looking at this subreddit." And a quick glance at the page reveals exactly why. From multimillion-dollar servers being mistreated to humidifiers placed on top of important equipment, there's horror lurking at every corner.
Bored Panda has put together a gory list of the best posts from the page for you to scroll through when you need a distraction from your own bad day at work. May they serve as a reminder to look after your tech carefully because, clearly, a lot could possibly go wrong.
We also have some advice on how to prolong the life of your gadgets and equipment so that you aren't the source of more stress for tech support workers. You'll find that info between the images.
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#1
Coworker Said She Would Only Accept An Official Apple Mouse So I Dug This Out Of Storage And Left It On Her Desk
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#3
Vet Office Asked Why Their Server Was So Loud. They Had Cut A Hole In The Cabinet For Airflow, But The Resident Kitty Found It
#4
“How The Heck Are You Supposed To Set Those Legs? Keeps Falling Over”
#5
Customer Used Washing Up Sponges As Return Packaging, Thought It Was Funny
#6
Some Kid At My School Somehow Managed To Do This…
#7
This Was My Customers Solution To Her Broken Laptop Hinge
#8
User States Fan Making Funny Noise
#9
I Never Thought I’d Put Myself On This Sub, But Here I Am Finding My Own PC With The “Please Remove Before Installation” Film Still On After Years…
Seadog 7 months ago
Anyone who has worked in auto parts more than 4 months will relate to this because countless DIYers install their car battery without removing the post covers, then they bring it back insisting it's no good. The post cover is now of course gone because it's still stuck in the battery cable on the car at home. It by some chance it is still on the battery, you show them they have to remove it. They swear they did but if they did, why is so hard to remove? Why is the pull tab still in place
#10
"Not Booting, Makes A Loud Sound When Powered On."
#11
One Of My Co-Workers Was Eager To Unpack Her New Mouse
#12
Customer States, Replaced Thermal Paste And A Few Days Later Stopped Displaying Any Image Out
#13
Customer Told Me His Phone Wasn’t Charging
#14
"I Just Took It Out Of My Bag And It Was Like That"
#15
You’re Supposed To Release The Latch First. Also, Don’t Use A Crowbar
#16
Tech Support Did This
#17
The WiFi Is So Hot
#18
So You Think You've Worked On Some Dirty Computers Before, Eh?
Giles McArdell 7 months ago
Sadly have to say I've seen much worse, the tower PC owned by a heavy smoker would probably be my worst ever, sticky brown nicotine stains actually thick enough to clog up the fans and slowly trickle down the casing when warm.
#19
Don’t Put A Space Heater Under Your Desk
#20
A Friend Just Sent This To Me From Her Work
Bill Swallow 7 months ago
The phone just *might* be configured to "use USB for power only". I'd have to check the VGA pinouts, but it's conceivable that there might be a +5V pin.
#21
"Some Of My Keys Aren't Working. I Don't Know Why"
#22
Our Pos Hardware Caught On Fire Over Night And Destroyed The Shop
#23
Dell Returned My Laptop After “48 Hours Of Stress Testing.” This Is The Temperature At Idle
Stardust she/her 7 months ago
Bloody hell, that’s in Celcius?! You can make tea using the laptop, no kettle needed
#24
I Need Somewhere To Set This Candle.... Oh Here’s A Good Spot!
Don't listen to me 7 months ago
Cannot understand people who mix electronics with candles & fire.
#25
They Said “It Won’t Stop Printing”
#26
Capacitator Explodet
#27
Homie Said He Was Getting His PC Fixed And It Was His "Hard Drive"
WindySwede 7 months ago
Install a 'Residual-current device' NOW! Also check if your circuit breakers(?) works properly!
#28
Why My Mother Bord Not Work
#29
Someone Asked If This Is Repairable
Stardust she/her 7 months ago
If left for a few more years I’m sure the civilization that developed on the thing will discover interstellar travel
Mike F 7 months ago
OK I tracked it down, it's a module from a BMW, pasted from a search: The BMW DME (Digital Motor Electronics) is the engine control unit (ECU) that functions as the car's central computer
Russell Bowman 7 months ago
Most likely the BMW owner accidentally hit the turn signal stalk with his knee ... the BWM, having never had to display a turn signal, panicked and had a meltdown
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Nicole Weymann 7 months ago
Depends what you used it for. Extended job as a petri dish? Maybe. Bad example of what happens when you neglect your hardware maintenance? Definitely. Working piece of electronics? Not so much.
