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Tech Support People Are Sharing The Worst Cases They’ve Seen While On The Job (40 New Pics)
There’s something about humans and technology that makes them a perfect combo for a disaster waiting to happen. And even though we live in 2020, where tech has become a quintessential part of our daily lives, it doesn’t mean it’s as easy as pie. Don’t believe me?
Ask the tech support workers who have been witness to such monstrosities, it makes you wonder what on earth their clients were thinking. A client upgrading his phone and keeping his old screen protector ‘cause why not? Check. A mouse covered in hand grease up to the point that it’s just a lump of sheer nastiness? Check. Rice inside the iPhone? Sure. Cables tangled so badly, they resemble a wasp nest? Of course.
Thanks (do we really wanna thank them for dis?) to the Reddit community that goes by the all-telling name r/techsupportgore, we now have pure nightmare material for tech support workers or any other person who is no stranger to common sense. Psst! More painfully funny and cringe-worthy tech and gadget disasters waiting in part 1.
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#1
4 Hrs Later...
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I Said "Put It In Rice." Not "Put Rice In It."
#3
Apparently Someone Got Tired Of It Ringing, So The Put It In The Oven
#4
This Key After 10 Years Of Entering Orders At My Grandmothers Shop
#5
Just Set It On Fire
#6
Broken Clip? No Problem!
#7
One Of My Clients Upgraded His Phone But Kept His Old Screen “Protector”
#8
German T-Mobile Found 3 Snakes Inside Their Network Unit
Kari Panda 5 years ago
Ah, the irony. The German word for snake is also a term for someone who‘s deceitful. Seeing as our lovely Deutsche Telekom dastardly 'renewed' the contract I had with them (thus making me pay for my phone/internet TWICE for 1,5 years), I vote for this to become their official representation photo.
#9
Customer Brought In This Imac For Not Powering On... This Is How He Apparently Uses It
#10
The Nastiest Mouse I Have Ever Seen In The Field. Make No Mistake, That Is Not Dust. That Is...uh...hand-Grease
#11
Shipping Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Computers With No Packaging Material
Philly Bob Squires 5 years ago (edited)
Amazon did this to me... I ordered 3 6 TB hard drives and they shipped them in a bubble mailer that looked like a truck ran over it. All of the HD boxes were crushed. The drives weren't damaged but I sent them back anyway along with a really stern phone call. They replaced them (actually sent me 4 instead of 3.) Ordered some lavender soap bars for the wife and they packed them in paper and bubble wrap and in an oversized box that was so secure you could have shipped nitroglycerin in. Go figure.
#12
Do You Think It Got Too Hot?
#13
"You Can Fix Your Sisters Phone Right? It Gets Hot Sometimes And Turns Itself Off A Lot". "What's That Smell?" Battery Acid. Literally Battery Acid
I'm a makeup addict 5 years ago
why do you still have that phone?! THROW IT INTO A VOLCANO!!!!!
#14
“There’s Something Wrong With The Printer In The Lab...”
#15
User Calls About Disc Being Stuck In Another Computer, Mentions Off Hand About This Laptop. They Had Been Using And Charging It Like This For Weeks...
#16
Brother Wanted A Wireless Mouse, Kid Wanted To Help
#17
After Two Days Of Troubleshooting, The Solution Was To Simply Flip It Upside Down. Of Course
#18
"My PC Won't Turn On"
Philly Bob Squires 5 years ago
What the hell? Did they run 220v power to a 110v supply? That's a first for me!
#19
Just One Of Our Printers Doing Its Duty
#20
Someone At Work Secured This Power-Board
#21
People That Use PC Cables To Rest Their Feet
#22
How Not To Transport A Laptop
#23
My Parents New WiFi Mount
#24
Came To A Restaurant With My Dad To Fix Their Internet Issues
#25
"I Forgot That I Left My Laptop On The Top Of My Truck. It Flew Off When I Was On The Highway. Can You Fix It?"
#26
Spaghetti Baguette. "I Was On A School Trip. 6 Electric Sockets For 70 People"
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
I saw a set-up like this once. I was using a fire extinguisher on it...
#27
Drilled Right Into The Battery
#28
Psu Thermal Throttling
#29
“My Tablet Is Not Charging” - Is This A Battery Or A Pillow?
#30
Customer Tried To Change The Mainboard
#31
This Beauty Came In For Repair Today
#32
My Girlfriend's Xbox 360 Hard Drive Was Rattling... Can I Recover The Data?
#33
Some Beautiful Patchwork
#34
Dispatched About A Computer That Wouldn't Boot, It Was Epoxied To The Desk. They Had To Cut It Out For Us
#35
Hey Boss, The UPS Had Some Crazy European Connector, But I Fixed It!
