r/Talesfromtechsupport "I Printed Out The Website And The Links Don't Work"
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- r/Talesfromtechsupport In today's episode, OP has to deal with a real head-scratcher. A customer calls up complaining that website links don't work. OP checks out the website in question and the links seem to be working just fine for him. After investigating further, OP realizes that the customer printed out the website and was trying to click the links on the paper pages with her finger. Issue resolved: Customer is a complete idiot!
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"Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"THE LINKS ON THE PAPER PAGE DON'T WORK!"
🎶 It's the final brain cell 🎶
be-noo-ne-noo
nee-noo-nee-noo-nee
nee-noo-nee-noo
nee-noo-nee-noo-nee-noo-nee
God I love how early you post, basically right when I wake up
Lmao
I sang that in my head, I hope you're proud of yourself. 🤣🤣🤣
We're linking together
But soon I'm in Hell
And maybe you'll come back
To Earth, who can tell
I guess that you're here to blame
You're none too sound (not too sound)
Will things ever be the same again?
Wheres the full song?
The CIO story is like a living, real embodiment of not being strong enough for a boss for you return later with better things to kick ass
When you equip the wrong gear for a boss encounter
Made me think of Bruce Wayne.
Meme run's dead. May as well grab all my high level gear.
Dark souls players playing any other game for the first time
Boss music? aight lemme get my good stuff
That CIO... He protec he attac but most importantly he got Lucy's back
Nice
@Keion Nelson STUDENT o.mmmmm...mm......
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@@silviuniculita3437 you
The story about the rented conference room reminded me of something.
Back when Walt Disney was building Disneyland, he ran out of money when it came to Tomorrowland. So he had to finagle as much as he could do the area would be presentable.
One thing he did was ask the Navy if he could borrow a scale model of the USS Nautilus, the first Nuclear powered submarine.
The Navy said sure, on the condition that Navy personal would guard it.
Two sailors were posted to the park to watch the model.
One day, the two of them were slacking off. Hats off, smoking and chatting up some female park guests.
An older man sees what they’re doing and comes running up to them, furious, yelling at them to straighten up and get back to work.
One of them said the magic words
“Who the hell are you, pops?”
The man smiled
“Sailor, hold that thought.” The man said as he walked away.
The sailors went back to chatting with the ladies.
A few minutes later, the man returns and stands nose to nose with the sailor.
“Does this tell you who I am?” The old man barked.
The man was Joe Fowler who A: was the general manager of Disneyland Park and B: was a retired Rear Admiral.
He’d gone back to his office nearby to change into his dress uniform.
Literally seeing stars and realizing this man was theoretically their superior twice over, the two were model servicemen for the remainder of their tour of duty.
WOW, this really happened? that's CRAZY!
@@jackscott8259 yes, according to “Walt Disney’s Railroad Story”, a book that, while it does focuses mostly on the history of the park’s rail attractions, does work in the history of the parks and the people involved, in a more general sense.
It was written by Michael Broggie, son of Roger Broggie, who is universally considered to be THE original Disney Imagineer.
Micheal was in his teens at the time and would have known Admiral Fowler quite well as he and Michael’s father were the ones building the park and it’s attractions for Walt.
Both stayed with the company long enough to shift to Florida to develop The Magic Kingdom at Disney World (where both have things named after them; Broggie has a steam locomotive on the Disney World Railroad and Fowler has one of the “Staten Island style” Ferry Boats out front that allow you to skip the monorail.)
That's a really funny story, thank you for sharing!
I wonder about the veracity of that story... I mean, how many retired rear admirals just happen to keep their service uniform at their office?
@@dx1450 Given the circumstances of having active duty navy personal in the park, probably just that guy for that reason.
Love how that CIO story was a bit of a mix of talesfromtechsupport and Idontworkherelady
More like IDOworkherelady
@@guitarbass22 yeah I agree
R/wowsomebossesdocare
And since they agreed to get the manager, we got a hint of maliciouscompliance in here too! 🙌
2 for 1 special bro
"She'd had the entire site printed out..."
TREE MURDERER!!!
What's the big deal? That tree was already dead.
