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IT Worker Handed Confusing Request to Back Up Entire User Folder'Then Discovers a Web of Hidden Hazards That Stalled the System
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (549+ words) Workplace tech requests can sometimes make no sense at all. The following story is about an employee who was asked to copy an entire folder onto a DVD or USB. This was from an employee who was fired and then…...
Teen Confronts Mother After Discovering She Used Chat GPT for Her Graduation Work
1+ week, 1+ day ago (874+ words) AI is now showing up in products on the shelf and even letters from parents to their kids. Um, letters are supposed to be the most personal, human medium to communicate. A teenager already knew her mom relied heavily on…...
Man's Automated Email Scheme to Win Concert Tickets Ends Up Crashing Radio Station Server
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (435+ words) Some people find clever ways to go around the rules. In this story, a man entered a radio station contest where the person who sends the most emails wins concert tickets. He created a program to automate sending millions of…...
The Crash They Saw Coming: Why This Tech Firm Ignored a Lead Dev's Warning and Paid the Price
2+ week, 2+ day ago (516+ words) Isn't it annoying when people at work don't take certain warning seriously? This guy shares how things got bad at work because nobody listened! One time my manager was on my case about a client integration delay. The issue wasn't…...
Brilliant or Risky? The Unconventional Workaround That Fixed a "Permanent" Software Bug
3+ week, 1+ day ago (351+ words) If you work in the software field, workarounds are part of your everyday routine" And sometimes, you gotta get creative! In this story, a worker talked about a unique work experience they had. "This happened about 15 minutes ago and I…...
Help Desk Employee Reviewed An IT Project Manager's Ticket About A Meeting That Wouldn't Stop Repeating, But While The Manager Blamed Outlook, He Discovered The Calendar Had No End Date Set
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (296+ words) Sometimes the "technical problem" someone reports turns out to be nothing more than a setting they accidentally chose themselves. Imagine a manager submitted a help desk ticket insisting a calendar meeting wouldn't stop repeating when it should have. How would…...
IT Expert Freaked Out Because His Computer Started Acting Weird, But Then He Found Out His Receptionist Was Behind The System Failure
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1099+ words) Sometimes you can run around looking for the culprit only to find them nearby! This user shares how he almost thought his computer was being hacked until he figured out the issue! Check out the full story. This just happened…...
Man Received A Call From An Upset Customer Who Kept Getting Logged Out Of Her Account, So He Investigated And Laughed When He Figured Out The Problem
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (400+ words) Technical issues are often simpler than they seem. In this story, a man received a complaint from a furious woman. She said she kept getting logged out of her account immediately after signing in. So he tried to troubleshoot and…...
ISP Employee Tried Fixing A Client's Internet Issues Over The Phone, But He Eventually Discovered That The Problem Wasn't Fixable At The Moment
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (376+ words) Customers who call for tech support sometimes stretch the limits of patience. In this story, an'ISP employee received a call from a client complaining that their wi-fi wasn't working. He tried troubleshooting for several minutes, but eventually discovered that the…...
Tech-Illiterate Clients Couldn't Install Simple Software, So They Paid Thousands To Fly A Tech Support Worker To Their Office For A Twenty Minute Job
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (460+ words) Being tech-illiterate can cost you. This tech support worker was helping some clients install simple software, but some of them couldn't understand the simple instructions. So they flew him 500 miles to do the job for them. This was from several…...
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