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LouisSlungpue
Zandrake
If your Windows is automatically installing freeware/bloatware, you've got other problems.
soundnote8
Yeah, it's called Windows 10.
moffit
"We're out of Diet Coke" "Can I have some Splenda?" "Ok but why.." "I'm gonna make it a Diet!" she merrily dumps splenda into a regular Coke
rvcaptn
as a diabetic I pray no servers attempt this
SatoriEnlightenment
That’s kinda funny.
snipermonkeymc
"My computer is making a funny sound can you tell me whats wrong:" over the phone....
banchao
WhAtS a LaPtOp?
nero4ty2
Waitinglikeastalkingbutler
schematicend
IT Crowd ftw
FreyaNicci
Mother once called me down to fix the family printer since it wasn't working. Turned it on.
Z0op
Once got called to “fix” a conputer, she turned it on, but nothing happens. I asked to check the power, no go.
Z0op
I come over to find the pc missing, just a monitor. To her, if the light on the monitor is on, the computer is on ...
danielsan1977
"You're right ma'am. We'll fix this for you straightaway. The cost for the service will be [Cost of battery]. Come back in [charging time]."
danielsan1977
"And we will perform this service for you each time this happens."
3Davideo
Correction: Cost of service = Cost of Battery + Ceiling [ Charging Time (in hrs) ] * Hourly Rate.
danielsan1977
All excellent ideas.
Braddas
I’m a builder, unrelated I know, but we had a client complain her door wouldn’t open when it closed. She wasn’t pushing the handle down
aehrtl
EmperorRemnant
Nah while i was shopping i overhead a kid keep telling his parents that a ps4 was not a vcr just because of the shape.
soyunfrikinburrito
ThatFantasticChicken
Link to the post? That seems like it could be pretty entertaining
JamesPickles
Try having someone tell you that the laptop won’t connect to the internet satellites since it’s called a Toshiba Satellite.
iSoulend
doesn't mean that windows update aren't stupid, like I have one right now that can't install itself, but still try over and over
catholiccolor117
same update stuck at 1% then just shuts off after 10 minutes
bannedagain80
prob cause you have visited a malicious site and malware is preventing a security update.
bannedagain80
or one of these spam ass adds on imgur.
iSoulend
nah it's the w10upgrader, an actual windows thing, but i'm already on 10, and everytime it tries it fail
Poifire
OMG I have had the same problem, it tried to download when my hard drive was almost full. I deleted much and now at 80% it fails. EVERYDAY.
idiotblacksmith
I work in IT, honestly, the fastest and easiest fix will probably be to just factory restore your computer. I mean, you could spend lots of>
idiotblacksmith
>time and money to try and diagnose it, but the effort is a waste of time when resetting is so easy. If you have important files, like>
idiotblacksmith
>pictures or documents, just copy them to a usb stick. They are dirt cheap these days. or cloud storage, like Onedrive or Google Drive.>
idiotblacksmith
Then the resetting process varies based on your version of Windows, but its pretty straight forward and takes maybe 2-3 hours for most
idiotblacksmith
machines. Note that unless the computer is relatively new and extremely expensive, its probably not worth the money to get big-box stores>
KismetCrew
Our CTO (Chief Technology Officer) took her laptop on a trip, and took her charger from her docking station. When she came back, it would>>>
KismetCrew
not turn on. Had to explain that we needed to plug it back in as she'd used up all the battery on the trip. She was confused by this logic.
MishiMoshiSquishyToesies
Was this your CTO?
TehGuard
We had a user that was convinced that because the i5 laptop was newer it was faster than the older i7 laptop
Krozard
While working 1st level helpdesk I once got a call because "I just changed my password and now my old password doesn't work anymore!"
AskARussian
Sell her another laptop. If she’s dumb enough to think that... then she ain’t smart enough to not buy another, then another...and one more.
Tigersterne
"Why am I paying full price for my medications?" "Your health insurance expired." "OK, so why am I paying full price for my medications?"
UuTeaEff
“ I know you said all you have is single separate seats but do you at least have two together?”
PinkBelly
I have had more than one customer ask if a number was capital or lowercase. Tell me what the fuck a capital 4 looks like?
