This Is How Pain Looks Like (19 pics)
“User calls about a disc being stuck in another computer, mentions offhand about this laptop. They had been using and charging it like this for weeks...”
“Hand lotion just doesn’t mix with IT equipment.”
“Someone had a heater next to their PC, which was randomly shutting off, and she thought she smelled burning a couple of times.”
"My sister: “The kids have done something to my laptop, can you fix it?”"
“Here’s a computer that was just dropped off in our shop from a dairy farm. We have many farm customers, but they usually keep their computers off the floor and out of the manure. The inside was worse.”
"Drilled right into the battery."
"Me: “What happened?!?” Customer: “I don’t know.”"
“An employee spilled water on their laptop. Decided to use a heat gun to dry it out.”
"“My tablet is not charging.” — Is this a battery or a pillow?"
“Customer brought in this iMac for not powering on... This is apparently how he uses it.”
“Apparently I type too hard.”
“It’s hard to hear people unless I’m on speakerphone.”
"User tried to clean out the charging port with an air compressor."
“Because covering vent holes with thick plastic is better than dust.”
“Pro tip: Do not daisy chain multiple power strips and then try to run a PC and a space heater on them.”
“My mom was complaining of an intermittent loss of service, this is the SIM I removed from her iPhone.”
“Can we fix this? It is water-resistant they said!”
“Ethernet cables at my boss’s office, that he keeps running over with his chair. Mind-blowing that they are still working.”
Bonus: No life without cats.