@@thegreatstoneddragon9432 Supply and demand. If the demand for paper is lower, fewer trees will be killed to supply stupid chief execs with paper.
@@morgand.3809 That's true.
🤫 you’ll end up invoking the wrath of tree law.
Most paper is actually supplied through paper farms where it’s massive separated plots of trees that routinely grow then get turned into paper.
Paper farms are good for the environment since it prevents logging and takes the burden of producing o2 off other trees.
I’ll bet when the Karen tries to shop online, their manager always gets screamed at because none of the links ever work because the paper doesn’t complete an order she wants to place when she writes in her credit card information and tries to tap “complete order“ on the printed out piece of paper.
Nahhhh Karen only nags at home telemarket. Online shopping doesnt exist in their books
No, if Karen tries to shop online she just sends her assistant out to get things
I wonder what will happen when someone clues her in that the sleek panel of a phone she's using is actually also a computer, that happens to let you make phone calls over those "horrid 5G waves"?
I'm no great shakes at using a computer. I'm older and started using computers when the c prompt command line was the common interface. When GUI came out I was over the moon! Now, at my age, I may not be great at computer usage but that's why I have the younger generations tutor me to try to keep me up to date. I just don't get folks my age not knowing a damn thing. To me, that just screams laziness on their part.
When people say "I'm not good with computers" all I hear is "I'm to lazy to learn." My dad had the tech knowledge of Fred Flintstone, till he for a smart phone and it's a wiz at it now. If he can learn, ANYONE can
its funny my dad is 48 yet he knows way more than most of anyone with computers, I don't get how people don't understand them, I'm glad you do.
I'm in my 60's now. Sorry I am going to toot my own horn here. My very first computer was one that I had to solder all of the components to the motherboard. It's case was made of wood. By 1984 I had earned a Masters in Computer Science and Mathematics. I worked as a computer engineer at NASA. In the last position I had I was responsible for 250 servers and one of the companies that had a contract with us would call me if they wanted to do an infrastructure change. My company's on a monthly basis bill to them was almost double the contract. I did things that Microsoft said could not be done.
I currently own 3 PC laptops, 2 desktop PCs that I built myself, a Raspberry Pi 4B, a Mac, a 7th generation iPod Touch, and a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G.
Rev George
@@georgeworley6927 - My friend, I know you'd lose patience with me, but I'd love to learn from you.
@@jaspr1999 I would love to try to teach you some things. Do you use any social media? I am not sure that UA-cam comments are the best place to accomplish this. I would love to get you my email address however again I am concerned about being on an open public forum.
Rev George
that last one. either the boss scolded his **own mother** for doing that, or he had to fire her for doing that. i hope both
Yeah, and he had the right to do so because not only she could've ruin the business, but his life with it
@@Mad-Hatter-ison I don't think she knew how important the mail system was to the business
@@LeonieJMerry that's very true
All I could think in the first story when she said ‘nasty things’ was Gollum from lord of the rings.
“Nasty hobbits....”
Wait...are Karen’s Gollum?
That's an insult to Gollum...
Yesssss! They demands to speaks to your managerses! Filthy hobbitses won’t give her the precious!
I was going to make a joke about her favorite kid is her precious.
No Gollum is better
At least Gollum is pitiable. He’s mainly a victim of bad luck; if he hadn’t encountered the Ring, he’d be alright.
I was actually surprised in the last story, when the boss didn't scream, he started with: You have to fix this please, not: Fix this right now!
The only thing that went through my head in the first story was
Karen: this page won’t work
Op: what do you mean it won’t work
Karen: *presses the paper*
Op: what are you doing?
Karen: I’m a wizard but the page won’t work
Op:… Your a what?
Karen: A WIZARD
Op: oh then … AVADAKADABRA
Did you mean avada kedavra?
@@TheMoonyh yes
@@TheMoonyh Murderer!
@@dubious6718 Its not murder if its by Magic
Maybe more like a witch than a wizard
The second one wasn’t TFTS, it was Prorevenge
r/talesfromtechsupport and r/prorevenge aren't mutually exclusive. that second story can fit both subreddits.