#36
He Paid Extra For The Expert Installation
5 years ago (edited)
Not too technical savy but it looks like a liquid cooling system that's been badly setup. Hence the whole "paid extra for the EXPERT installation" bit
#37
Teacher Was "Multitasking" And Set Laptop On Hot Stove... It Still Works Other Than A Few Lines On The Screen
#38
Customer Attempted Their Own Hdmi Repair With A Blowtorch
#39
I Tried To Use My Old Case As A Chair
#40
"I Straightened Bent Pins With Tweezer, But It Won't Work Afterwards"
#41
Go Check The Switch Closet. We Think Something Might Have Gotten Unplugged Somewhere
#42
Today's Spicy Pillow Is Brought To You By: My Dash Cam
#43
Painters: It’ll Be Fine
#44
Yikes... Flooded Bitcoin Mining Farm
#45
Customer: My PC Is Overheating
#46
It's This Kind Of Stupid That Will Forever Keep Me Employed
#47
My Grandmother Used My Ps2 For Her Iron Stand
#48
It's For Curved Monitors, Right?
#49
Never Buy “Refurbished” Controllers
#50
Customer Came In Because Their Phone Said No Sim. I Wonder Why... (Old Sim On Bottom, New Sim On Top For Comparison)
#51
Dear Clients: When I Tell You Good Thermal Paste .. It Is Not Tooth Paste :( This Is The 3rd This Month That The Apu Has Close Up Tooth Paste
#52
Talk About A Security Risk. I Stopped At A Gas Station, And Their Sole, Family Bathroom Hosted The Rack For The Whole Station
#53
My Husband's Delicious Cable Management And He Works In It
#54
New Servers Have Red Cables. Can’t Miss It
KombatBunni 5 years ago
Spaghetti city..you couldn’t pay me enough to work with that going on!
#55
Apparently I Type Too Hard
#56
Xbox Optical Drive Stopped Working. I Have Twin Toddlers
#57
A Slight Burning Smell
#58
Melted Monitor. “But I Have To Have A Lamp At My Desk. I Just Push It Behind My Monitor Because It’s Too Bright”
#59
Powered By Static Electricity Through The Carpet While Pacing Around In Socks Waiting For Installs
#60
I Found Out Why Internet Has Been Spotty (Yes, I Have A Rabbit)
09Robdog07 5 years ago
Will kinda make a teeny little fire that will probably burn the house down
#61
My Laptop Won't Close And My WiFi Isn't Working
#62
I Remember, Why I Had So Many Bad Memory's About 2000' Era Pcs
Corey Smith 5 years ago
*Memories. An apostrophe does not make a word plural. Sorry, this just irritates me.
#63
"Geez I Lost My Charger, Welp I Guess It's Time To Take The Danger Wire Out Of The Drawer"
#64
Dj, Spin That [crap]!
![Dj, Spin That [crap]!](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/5fc601188e6fe_boiuqgqnbvc51__700.jpg "Dj, Spin That [crap]!")
#65
Found Out Why My Monitor Stoped Working
#66
You Guys Probably Get This All The Time But Here Is Mine
I'm a makeup addict 5 years ago (edited)
It must've melted to be that wavy. SO I WAVE GOODBYE TO THAT!!!
#67
Some Genius Who Closed Last Night, Thought It Would Be A Good Idea To Put Notebook Paper In Our Printer
Banjo Peppers 5 years ago
Ha, I did that in school. The trick is figuring out the line spacing and margins to get it to line up right.
#68
Our Server Room At Work Is A Closed Metal Cabinet With No Ventilation. If This Picture Had Sound Those Fans Would Be Deafening
M O'Connell 5 years ago
I am so amused by the US Robotics fax modem next to the electrical tape :D
#69
As Soon As The Expanded Battery Was Replaced, The Hard Drive Started Working Again! It’s A Ipod Classic 1st Generation (10gb Model)
Banjo Peppers 5 years ago
A 10 gb iPod Classic 1st gen?? How much are those worth nowadays? I remember them going for a TON when I was trying to replace my very sad Nano a while ago. How much did it cost to replace the battery??
#70
Well It Still Plays Music
#71
Just Keep Yankin' Pal
#72
Ticket Saying Label Printer Has Stopped Printing
#73
Lightning + HDMI = bad
#74
F You Are A Smoker, Do Not Buy A White Case
#75
Me: What Happened?!? Customer: I Don’t Know
#76
Does This Count?
#77
Why Is My Wireless Mouse Not Working?
#78
Gym Teacher Made $2,000 Mistake
#79
A Computer Tower Needing An External Power Supply. There Is Nothing Behind The Power Supply "Cutout". Basically A Laptop Motherboard In A Case. Also, The Card Slots Aren't Removable
Rodrigo “centoventicinque” Boschi 5 years ago
hp crap, i've one as pi-hole in my house, is good because is silent and requires a really low power, god as pi-hole and nas as i use it , otherwise it's a terrible desktop pc ( has a dual core fanless amd cpu )
#80
Customer Said They Opened It To Unplug Battery? This Image Is Cursed
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What do you think ?
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
You really have to wonder about those people who drilled holes in their electrical appliances...
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
Best. Advice. Ever! Just leave it to the experts if you’re out one yourself. You can turn an inexpensive repair into a total loss and have to spend way more to replace your device.
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Martha Meyer 5 years ago
You really have to wonder about those people who drilled holes in their electrical appliances...
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
Best. Advice. Ever! Just leave it to the experts if you’re out one yourself. You can turn an inexpensive repair into a total loss and have to spend way more to replace your device.
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