Work, Kids, Geek and Technology: There you go

There you go

By Anonymous - 04/07/2018 01:30

Today, our work computers are down so I've been trying to fix it via my home computer for 3 days. My 12-year-old son took one look at the screen, changed 2 settings on a drop down menu, and the problem was fixed. My 12-year-old is better at my job than I am. FML

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By fmlforreal - 15/10/2010 08:33 - Singapore

Today, I found my brother tampering with my laptop. He had changed the entire settings, in ways I don't even know how to fix. I finally had to get my mom to threaten him to change it back to its original setting. I'm 15. He's six and can barely get dressed by himself. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/01/2016 15:52 - United States - Odem

Today, my 70-year-old coworker managed to do something to our shared computer for it to not boot up. This is our 4th computer since we've been working together, and he refuses to believe that he's the problem. 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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By burnnotice - 19/09/2009 14:10 - United States

Today, I was trying to turn on my computer and couldn't. I spent twenty minutes trying to figure out what was wrong when I finally called my husband for help and made him leave work. He came in, looked at the wall, and plugged it back in. The look on his face said it all. FML

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By graduate - 06/06/2009 13:17 - United States

Today, I got a computer. When I opened it, I found out that my dad had made himself the administrator. He made it so everything shut off after 11 o'clock, and made it so I couldn't download anything without his password. FML

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By divineinstrument - 12/07/2009 14:46 - United Kingdom

Today, I spent hours and hours trying to figure out why the wireless internet on my laptop wasn't working, but everything I tried completely failed. At the end of the day, my older brother came home, and fixed the problem in under 10 seconds by turning the wireless internet switch on. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/10/2016 23:50 - United States - Westerville

Today, the family computer kept overheating. My four-year-old son thought the solution was to pour a nice, cold cup of water on it. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/06/2013 20:36 - Jordan - Amman

Today, my 12-year-old son played QWOP on my laptop. Half an hour later, he virtually destroyed it in a fit of rage. FML

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By artiemilano - 15/10/2009 19:42 - United States

Today, I let my mother use my computer for school work. Later that day my mom asks me what's wrong with the computer. I look at it, only seeing a "Welcome to Windows XP" screen. She said that she saw a blue screen and pressed L and C when it asked her to. My mom managed to clear my hard drive. FML

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No way, uh-uh, no, not doing it

By Anonymous - 06/04/2022 06:00

Today, I asked my son to show his grandma how to do some basic stuff on the computer. He said no way, he knows how long it takes old people to grasp computers. I jokingly threatened to ground him for 6 months unless he did it. He took the 6 months without hesitating. FML

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Wednesday 4 July 2018 1:36

Not taking credit from your son, but it sounds like you aren't qualified to have the job that you have, if the fix was that simple.

pjsr 32

Wednesday 4 July 2018 2:00

Young minds are often better at new technology. Tons of teens have taught themselves to write code.

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real life problems 26

Wednesday 4 July 2018 1:36

Not taking credit from your son, but it sounds like you aren't qualified to have the job that you have, if the fix was that simple.

joeyl1990 28

Wednesday 4 July 2018 14:08

For techs sometimes the simplest fix is more difficult to figure out

pjsr 32

Wednesday 4 July 2018 2:00

Young minds are often better at new technology. Tons of teens have taught themselves to write code.

Glowworm56 26

Wednesday 4 July 2018 2:55

Is your company hiring? Your son just got himself a future job.

RichardPencil 30

Wednesday 4 July 2018 3:23

Yes, your kid may be more technically skilled than you are, but the rest of us are heartened by the lovable incompetence of the IT department. If IT knew what they were doing, they’d be scary as shit!

acmariner99 25

Wednesday 4 July 2018 4:17

Welcome to the 21st century

Mal2003 17

Wednesday 4 July 2018 5:37

Be proud of him.

PenguinPal3017 19

Wednesday 4 July 2018 7:39

I'm really interested in knowing exactly what the problem was.

Sinshine 28

Wednesday 4 July 2018 9:57

Now the interesting part about this would be knowing what's your job. This is an entirely different thing depending on whether you're a administrator or just a worker trying to fix something because there's no help available.