30 funny incidents from the life of technical support employees (31 photos)
Working in technical support is not for the faint of heart. It requires skill, patience, and the ability to maintain a calm face while the client explains how the banana puree ended up on his laptop. In the online community Tech Support Gore, repair and support workers share their frustrations and anecdotes, from electronics that look like they've been through a war to extremely questionable wiring. 
1. "I need to recover my data! Price doesn't matter" 
2. “I wonder why my computer is overheating.” 
3. “I was on vacation, and a restaurant complained to me that their Wi-Fi wasn’t working. I wonder why?” 
4. "I have a gift for you" 
5. "Guess what happened when the customer tried to cook again?" 
6. "The house has rough wiring" 
7. “This 3,680-watt timer powered three 65-inch Pioneer plasma TVs that turned on simultaneously.” 
8. “Surprisingly, there was virtually no damage underneath that paint.” 
9. "A user claims that 'the PC works like crap'" 
10. “It seemed like I couldn’t be surprised anymore.” 
11. “This is how we installed the Internet for a 4-story building.” 
12. “The user left the MacBook in the refrigerator overnight because it overheated.” 
13. "Fire and Allergy Sponsors Present" 
14. “A friend had to catch a flight at 6:00 am, but she “doesn’t trust technology” and tried to make a photocopy of her boarding pass from her phone. Question for technical support: “What’s wrong with the photocopier?” 
15. "Someone put a banana in my backpack" 
16. "Preparing for the conference" 
17. What a find 
18. Still working 
19. No wonder it needs renovation. 
20. "Who created this motherboard?" 
21. "Mac Benches" 
"The state of my aunt's laptop" 
23. “My friend thinks his smartphone is fine.” 
24. "Lost my watch charger" 
25. “And pigeons nest here” 
26. "Saw at the university" 
27. "The main thing is balance" 
28. There should be a fire extinguisher in this house 
29. The battery melted 
30. It was worth putting a candle on the table 