Emphasis on "Professional".
@@LeonieJMerry Yeah well most reddit stories are fake anyways. Better to enjoy them and ignore the fact that they're fake.
"Give me the manager" "I am the manager" stories are always the best
I also work in IT and these stories remind me of how when I first started in the industry I had a customer call the helpdesk I was on and asked "How do I make a capital P?" after not kidding 15 minutes he finally understood holding the shift button and pressing P. Only to be followed up with "how do I copy and paste?" needless to say this call lasted over an hour, ending in me banging my head against the desk a few times
"Was she tapping on the paper to use links?"
"Yes. Yes she was."
You know, if she tapped it and actually it worked..... *THEN SHE'S A WITCH!!!*
The first story (albeit a boomer moment) reminded me of the reverse situation happening with my lil brother. He tried to Zoom in to the words on a book. Zoom in. On a Book.
Poor guy started crying cuz he couldn't read the words. I was crying from laughter, he was crying cuz he was upset, my parents were confused as to WTF was happening. It was a trainwreck in the house.
my mom often tries to zoom in my laptop's monitor like in her tablet 😅
Well that happens to me sometimes because i have a touchscreen and it’s muscle memory but only on electronics not books lol
I'm reminded of a video back from the earliest days of tablets, with a toddler trying to turn the pages in a magazine by swiping. In other words, CEO Karen has the mental aptitude of a two year old
Regarding the conference room segment: ... Steps out of phone booth, "This is a job for CIO."
I work in IT/Web development and I've got a customer who I pretty much have to shut down their website every month due to non-payment as they ignore every overdue notice and request for payment. Of course they always call within an hour once their website is down.
Yeah, about that first story, I remember there was a story I had seen once about a cybersecurity minister of Japan, a Yoshitaka Sakurada, where he openly admitted in an interview he had never used a computer before; more-so, he apparently doesn't even know what a USB Drive is. I wish I had the capacity to make that up. XD
Where were you for the Trump administration? He hired someone as education minister who had been campaigning against the public education system. His Environmental minister was a former oil CEO. and His.. I swear that there was another one who was actively against the ministry that they got put in charge of.
Wait, a minister in Japan had never used a computer? Isn't that like say a minister in England had never eaten scones before? or a US minister never been in a shootout?
@@SilverMe2004 Hm, wait, who was that again? I've mostly not been paying attention because I'd been getting very weary of all the political hoopla so I guess I just blocked some things out? And yeah, pretty much, there was even this one New York mayor who had eaten New York style pizza like a tourist: i.e. instead of folding it like a taco, he cut it up and ate it with a fork. XD
@@bluestreaker9242 wait, that's a New York thing? I've done it that way as long as I can remember.
Also, who the f* eats PIZZA with a knife and fork?
@@duelgundam Good question. :/
2:00
That was my first thought when I saw the title and thumbnail
Morning everyone, happy holidays, and merry early Christmas
U too happy holidays
@@Radiant100 also this is a lie you only have 2vid and your parent are proud ? I mean you don't even make good content and you here begging for subs? Also you just wanna have subs so you can showoff to your friend like wow if I were your friend I would have thought to myself "he would never gain that much subs by 2 video he must have begged" also not all parent thinks UA-cam is good like what 6k subs is slot to some people but can you make money?decent income? You can't your useless stop posting these comments get a life
@@Radiant100 reported
@@jefffoo6891 his comment almost ruined my vibe, but all your replies made me happy. Lol
@@lebonk8081 meh I always try not be toxic but sometime I can't control also merry Christmas ⛄🎄
Merry Christmas guys, finally built up the courage to start reddit videos they suck rn but thanks for the inspiration r slash :D
I will sub to you consider it as a gift for Christmas
I like ur channel I might sub
Dude you're hilarious! Subbed immediately :D
@@lucamaddalena5925 nah you guys don't have to sub you could watch a video if you want and see if im any good but I don't wanna be that guy, thank you tho :)
@@soupthought thanks man 😭
The second story was so satisfying to listen to. I absolutely loved it. Well done.