ThatJerkOnTheInternet
I remember reading somewhere that numbers do have lower case forms, but lowercase are never used in anything other than typography,
revenantape
FOUR
rvcaptn
4 hour tech call to turbo tax the kept getting error message finally talk him into screen sharing remotely guy imputed letter o instead of 0
rvcaptn
*they ...and yeah it was just as obvious as above o0o0o0o0o gee I can't see the difference can you
djsdkdjsk
maybe it was O0 if you're really not paying attention, they can seem similar i guess
dazedNconfuzed
"Type D-I-R-space-A-colon." "How do you spell 'space'? what's a colon?"
djsdkdjsk
unless they know what a colon is and rip their fucking lower digestive tract out.
GoliathSkittles
Had one ask for a coffee half strength, extra shot, they deducted a shot and then added one, making the coffee cost more for no change.
cauliflowersweetandsour
clientsfromhell.com
shinagami091
I had a similar complaint from a customer with a wireless router insisting that because wireless is in the name there should be no wires.
KinetoPlay
Just tell them that the power cord isn't a wire, it's a cable.
yohohohoyohohoho
I’m a server at a restaurant and one time this lady asked me for hot water with ice
kimiknoxville
I was a server & I would constantly get asked for “ice water no ice”
JimPlaysGames
I'd like a triangular rectangle please.
IceFireXD
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/triangle_rectangle
JimPlaysGames
This isn't what I asked for. I want to see the manager of reality.
Syralight
Maybe she wanted to drink hot water and finish with what was left of the ice cube. Is it hard for servers to put an ice cube in hot water?
yohohohoyohohoho
well it wouldn’t be a problem but it also wouldn’t be hot water anymore.. and I don’t think she was asking for just the 1 ice cube lol idk
Magicflutefreddie
I don't think you get the point
Syralight
Please enlighten me on how the customers food and drink preferences have anything in common with not realising you have to charge laptops.
SatoriEnlightenment
I don’t think you get the retort.
PossibleSarcasm
Ok sure make them automatic. But why FORCE ME TO RESTART WHILE IM IN THE MIDDLE OF WORKING ON SOMETHING DAMNIT
PhailRaptor
Agreed. The confirmation window should not assume a "yes" through inactivity.
PossibleSarcasm
And the only options are to 'postpone' the restart. No option for 'just wait until I restart of my damn accord'
Z0op
I worked telephone support for a local isp. There was a power outage in an entire area. Man calls to conplain he doesnt have internet
Z0op
I explain that its because of the power outage, his modem isnt functioning. He retorts by saying he has a laptop and it had a battery
Z0op
The internet is wireless, yet he cant find a single network. I explained that all the wifi is down, because no power, including neighbours
Z0op
He just kept replying how we broke the internet, im just making up excuses and he wont stop calling until we come fix it...
DoctorPitt
Ask her if she has ever had to charge her phone
Dowtchaboy
She's a lawyer. She'll just deny the charges.
fartharder
NO! IT'S WIRELESS SERVICE!
PeppermintButler82
I work at a place that sells phone batteries, I often get "I didn't know iPhones had batteries"
cheeseguy3412
"It runs off ignorance, forget you know that it has batteries, and it will charge faster" - A sales associate I heard once.
spitfires2000
LISTEN! This a MOBILE phone...
TonyTin
This is a laptop not a phone... Can i speak to a manager?
ohnoyoudid
No! It's a phone!
SeriouslyAwkward
Of course not! I just plug the music cable thing into my computer you blithering idiot /s
notamaturecommentator
username checks out!
GodEmperorOfImgur
blithering. Brit confirmed.
SeriouslyAwkward
I just felt like saying blithering haha as an American I don't have the opportunity very often!
BearGoesBruh
That sounds like something a British spy would say...
SeriouslyAwkward
Bloody hell, I can't be arsed to explain how I'm definitely not a Brit. Sorry for being narky with you as I'm quite trollied and knackered.
ultradongle
I had a client throw out the USB dongle for her wireless keyboard and mouse because "it's wireless". She's a lawyer. A LAWYER.
inyourheadunderyourskin
Shocking how unbalanced some ppl in careers, which require education, can be.
