Tech

‘Everything collapsed bit by bit’: All-star tech developer denied a raise after years of taking on more work, so he sticks to his job description as revenge, ends up getting promoted

Jesse Kessenheimer

Non-tech savvy office mom accidentally becomes unofficial head of IT by fixing the Wi-Fi with a bag of frozen peas: ‘Someone asked if I could “optimize the cloud.” I told him I optimize casseroles.’

Elna McHilderson

‘Straight-up confused Pikachu face’: Electronics store employee kindly helps customer choose a new laptop, only to later reveal he doesn't work there at all

Bar Mor Hazut

Management forbids tech support employees from providing customers solutions to their problems, claiming it makes them look bad: ‘We had customers call back for months’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘Fake it til you make it’: Guy cures impostor syndrome after lying on his resume, Googling his way to success, and becoming a coding wizard by accident

Jesse Kessenheimer

'Don't mess with IT folks': Entitled employee unapologetically makes his coworker cry, so IT makes his job a living nightmare until he apologizes

Elna McHilderson

Employee publicly blames boss for company's major network outage, boss refuses to accept the criticism, leading employee to pack up their office: ‘I went into full defense mode’

Bar Mor Hazut

'She's a nightmare, a dragon': Theater diva wrongfully fires her all-star light technician, so he boobytraps her next big show to exact revenge

Jesse Kessenheimer

IT teams tries to warn boss after she bans employees from multitasking, higher-ups step in and fire her when productivity tanks: 'We just followed the rules'

Isabella Penn

Coworker tells on himself by complaining to CEO when IT guy deletes banned and inappropriate "personal" files off his work computer: 'He went to the CEO and complained'

Brad Dickson

IT worker told to stop wasting time helping their coworkers, IT tickets get out of control when all the small problems are no longer getting fixed: 'Everyone was quietly enjoying the fact that Boss's ridiculous policy had backfired spectacularly'

Brad Dickson

Employee discovers 100 company laptops were stolen after boss refuses to invest in asset management software, uses it to strengthen their case: ‘I just want to do my job’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘I locked him out’: Cyber security contractor locks a client out of their computer system after they refuse to pay an invoice, teaching them a lesson about weaseling out of their end of the deal

Jesse Kessenheimer

Company forced to pay $6000 to fix tech issue after boss demands sole IT employee deletes his account on his last day at the job: ‘You asked me to do this’

Bar Mor Hazut

22 SXSW Memes for Folks with Festival FOMO Who Stay A-Lone Star at Home

Etai Eshet

Skype Is Shutting Down After 21 Years of Being Everyone’s Third Choice

John Summers