DANG!!! i just CANNOT start my day without my first cup of coffee followed by my side order of rSlash!!!
Oh I love the middle one where poor dear Lucy gets laid into and then gets the big boss's vindication. It's SO good to know when you've got a big dog on your side!
Whenever I can hear him fully pronounce "every single day" I feel weird inside
Rslash:”most people i know won’t even trust their mom to open up a PDF file”
Me:”But..but...*my dad shrinking in my games folder so nobody sees it with only the keyboard and his right hand while my mom sorts out her entire excel contents touching only the search bar*
Karen: "Bring me the manager!"
CIO: "Here I am, the manager of all managers. Happy now?"
The story where OP is the CIO, that must of been priceless and the legal dispute must of been juicy enough to hear the details of what went down.
The story were the CEO (or whatever) was in cognito is the best! Bet the look on Karen’s face was priceless. Lesson learned; you never know who you’re talking to, so be nice when you speak with people.
That last story sounds like one my mom would tell. She worked part time as an accountant in a small IT, this was after she had retired. The problem had nothing to do with her being a little old lady in an IT environment, it had to do with the fact that the owner operated the company under six different names at once and clients who said "we get our email and file services from (name of the email domain)" doesn't understand getting billed by (name of the file server domain). Almost any time a client changed accountants, they stopped paying their bills.
The story where OP chewed out the Karen as both a member of staff in IT AND the CIO had me howling with laughter whole time!
That second story could very well put in a book of short stories and it would sell! What a way to reveal the character's real origin!
First story... I'm losing my freaking mind. ARE PEOPLE GETTING DUMBER BY THE MINUTE?! My face hurts from laughing.
I love how in 11:44 the OP is using variables instead of the normal tactics that redditors use to protect privacy.
It's absolutely a programmer/sysadmin thing to do and I love it.
This is pretty common in r/talesfromtechsupport. It's a nice touch.
Something tells me that company isn't going to last too long. I mean... she just now made a site and thinks you can use it on paper? Yep, that place is as good as dead.
If somebody called my colleague a B-word, my next sentence would have been: "Bye!"
She printed out a website and expected the paper to load new pages? She either thinks she lives in the wizarding world or is, uhh who's a really stupid Harry Potter character?
Many many years ago, I used to work for a small software company, started out as first level support then later became 2nd level support when they made me IT manager. Company was small enough that I was the entire IT department, but I didn't complain about the pay. I've dealt with all types, but my fave had nothing to do with that job.
One other thing I'd done as well is help with computer issues and web site design/maintenance for a small literary agency in San Francisco(husband/wife only). Thing is, I was also doing tech support remotely for the software company after it moved to Boston, and my boss had me on graveyard for a while in order to keep the support requests that came in overnight during "tax season" to a dull roar (it was an accounting software package for investment clubs, with a tax form module each year). So I got to bed abt 8am one day, after letting my boss know via IM any outstanding issues that needed addressed urgently, and fell asleep almost right away.
I woke up to my phone ringing in my ear, can't remember if it was 9 or 10, but morning I think, and answered it, totally groggy. The person on the other end, guy from the literary agency, was having problems with his mouse. this is approximate as this was nearly 20 years ago.
"No matter what I do, it won't work! It was working a half hour ago!"
So I asked, "Is it plugged in?"
Him: "Uh, it's a wireless mouse."
Me: "Did you try changing the battery?"
Him, abt 1 min later: "Hey! That did it!"
Me: "Great. Can I go back to sleep now? Bye"
Only time I ever gave anyone a tech support problem in my sleep, basically.
Damn, my mom cant even join a zoom meeting without me help. No way in hell am I putting her in charge of what IT services we need.
Back in 2001 I worked for an online service of a large bank. You won't belive how many people would try print an online form, fill it in and snailmail it to enroll for the service.
I love how OP basically takes Lucy to the Batcave so they can suit up and smackdlwn that joker Karen.
oh, the first story reminds me of a story where someone printed an animated GIF and expected it to DANCE ACROSS THE PAPER!
