Geek and Technology: Not so tech savvy

Not so tech savvy

By holliefall - 02/06/2009 08:42 - United States

Today, I called Tech Support because the computer program wouldn't let me open files for my online classes. After an hour, and being walked through the downloading process multiple times. There was a pause and he said, "You're a fucking idiot." and hung up. It still won't work. FML

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By Beva - 17/01/2013 05:03 - Sweden - Falköping

Today, due to technical problems, I had to call the company's IT-support as my computer went totally haywire. I explained via phone that I couldn't access anything. The support then tried contacting me by e-mail and got upset with me when I didn't answer. FML

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By lord kuntface - 22/08/2013 21:33 - United States - Fort Myers

Today, my computer stopped connecting to the corporate network. I know what the problem is, but our tech support is so clueless that the only thing they do is utter the dreaded words, "Did you try turning it off and back on?" Meanwhile my boss is yelling at me for not getting any work done. FML

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By I quit - 19/11/2011 00:48 - United States

Today, MS Word kept crashing with a memory error, so I called tech support. Instead of actually fixing the problem, their tech wasted over an hour of my time defragmenting the hard drive, disabling the anti-virus, and downloading new video card drivers from some shady site, before giving up. FML

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Genius

By LOL Tolhurst - 03/09/2024 16:00 - United States - Tucson

Today, I was on the phone with tech support for over an hour, getting increasingly frustrated. After finally fixing the issue, I sarcastically said, "Thanks for nothing, genius," thinking I'd hung up the call. Turns out, I hadn’t. The tech guy coolly replied, "You’re welcome, genius." FML

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Unionize!

By worksux - 05/01/2011 20:25 - United States

Today, at work, my computer started acting up. I told my boss I could fix it, but he told me to call the IT department instead. Neither the IT technician or his supervisor could figure it out, so I showed them what was wrong and how to fix it. I was promptly fired for wasting 2 hours of company time. FML

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Occam's razor

By Lolololo - 18/08/2024 09:00 - Canada

Today, I called tech support because my new computer wasn’t turning on. After a long while on the phone, they finally asked if it was plugged in. It wasn’t. I spent way too long troubleshooting with a dead device because I never plugged it into the outlet. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/08/2018 20:30

Today, I spent half an hour on the phone with four departments at my college due to a mistake on my tuition bill. The last guy I talked to told me to call the financial aid office and hung up before I could respond. That was the first office I called. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/01/2014 21:09 - United States

Today, after trying for several days to change some details on the social security website, I got fed up and called them. I waited nearly two hours on hold, and when I finally got through, the guy on the other end just told me to reboot my computer and try again, then hung up on me. FML

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Technologically challenged

By Anonymous - 31/07/2020 05:01

Today, my aged mother continued to complain about her computer issues to me. A relative, who is good at tech support, won't bother servicing her computer because whatever she does ends up bogging it down the next day, so I have to hear about it on the phone. FML

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By Keira - 27/03/2019 22:00

Today, the modeling program I'm required to use for school started inexplicably crashing. Reinstalling doesn't even fix it. The company that owns the software doesn't provide students with tech support, and my teacher just told me I won't pass if I can't fix it. FML

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mrnicety 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 16:02

get his name and complain. he'll get the sack and you may get some actual help

lolcake 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 16:11

you know, if after an hour and multiple explainations you still dont get it... hes probably right

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lolcake 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 16:11

you know, if after an hour and multiple explainations you still dont get it... hes probably right

Tranzilla345 6

Monday 30 March 2015 1:33

Exactly

fcukstylez 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 16:12

lol its funny to call the tech support people and really piss them off, be like " uhm sir i still dont completely understand you, you want..me... to plug the cord... into the ... wall?" lol and just keep going on its funny because they cant get mad and all the calls are recorded but anyways mann that sucks lol hope you figure it out

Sober1128 9

Sunday 24 October 2010 7:51

l wouldn't mess with tech support. they can screw you over. trust me

xxsakuraxx 29

Tuesday 21 August 2012 7:52

Thats really mean and immature. You sir are a grade A++ a$$h0£e. I hope a techie instructs you to download a massive turrent of viruses. You deserve it. And by the way, if the techie's supperior checks the recorded messages and sees that YOU were harrassing HIM, YOU are the one who will be found at fault. When I was a cashier at Sears a customer found that out the hard way. My manager cussed him out and banned him from the store AND filed harrassment charges. Not so funny now, is it?!!!

smc3106 25

Friday 7 February 2014 13:13

@#353 -Learn to take a joke. It's not serious enough for all of that.

k1420 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 16:12

Haha! That sucks

Button_x 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 16:13

What the hell #2? And OP: srsly, call up the company and get that asshole fired. XD

plethora 3

Tuesday 2 June 2009 16:14

I'm with him.

henrygondorff 2

Tuesday 2 June 2009 16:14

The person was terribly rude, so FYL, but I've got a feeling it was an expression of a thought that has some basis, so YDI. Wrong kind of computer? No app for the files? Something simple is wrong. #2 you are scum

indiajette 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 16:15

YprollyDI for being a ******* idiot, and I'm refreshing notalwaysright as we speak. But also FYL for not being able to figure it out in the end. Ain't technology grand?

intrepid00 0

Tuesday 2 June 2009 16:16

YDI for not knowing how download and install.

redbluegreen 40

Tuesday 2 June 2009 16:18

Online classes can be awful to get onto. Believe me. I had to go into an actual office and they had to set it up. Apparently, there was a glitch. That's rude though. I'd complain and get him fired. It's their job to help, regardless of how long it takes.