Family tech support Memes

Don't You Dare Ask Me About Your Printer

6 days ago 78.0K views 0 shares

The eternal curse of being a developer - mention your job at a social gathering and suddenly you're tech support. Guy proudly announces he's a Full Stack Developer, and within seconds, he's being asked to fix a printer. The final panel showing him pulling a gun is just the mental breakdown every dev experiences when someone thinks "I build complex web applications" means "I know why your printer is making that weird noise." Printers remain the final boss that no amount of JavaScript frameworks can defeat.

For Relatives I Know Nothing About Computers

Programming

13 days ago 130.3K views 0 shares

For Relatives I Know Nothing About Computers

THE ABSOLUTE TRAUMA of being the designated family tech support! 💀 One minute you're writing complex algorithms, the next you're explaining to Aunt Karen that her Facebook isn't "broken" - she just forgot her password for the 47th time this month. The sheer SURVIVAL INSTINCT of pretending to know nothing about computers is the most sophisticated self-preservation technique in the developer universe. Because once you admit you know how to code, you've basically signed up to fix every printer, router, and "slow computer" until the heat death of the universe!

The Computer Science Reality Gap

Programming Debugging Testing

27 days ago 81.2K views 1 shares

Ah, the eternal gap between perception and reality in CS. You casually mention you're studying computer science, and suddenly everyone thinks you're some digital demigod who can resurrect their 10-year-old laptop with a single touch. Meanwhile, the truth is you're just another soul staring blankly at a compiler error at 3am, questioning your life choices and wondering if the machine is actually sentient and personally hates you. The best part? After 15 years in the industry, I still get family calls about printer issues. No, Aunt Karen, my distributed systems expertise doesn't help me understand why your wireless printer only works on Tuesdays.

The Reluctant Tech Support Prodigy

Networking Programming Debugging

1 month ago 157.7K views 0 shares

The raw, unfiltered frustration of tech support in its purest form. That moment when you've spent 45 minutes explaining how to connect to Wi-Fi to someone who still uses a rotary phone and thinks "the cloud" is where rain comes from. The kid's face-palm is basically the universal gesture of every developer who's ever had to explain that no, turning it off and on again isn't just a funny IT Crowd reference—it's literally step one of troubleshooting since the dawn of computing. We've all been there—mentally screaming instructions that seem so painfully obvious while maintaining that thin veneer of professionalism. Until one day, you snap and channel your inner toddler's brutal honesty.

Based On Personal Experience

Programming Hardware Debugging

1 month ago 133.1K views 0 shares

The eternal tech support paradox strikes again! Every programmer has experienced that moment of internal conflict. First comes the righteous indignation: "I write code, I don't fix printers!" Then the pause... because let's face it, we do know how to fix that printer. Not because our CS degree covered "Advanced Printer Troubleshooting 101," but because we've spent years debugging cryptic error messages and reading obscure documentation. The printer is just another poorly designed system waiting to be conquered. We'll fix it, but we'll be silently judging the manufacturer's UI choices the entire time.

Nope, I Can't Help You There

Programming Hardware Debugging Testing

2 months ago 112.2K views 0 shares

The duality of every programmer when family asks for tech support. First panel: confident, top-hat wearing gentleman pondering a printer issue like it's beneath his intellectual capacity. Second panel: same gentleman gleefully announcing "NOT A CLUE!" with the enthusiasm of someone escaping a trap. Third panel: the crushing realization that he's now obligated to try anyway because he's "the computer person." Being able to build microservices architecture doesn't mean I know why your printer is making that weird grinding noise. It's like asking a neurosurgeon to fix your kitchen sink because "you're a doctor, right?"

The Tech Support Nightmare

Programming

2 months ago 88.4K views 0 shares

The eternal tech support nightmare captured in six panels. Non-technical person asks if you're "good with computers," then immediately demands impossible magic like putting MP3s in a watch and talk radio with Frank Sinatra. When you try explaining the technical limitations, they just scream "DRAG AND DROP! DRAG AND DROP!" as if that's the universal solution to all computing problems. The perfect encapsulation of why programmers develop eye twitches when relatives call for "quick computer help."

Can You Fix My Printer?

Programming Hardware Debugging

2 months ago 114.3K views 0 shares

The AUDACITY of people when they discover you work in tech! 💻 One second you're having a nice conversation, the next they're asking you to resurrect their ancient printer from the digital graveyard. Like, honey, I write code that makes websites pretty - I don't perform NECROMANCY on your possessed HP LaserJet from 2003! The way that doctor YEETED that clipboard is exactly how I feel when someone says "but you're good with computers" after I explain I can't fix their hardware. The emotional DAMAGE is real!

CSS: The Prestigious Degree No University Offers

Webdev Programming Frontend

3 months ago 119.6K views 0 shares

CSS: The Prestigious Degree No University Offers

The eternal struggle between tech-savvy developers and clueless relatives who think CSS is an actual degree. Nothing quite like your uncle bragging about his nephew's "CSS degree" while the poor kid probably just watched a 3-hour YouTube tutorial on flexbox. The look of silent disappointment in that last panel is the same face developers make when someone asks them to "just make a quick website" for free because "it's just typing, right?"

When A Software Engineer Goes To A Family Function

Programming Hardware

3 months ago 125.9K views 0 shares

When A Software Engineer Goes To A Family Function

The dreaded family gathering where your entire coding career is reduced to "can you fix my printer?" The meme brilliantly mashes up Among Us with the universal software engineer experience - suddenly you're not the person who builds complex systems, you're just the designated tech support. It's like getting a PhD in neurosurgery only to have your family exclusively ask you about their headaches. The transformation from "software engineer" to "laptop repairman" happens faster than a production server crashes after you push untested code on Friday afternoon.

The Real Software Engineering Certification

Security Webdev Programming

3 months ago 114.8K views 0 shares

The Real Software Engineering Certification

Nothing says "I'm a real software engineer" quite like random people asking you to hack Instagram accounts. The true initiation ritual isn't getting your degree or landing that first job—it's when your aunt's neighbor's cousin's dog walker thinks you're basically Anonymous because you can fix the Wi-Fi. Welcome to the club. Your complimentary caffeine addiction and existential dread are in the mail.

I Get More Expensive Phones And Laptops Than My Siblings Because I "Program"

Hardware Webdev Programming

4 months ago 113.8K views 0 shares

I Get More Expensive Phones And Laptops Than My Siblings Because I "Program"

The classic programmer hustle - convincing parents that you need a $2000 MacBook Pro to "learn coding" when a $300 Chromebook would do just fine. But hey, those compilation times are critical for your "Hello World" programs, right? The endless cycle of requesting hardware upgrades is practically a rite of passage for young devs. Parents eventually catch on that you're mostly using that 32GB RAM to have 97 Chrome tabs open while occasionally tweaking CSS. But they love you anyway, bless their financially drained hearts.

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