Ahahahaha OP literally went to grab his Ass-Kicking Outfit.
about the first post:
The boomers keep making pictures about "how addicted the new generations are to devices" With lots of "how do you activate this book" or "trying-to-swipe to the next page on a book"-jokes. But I don't know anyone who acts like that. We do learn to read books, we know the differences. But then the boomers themselves don't understand how printing works and think the paper acts the same as the online world.
How the tables have turned (or actually the tables had been turned from the start)
That's not the kind of reflex fail we have-- it's mostly moving between different but similar programs and hitting the wrong shortcut
- oh no! My phone broke!
- heres some paper, just cut it to size and open all the links you want.
I've heard that some people aren't the brightest bulb in the box, but in this case, I feel that bulb isn't even working, it's just broken, if it's there to begin with.
Merry early Christmas everyone!!!!
This woman is obviously from the future and very confused as to why she can't use paper to browse the internet anymore
I worked on the servers team. Our team was responsible for maintaining, patching, upgrading all the companies servers. In addition our team was responsible for all Microsoft servers, email, intranet, databases... After a savage mauling from a SVP, we planned an “IT appreciation day” in which we would take all servers for the day. Obviously that would have effected everyone, so that was a no-go. However his laptop kept experiencing “random issues”, for the rest of his tenure😉
All I can say about the hilarious first story is this:
Ladies and gentlemen, we hit a new level of stupid. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Oh wow, that last one, that one was a good one. 🤣🤣
A friend of mine prints her emails so that she can have them with her away from the computer, as otherwise they might slip her mind. She is 92 years old & has dementia, & she knows full well that she can't tap links on paper.
That last story. I would've said "its going to take up to 48 hours to restore service". Just to make them sweat.
2 Years later.
If I entrusted anything important PC related to my mom, she would straight up refused, because she wouldn't want to bother with learning on how to do so.
Have a great day today everyone!
U2
You too.
Ya know how old people are like "sorry kid, you swipe books."? I have heard more story's about full grown adults printing out websites and trying to click them than a kid swiping a book.
To answer the question about the first segment about how a completely computer-phobic person becomes the CEO of the company, it may well be that she started out that way as the founder.
In fifty years of working, I have never seen a good situation where someone's relative worked at the business. Either they acted entitled, or were unskilled. Sometimes I thought even the owner regretted hiring them.
Hello there
General kan?!?! Sky guy
General *confused cough * ...Skywalker?
Oooooh..... Somebody gettin' fired!!
Goodmorning everyone, good luck to everyone going to work, and people finishing up school for breaks 😁
The first story reminds me of a boomer meme where a kid tries to slide a painting in an art gallery thinking it's a giant tablet and asks why it wont work
Pressing a link on a piece of paper? Maybe one day for technology to do that, but for now that’s a good way to seem like a crazy person.
Imagine if this company had lost some or all of its data while it's services were offline. And you have to wonder what else dear old Ma got wrong too. 😬
Was anyone else bouncing with glee hearing the CIO OP story?
All I could say was “get her, get her, get her!!!!”.
my trying to get my friend to use proper grammar:
My friend: Their our know rules
Me: VISIBLE ANGER
My wife once worked at a company where she literally had to print out one of the boss's emails, wait for him to write a reply, and then type the reply back in and send it. Yes, those people really do exist.
I love that CIO. I was grinning my head off. LOL.
I have to admit I’m so proud of my mum. She’s been listening to me info dump about IT since about 2006 and is really good now. I help her sometimes but usually she’s tried the basics by then. My dad on the other hand…still has a dial phone from the 90s.
Karen:taps on paper why WONT it WORk. Me:wow this knee is more stupid then me when I was 4 lol
That second to last story sounds like some real judy judy material
The first story reminds me of the picture of a newspaper headline that read: "This is why clickbait doesn't work on paper. Click here to read more."
I dare you to do a video where, if Yugo makes noise, you just keep going instead of saving the clip for PuppyBloopers.
Print the "whole" internet? OK good bye all of the worlds forests!!!
Me: I’m not obsessed with UA-cam
Me in RSlash: Epic scrolling to find a video I haven’t watched while I wait for him to upload again.
So if this Karen prints out the internet on paper, does she get the loading circle? maybe 100 pages of it.
