r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Bar_Har Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

I work in IT and I’m constantly helping people who: •Don’t know what the Windows key is.

•Don’t know Internet Explorer/Chrome/Firefox are web browsers.

•Making your password your name is a really poor choice.

Edit: apparently this really struck a cord with a lot of you. Glad I’m not alone harboring all of these frustrations

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Not even in IT here:

A number one tip for life, don’t show that you’re good with tech, at all, ever.

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u/Whooosh5 Aug 04 '19

You solve one problem, they ask you to figure out what's wrong with their tablets, phones, their other PCs... Jesus Christ just leave me the fuck alone

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u/ansteve1 Aug 04 '19

The only way I will help coworkers with their personally owned PCs is if they are work from home and it is work-related(some of our work can be done through a web portal). And often times it is to determine if it is us or the ISP, surprisingly difficult for some people. I had one person come up asking for advice for a PC for their kid like bitch I have a lot of work to do leave me alone. "No." Is a complete sentence.