By pixelbaker - 29/07/2009 16:34 - United States

Today, I was at work doing phone computer support helping a woman with her computer. I asked her to close all her open windows. She deleted all the important company documents in the open folder instead. I got fired because "close windows" and "delete" have become "too technical" for users. FML
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The "documents" were basically just data sets pulled from a database stored on a workstation in the office. This workstation is not backed up. Yes, the company is full of morons. No, I'm not fighting it because this was the last straw of many last straws. I don't want to work for these idiots any more.

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Valiable 0

FYL, a person that doesn't know the difference between 'close' and 'delete' shouldn't be allowed near a computer.

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_Noon_ 0

While reading this FML I thought it would end with the woman closing her windows (as in the glassy things you can look through), but this is even worse. What an incredibly stupid human being.

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thelonelylurker 0

Well the problem was obviously between her chair and her monitor.

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kahyia 0

I really thought that this was gonna imply that the lady tried to close all the open windows in her house

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gigi2009 0

what a stupid woman.

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CrazyEye33 0

if you don't know the difference between closing a window an delete, you shouldn't even be allowed near a computer...WOW... I've seen 5 year olds that can figure that out

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1goodthing 0

ok, doubt she knows how to delete something properly, u can get it out of the trashbin... hardly seems like a reason to fire you, you must just suck for some other reason..

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Nakedsquirrel 5

The incompetence and illiteracy of others is always amazing. ...especially when you consider yourself incompetent with computers. Holy SHIT is she a bad one.

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GTehFrOg 0

eegh, people suck at computing :|

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starburst_boy 0

"Ok, Ms. Johnson. That's good. Now: slowly and carefully, click 'them little X-thangies' above the 'picture boxes' to close them. Many people accidentally select a multitude of files and drag them across the screen to the recycling bin while trying to accomplish this, after which they empty said recycling bin. Avoid this action, Ms. Johnson." FAIL. Why is it so hard for people to figure these things out if they're under seventy years of age? And so hard to follow basic instructions?

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