25 Wild Situations IT Professionals Had to Deal With
‘A computer was on fire’
People working in IT probably underestimated how much of their day would involve fielding incompetence, but that’s apparently 80 percent of the job. One such IT pro got an urgent call about a tech issue and drove all the way to a different location, only to discover that a device wasn’t working because it wasn’t plugged in. Another remembers the time an old computer caught fire, and instead of the client calling the fire department or any other emergency personnel, they called IT to deal with it.
More of Reddit’s most frustrated IT professionals have recalled the calls they’ll never forget, and it’s surprising to know that people are still watching porn on their work computer. Like, a lot of people.
