There was a certain point in time in the not-so-distant past when plenty of people had never encountered a “Personal Computer” before—a time when listing your basic typing and computer skills on a CV would make you a strong candidate for a varying degree of roles.

If you've ever watched someone on a computer open a new window and slowly type “google.com”, these stories are for you.

Ready, set, code

You are typing away, your keyboard going clickety-clack as your fingers fly across the different buttons. When you look down, you notice that your keyboard is a little bit dusty. Hmmm, that's not right. You guess it's time to deep clean it. How do you go about it? Well, probably not the way this employee did. One tech support worker took to r/talesfromtechsupport after they got an unusual call regarding a printer. Apparently, the printer wasn't working, but it had been just before. So IT saunte…

Computer time

Beep boop

All I do is game game game no matter what

Coding time

It's a coding emergency

One female computational biologist who was working in a high-security institution without direct admin access to their machines had to frequently rely on IT support for software installations and updates. Initially, her relationship with IT was okay, but over time, it deteriorated. It became super frustrating for her because she felt like they were being purposely condescending. We're talking about a woman who is a Ph.D. candidate.… Let's just say she's more than qualified to do her job. Whenev…

We're all just side-questing

Coding time

Pretty sure this is the premise of a couple true crime stories...

Teachers should use careful wording when instructing their students. This is especially true when it comes to enforcing rules and regulations because simply put, kids don't like restrictions and sometimes, they're right. Sometimes, they can be ridiculous. No texting during class? Fine. Limited bathroom breaks? Come on! You're just asking for people to dislike you. This student was told that their laptop was too noisy and that he would have to take notes the “old fashioned way.” Obviously, in hi…

Handling payment between two companies is never easy business. Each company has its own regulations and policies regarding their money, it is often hard to manage even the most simple payment. Much like the companies in this Reddit story. The person who wrote this story (OP) is an employee in a tech company that supplies and installs tech equipment to other small companies. Their policy states that until the payment for the equipment is fully paid, the ownership of it remains in the hands of th…

It's coding time