Has anyone in school ever spelled something on paper wrong and kinda just sat there and was like “why isn’t this shit autocorrecting?” Or was that just me?
Through many years of meticulous research and several phases of testing on humans (when possible), I have come to the conclusion that the only possible cure for *_stupid_* is to bitchslap the offender repeatedly, vigorously and with enthusiasm.
NOTE: To achieve optimum results when bitchslapping the offender, one must make sure that each bitchslap is sufficiently hard enough to spin the offender's head around 360°.
DISCLAIMER: It may not actually work but it would be fun to try. LOL :-D
My mum was the first person I knew to actually use IT. She ran a playgroup (private pre-school) in the 1980s. She bought and used a Commodore 64, using a spreadsheet application called (I think) SuperCalc. Many mums are great with computers...
There's a fine line between bravery and stupidity
Im actually on time for once
Im one hour latevgood???
@@La-Diamond I'm late too :(
Hmm reply convo eh??
Me too
Yeah boiii
My mom worked in tech support and one had to explain to a lady how to use a screw driver and how to double click. Keep in mind that she was level 5 tech support that means this lady had to go through 4 other techs before reaching my mom.
why no one fights back at a angry customer is beyond me.
The story including Lucy and the CIO was so damn satisfying...😌😌
Karen:
1: Find the manager
2: Insult the manager
3: *Become the manager*
i love coworkers and higher ups who look out for the newer and younger staff. I'm a minor and one of my coworkers was super nice to me when i was just starting out and was pretty much a father figure for me and looked out for me on my bad days. unfortunately he was fired last year around christmas because he took on a new job and was prioritising it despite us needing him to get through christmas
So in one story a 'Mom' is an IT technician and CIO. Then next, you wouldn't trust a 'Mom' to open a pdf. Give your head a wobble!
my mom's almost 60yo and she can manage her tech by herself. She sometime get confused but she learns. I might not trust her to deal with important files or tech on her first attempt/contact with said tech, but after one or two time I would trust her. Unlike some people I know who refuses to learn anything or are too senile to understand you don't need to lick the screen to send an email...
that pdf line had me dying
That CIO is a freaking ROCK STAR!!
Hey Rslash, love your vids, your the only guy I go to get my Reddit fill.
Mind if I make a suggestion? I really like how you started saying, “our next post is from op”, it keeps the flow and helps know who posted it. An idea I have is have a start and end phrase, it would help know when the video will end and it would be abrupt.
Here’s my idea, at the start you could do
“Our first post is from op”
Middle posts: “our next post...”
And at the end: “our last post...”
Feel free to add your own Rslash flare to it and make it your own, or disregard this entirely, it’s just a suggestion.
See ya tomorrow for more Reddit :)
Ps: I listen to the podcast too :3
Sometimes i can barely trust my mom to change the batteries in her smart TV remote
I know I'm a little late to this party, but I'm 62yo and have been working with computers since the late '70's. I started out with programming the computers for gas stations, then moved on to a Commodore Vic 20, then data entry at Kmart, then to DOS and regular Windows 3.1, and up to date PC's. So I'm completely comfortable with today's technology. Not all of us old folks need help.
The CIO story was the best because that story shows that the people in charge take care of and protect their employees. This is the kind of company I would want to buy from. I love companies who actually give a damn about their workers
Edit: for the last story, a mother should not decide what her son (who owns a business) can pay for. I would trust my mom 100% because she is much better with computers than me, but this mom clearly should not have been trusted
“Computers at Nasty,” Roahl Dahl said the same thing about TV and Plato (or Socrates; can’t remember) about books.
I bet Lucy felt on top of the world to get such help against such a Karen with a badass boss on her side.
To answer the question at 2:16:
Nepotism!
I wanna know what the mom was thinking in that last one. The company does everything by email, she must have known this! So why did she not pay them?
You expect her to understand what an emailserver is and why it is needed?
Wasn't paying attention and thought IT was a telemarketer? If not, I'm clueless.
@@peterhacke6317 fait point
how do people like this get to be CEO?
...husbands forget to write a will.