Everyday life of technical support: 27 proofs that not everyone can be trusted by a technician (28 photos)

It's 2022, but many people still haven't learned how to use their computer, let alone other technology. And the Reddit community Tech Support Gore has all the evidence of this collective ignorance.





1. Mac doesn't support Windows, but does support Doors



2. The holiday is coming to us





3. “I drove an hour to get on call just for this.”



4. "The client said, 'My computer suddenly turned off and won't turn back on.'



5. “I just realized that I haven’t done this for years.”



6. I wonder what the story is behind this...



7. “Mom said that cable once gave her an electric shock.”



8. “Drove 1000 km to fix 5 brand new computers that for some unknown reason are running slowly. No clear reason:”



9. DJ Electrocutioner



10. Braided cable



11. "On a scale of one to ten, how recoverable is the data on this drive?"



12. What does the word "Fragile" mean? Fragile...



13. "Why aren't my calls going through?"



14. “This photo has already hurt me, so let it hurt you too.”



15. Who ordered grilled vidyukha?



16. "Traces of extinguished cigarettes on the PS4, which was brought in for repair. Inside was full of dead cockroaches."



17. “The photo is not mine, but my God...”



18. "My grandmother's TV after the cleaners wiped down her TV with a mysterious liquid (something went wrong)"



19. "Ladies and Gentlemen: US Government"



20. “The PC stood right next to my desk for a while. It won’t happen again.”



21. “The brand new laptop literally fell out of the truck.”



22. “My cousin cleaned my laptop while I was gone.”



23. “My boss puts a pan of ice on the transformer (or whatever) twice a day because it overheats and the entire POS terminal and server crashes.”



24. "Does anyone know where to get such a skin for a router?"



25. "My laptop is not working, help"



26. “How much thermal paste do you say you need?”



27. “I dropped my phone, can you fix it?”