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Hi everyone, new here. I want to hear everyone's funny stories about bad customers, clients, and general problems with being a tech guy, since I find pain funny. I hope I'll fit in here.
What got me thinking about this was the fact that I'm studying for Comptia A+ certification and while looking stuff up about tech work found this: 10 Reasons it Doesn't Pay to be the Computer Guy.
http://www.lifereboot.com/2007/10-re...-computer-guy/
What got me thinking about this was the fact that I'm studying for Comptia A+ certification and while looking stuff up about tech work found this: 10 Reasons it Doesn't Pay to be the Computer Guy.
http://www.lifereboot.com/2007/10-re...-computer-guy/
Haha that was funny.
Just bear in mind that you'll find these kinds of testimonials for almost any career path out there.
Every job has its up sides and down sides.
Just bear in mind that you'll find these kinds of testimonials for almost any career path out there.
Every job has its up sides and down sides.
Oh, I know. I was absolutely miserable by the time I finished as a movie theater manager after a year there, when my initial plan was to work there throughout college. Beyond twisted inside out.
But it's not so much as a taste of what techs do as I think pain is funny and like to hear people's stories.
But it's not so much as a taste of what techs do as I think pain is funny and like to hear people's stories.
I once was asked why my friends grandmothers computer wouldnt work with the digital camera they had baught her for christmas. It was a 486 with 8bm ram 
silly people....
silly people....
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Interesting...fortunately I can do my own repairs.
Last edited by zandiago; Dec 9th, 2007 at 9:11 pm.
I shot the sheriff....but I didn't shoot the deputy
i've explained my dormmate that i'm a programmer.. but he insist me to fix his printer..
Last edited by black_ip82; Dec 10th, 2007 at 5:17 am.
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Originally Posted by black_ip82 
i've explained my dormmate that i'm a programmer.. but he insist me to fix his printer..
what is infinitely worse is if your employee does not know what programming entails and ask you something akin to sorcery or magic. usually not related to programming at all.
... what society overwhelmingly asks for is snake oil. Of course, the snake oil has the most impressive names —otherwise you would be selling nothing— like "Structured Analysis and Design", "Software Engineering", "Maturity Models", "IPSE", "MIS", "OO", "BPRE".... by Edsger W. Dijkstra
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i am a tech support representative. i have once had a customer how literally closed all the "windows" in their house when i asked her to "close all the windows on your screen" . hehehe
the best thing you can do is surprise yourself...
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Originally Posted by mayo_tech11
i am a tech support representative. i have once had a customer how literally closed all the "windows" in their house when i asked her to "close all the windows on your screen" . hehehe
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I do some 2nd line support, one call forwarded to me from our helpdesk in Bangalore said the user needed access to the "Asia-Specific" part of the site.
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