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Thanks for visiting! Here you will find all the stories that I post on Reddit, in a more normal, easy to read format. I also will occasionally post a short story, or a snippit of a story I’m working on, that doesn’t fit my normal r/talesfromtechsupport subject (usually gaming related). Enjoy!…

Sweet, Sweet Danger

Selben glanced past the assorted boxes filling the narrow hallway for the fifth time in as many minutes. He could see the table in the office kitchen remained empty and sighed. Turning back to his work, he pushed the handcart full of computer parts. It was nearly 9am and the…

Unbridled Rage

Selben and Snickers shared a bag of cheesy crackers, while giggling at videos on the Internet, and enjoying the quiet hum of machines with the occasional click of a mouse. All was peaceful in the early morning hours until… The door to the IT area burst open. Selben dared peek…

Security Test

A bleary eyed Selben took another sip of his coffee nectar of the gods, as he looked through his queue. A substantial number of tickets had been escalated to him with questionable notes. It was obvious that either someone was trying to gain access to their network, or the security…

Donut Ambush

The hint of stale coffee and old sweat was permeating the office as a series of chimes from each of the techs’ machines acted like surround sound as their email notifications for “urgent” went off. After reading the email and seeing no one budging, Selben looked around. None of them…

Hotel of Wireless Horror

Thunder sounded, and lightning flashed, causing the lights to flicker and create shadows on the high ceilings. An older styled chandelier clinked as it swayed from the breeze of doors opening and closing. The room had that strong odor you get when too many people are in the same place…

The Missing Intern

Snickers was checking his email and going through the normal office memos (meeting tomorrow, the ketchup needs to be refilled in the breakroom, a reminder to not take lunch meeting food with someone else’s name on it, set up a conference room next week for a video conference, etc), when…

The Ritual

The office was dimly lit with flickering fluorescent lighting on their last legs as Selben entered the office and sat at his desk one morning. Putting on his headset he looked up to see four mysterious robed figures technicians all stand in unison and walk out the door drawing twisted…

Find My Truck!

The grind had not yet gotten to Selben. Arriving at work for the day, he cheerfully greeted the front desk employee as he continued to the IT area. Picking up a cup of coffee, he headed over to his cubicle. Sup2 gave a little wave hello while busy working on…

Total Encryption

Selben muted the customer and yawned. It was the last day before a holiday weekend and had been a long shift. Despite only three calls and two emails for the entire day, none of the techs were allowed to leave early, just in case an important issue arose. Sup1 was…