Woman Working as a Senior IT Tech Shuts Down a New Coworker After He Attempts to Mansplain How to Use Her Computer

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Sep 14, 2024 7:00 PM EDT

Mansplaining is the worst. Thanks, sir, we got it from here. *eye-roll-to-the-heavens*

After years of working in your line of work, you know a thing or two about your industry. But somehow, as a woman working in industries where they're the clear minority, even after decades of working tirelessly in the same industry, the new boys on the block seem to think that you require mansplaining to do your job. But for the woman in our next story who is a senior IT tech support woman in the oil and gas industry, she was no stranger to mansplainers and had become quite good at putting them in their place. 

It's always the strapping, young, new hires that come in thinking they have something to prove. But u/DancingPandaTutu, a professional computer expert for over 20 years, had learned how to fend off the imbecilic assumptions of the mansplaining class. Like the computer guru that she was, all it took was a little pwning action to put these boys in their place. 

Who said girls can't play hardball? 

Keep scrolling to get empowered by other strong women in the workplace earning their stripes every day in professions that underestimate them. 

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    "Never [mess with] someone with 20+ years of IT experience"
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    Deny my new machine? Meet honey badger TLDR: White boy "Rick" decided to mansplain to the wrong chicky-chic and not give me a new machine like I needed, had to apologize, and issue me a premium license.
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    As a minority female working in oil and gas IT for 20+ years, let's just say my reaction for mansplaining is more like a honey badger than the sweet little girl these white boys think I am.
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    My work laptop is broken, it has been since the day I received it, but I can restart/ re-install apps and/or tolerate it mostly. I am a remote worker, so my biggest beef is with MS Teams
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    constantly failing. Recently, I got assigned to a big project, and my issues were noticed by some important people, so they expedited my ticket and I was on my way to a new machine, hurray!
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    Cue "Rick", self-proclaimed expert on MS Teams, who not only axed my new laptop, but decided to call me for an hour mansplaining how all my issues are caused by lag/ internet. Honey badger mode activated.
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    First, I started re-installing all my company approved apps at least 3 times per week, even if they are not broken just to show it on logs. Then, I started submitting a Service-less Desk EVERY SINGLE FREAKING TIME
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    there is the slightest bit of issue, prompting SD to have to spend at least 4-5 working hours a week trying to troubleshoot the same issues. Lastly, remember that big important project I got assigned to? I started hard-
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    rebooting my machine during important calls, just to make it look like my machine had crashed. I also faked MS Teams failure, and will use my mobile to attend key meetings and asking my teammates to share
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    their screen instead. Just to make it super petty, I will mouth my words and not make a sound so people thought I lost audio again. When leaders ask me if I had contacted SD, I would innocently say "but Rick said this was lag."
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    "Rick" called, said they are skipping all steps and issuing me a new machine without me needing to submit a ticket. He apologized for all my inconveniences, and said that just to assure I won't have any bad experiences
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    going further, I will be placed on a premium license that is usually reserved for senior staff. I ended the call with "Rick" by asking in my sweetest voice possible: "So it is not lag after all?" "No, it is not." Rick said. Thank you Rick.
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    Illustrious-Ga... • 2d ago Rick got his handed to him by someone senior
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    NewtOk4840 · 2d ago 'I will mouth my words and not make a sound,' had me rolling
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    No-Presentat... . 2d ago I usually hit the newbies who are idiots with the "gosh! It must be the ID 10 T error" And make them write it down as I slowly say ID ..... 10....... T. Morons!
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    . Bont_Tarentaal • 2d ago I'm in IT and I approve of these vays und means of gettink ein neues laptop... Well done.
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    tremendousdyna... 2d ago "Honey badger mode" - I'm calling it this from now on. (Also a woman in IT for 20... ish years. Sometimes, you just have to go honey badger just to have your point listened to .)
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    MidLifeEducation • 2d ago Never off someone with 20+ years of IT experience. They know exactly how to prove their point
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    harrywwc 1d ago trying to wrap my head around this. your machine is failing; you get approval for a new one; (p)rick puts the kybosh on that; (and then the rest happens).
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    why the heck did (p)rick care about the machine in the first place? was the cost coming out of his pay packet? if someone needs a new machine and it's been approved by whoever has the clout to approve it, why the heck does (p)rick care? set the machine up, ship it, close ticket.
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    sideways_apples • 2d ago SLAY QUEEN!!!!! YAAASSSS GIIIIRRRRLLLLLL!!!! Now THAT is how you get done.
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    Adult-Diet-118 2d ago Delicious. Simply delicious. Hey Rick she needs the top specs mate, don't even ask why.
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    Set up internet monitoring software and send the data to rick monthly, continuously regardless of when he asks you to stop, CC in one of his handlers too.
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    RequestSingularity • 2d ago As someone in IT, this is a story as old as time. A person wants a new laptop so they invent and create problems until they get one. If there was really an issue, you wouldn't have needed to fake issues...
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