KNIVESY
Dongle is such a funny word
uwagapies
say it about 50 times in a row and it looses all meaning
AsFarAsIKnow
The unfortunate part about seeking a highly specialized career path is that you are an idiot outside of it
ProbeGT
"Do you see any wires on this dongle ? No ? Then it's still fucking WIRELESS isn't it ?" *rant over*
CassandraCurieux
As a former compusa & circuit city employee.... It happened AT LEAST TWICE A DAY EVERY FUCKING SHIFT.
Listenhereyouwookieesonofabitch
I'm IT for a law firm. Believe me, your one was far from the worst I've gotten from "well educated" people.
Whowatchesthewampas
I’ve had incredibly silly IT problems with Dr’s, Judges, Lawyers, etc. One Dr was so mad about a logon password he threw a PC in the trash
mpuone
This new keyboard should just work through magic right?
LadyMidnightToker
Even dumber when it comes to plugging in credit card machines.. The ones I trained them on had 2 wires.. Power and CAT5 or phone line. 1/2
LadyMidnightToker
Most didn't know the difference and didn't know where on the wall they had to plug it in.
Ankath
Law-students can't do math either. I witnessed students being way to dumb to calculate 30% of 1200. With and without phone! Bright future...
thealmightywalrus420
College doesn't make you smart. Just a very knowledgeable idiot
Valaar
Just like the internet
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TooDumbForRickandMorty
Sounds like a lawyer
misinformednerd
I'm in law school, i promise you you would be shocked at the some of the people that make it to full blown lawyer status
Toto3MlemCat
Exactly the point. She’s a lawyer.
BananaSurfer
Lawyers have no common sense
GodEmperorOfImgur
Humans in general lack common sense, which makes it for a bit of a misnomer.
isthatgoodicanttell
Well common sense is really just things that you personally find obvious and apparent.
lurksohardmotherfuckerswannafindme
And if they do it’s because they haven’t always been lawyers.
LickMyPoliteCanadianbeaver
Not that surprising that someone doesn’t have knowledge in an area outside their skill set, is it?
Flyndaran
To this degree it is.
FoxkoxPrince
the stuff in the post and mentioned here is basics of day to day interaction - as stupid as someone who can't do their own laundry
rvcaptn
use tide pods for their intended purpose?
StuffedPenguinWithNoName
Agreed. And I think part of it is a lack of critical thinking (not necessarily op) we’re used to learning by memorizing and regurgitating
terminal7street
I’ve seen this with doctors as well, insanely smart in their profession, but teen girl level of clueless outside of it.
JackHarknessNerdySidekick
Yeah ones running the hid now and thinks the world is 6000 years old
spiffylookingnerfherder
What's infuriating is not the lack of understanding, it's the refusal to listen to additional information.
djsdkdjsk
yeah, some people scream about their problem, then cover their ears and scream when you try to help them
SassySeehorse
Work in IT at a health center. Every. Damn. Day.
maliciousGman
PhDs do not mean you are smart, just specialized.
WhereCanYouSeeLions
Teen girls likely have better knowledge of computers than most these days.
wellthisjustgotinteresting
All humans are morons.
SilentMajority420
I say something like this at least once a day.
GenerallyKenobi
Humans are panicky dangerous animals and you know it. -K
waffleincubator
This is what I tell my students when they're writing essays or papers regarding explanations. When writing, assume the reader is a moron.
Corrodias
I'm a developer and know my way around Windows well and can make do on Linux, but I know nothing about servicing a car or airplane.
irishScott
But you do know that you need to gas up the car, right? We're talking that level of basic...
UnexpectedThanos
But it is a Tesla! It doesn't need fuel! What do you mean charge it? You don't understand, I said it's a Tesla!
DoubleShadows
Yeah but you're also intelligent enough not to try, and to listen to the people who do know how to do those things.
djsdkdjsk
also im intelligent enough to use common sense.
randomusernamenumber2
Hopefully
Z0op
This. Nothing wrong with not knowing something, thats why you can pay professionals to do it
CaptCanada
because a computer is advertise as simple to use, if you think youre smart or smart enough in your field you assume you can do it yourself