MotorcycleDoggo 7 months ago
Absolutely it is. It will cost exactly the same as buying a new one, but it will be good as new.
#30
Server Room From My First Hospital Job
#31
Had This The Other Day. In 4 Years Doing It I've Never Seen This. Told User To Hold Back On The Gym For A Bit
#32
System Came In To The Shop With “Accidentally Spilt A Bowl Of Soup Into Top Of Case”
#33
85” TV Fell Off The Wall Last Night
Whiskey Tango Delicious 7 months ago
For our international friends and anyone blessed with actual walls: in America we build McMansions out of drywall and optimism, mount 85” TVs with mismatched screws and a prayer, then act shocked when gravity wins.
#34
The Router Was Overheating
#35
Opened “Brand New” Cpu Cooler To Install In Friend’s PC
#36
I Present You Dp Cable Used In Industrial Testing Environment. This Poor Thing Had Hundreds Of Connection Cycles. Still Worked Fine With The Advantage Of Going Really Easily With The Rough Spots Worn Out LOL
#38
Student States: "I Was Curious"
Stardust she/her 7 months ago
Curious? Curious about what? Curious about the amount of money you’ll have to pay to cover damages?
#39
Some Dude From The Pcmr Subreddit Has A Nest On His Stick On Ram. How Does This Even Happen??
#40
Customer Stated The Hdmi Disappeared
#41
My iPhone 5s On Life Support, What Do Yall Think?
#42
Neighbour Couldnt Get Sim Card Out Of 5G Router Cause It Was "Stuck"
#43
Friend Asked If I Could Fix His PC
#44
Was Asked To Fix A Colleague’s Laptop And Wanted To Check The Battery
#45
If It Works, Don't Touch It
#46
Got A Ticket Today. Windows Can't Find Drive
#48
Client Replaced The Thermal Paste And The Laptop Stopped Working
#49
Does This Count? Discharging A Bosch Ebike Battery Using An Electric Heater
#50
"Welp That's 700 Dollars Down The Drain..."
Whiskey Tango Delicious 7 months ago
This is a known issue that AsRock addressed. Or didn't? That's gotta leave a mark though.
#51
(Self Shame) My First Attempt At Ethernet
#52
Got The New Drive To Fit Boss
David Paterson 7 months ago
New drives won't fit old desktops. This is better than what I have at the moment.
#53
We Promise Everything Is The Same As Before. We Don't Know Why Our Internet Is Down
Brand office employees swear they left everything exactly the same before cleaning and organizing the room.
#54
My Multi Million Dollar Schools Server Rack
#55
User States: Took It Out Of My Pocket Like That
#56
"The Power Cable Broke" -Hospital Nurse
#57
User Gets Point For Trying
#58
Fairly New Oled TV At My Dads House
#59
Pic Of My Classmates Opening A Crt (They Didn't Go Further Than This)
Zig Zag Wanderer 7 months ago
Good. They're pretty lethal until the capacitor is discharged, which takes many hours.
#61
So Nice Of The Customer To Remove Their Data For Me!
#63
Customer Bought A Secondhand 'Custom Loop' Cooled PC From His 'Friend', Who Mysteriously Disappeared After Getting The Money. Iirc Only The Gpu Survived The Carnage
#64
My Mp3 Player’s Battery Wouldn’t Charge So I Grabbed A Random Battery And Made It Fit
#65
103°f/39°c Causes Polarizer To Peel Off Acer Monitor At Work
Stardust she/her 7 months ago
What kind of top secret things were there in the background for OP to censor? And how does a monitor get that hot?
#66
Network Switch After A Lightning Strike
#67
Using A Soldering Iron To Remove Screw
#68
It's "Outside Rated" Until It Isn't
#69
Cleaning Out A Second Hand Gpu, Yummy
#70
All Mac Chargers Have Playstation Support
#71
My Homemade Headphones I Used At A Factory For 2 Yrs That Banned Headphones And Had Daily Checks
Son of Philosoraptor 7 months ago
Dude I knew would have died at a factory if no one heard him yell. Headphones are usually banned for a reason.
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David Paterson 7 months ago
Very little of this counts as "tech support". Almost all is "throw in the bin now" support.
David Paterson 7 months ago
Very little of this counts as "tech support". Almost all is "throw in the bin now" support.
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