30 Tech Workers Share Their IT Nightmares

Nathan Johnson Published 09/10/2021 in Funny

Working in IT sounds like an interesting enough job. But if this gallery is any sign of what the day-to-day duties entail, then kudos to anyone going into the tech field.

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"But can you recover my data?"
2.
A remote village institution. Before and after photos.
3.
A user spilled coffee on his laptop, and put it in the oven to dry...
4.
The printer from hell.
5.
HDMI replacement.
6.
I am not proud of this :(
7.
A user said their computer got caught in the subway doors.
8.
Tired of losing your adapter?
9.
Yikes.
10.
Fits like a glove.
11.
A government office.
12.
Claimed they spilled 'a glass of water' on their laptop.
13.
Nightmare fuel.
14.
Chemicals vs. Computer.
15.
Can't decide whether to be pissed off or impressed.
16.
Frontier Airlines...
17.
"I don't know how to plug our scanner back in."
18.
Work from home equipment returned...
19.
Taking over a building's IT department and finding this.
20.
New house find.
21.
I guess she wanted wireless keyboards.
22.
This looks like fun.
23.
NOPE.
24.
How is this possible?
25.
An internet provider pulled fiber to every home in my neighborhood, and they never finished the connections.
26.
Safety first.
27.
Management’s way of securing a loose, broken power brick.
28.
WTF.
29.
Oh no.
30.
Customer spray-painted a Macbook Air.

1.
"But can you recover my data?"
2.
A remote village institution. Before and after photos.
3.
A user spilled coffee on his laptop, and put it in the oven to dry...
4.
The printer from hell.
5.
HDMI replacement.
6.
I am not proud of this :(
7.
A user said their computer got caught in the subway doors.
8.
Tired of losing your adapter?
9.
Yikes.
10.
Fits like a glove.
11.
A government office.
12.
Claimed they spilled 'a glass of water' on their laptop.
13.
Nightmare fuel.
14.
Chemicals vs. Computer.
15.
Can't decide whether to be pissed off or impressed.
16.
Frontier Airlines...
17.
"I don't know how to plug our scanner back in."
18.
Work from home equipment returned...
19.
Taking over a building's IT department and finding this.
20.
New house find.
21.
I guess she wanted wireless keyboards.
22.
This looks like fun.
23.
NOPE.
24.
How is this possible?
25.
An internet provider pulled fiber to every home in my neighborhood, and they never finished the connections.
26.
Safety first.
27.
Management’s way of securing a loose, broken power brick.
28.
WTF.
29.
Oh no.
30.
Customer spray-painted a Macbook Air.