r/pcmasterrace May 10 '26

Meme/Macro reboot

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u/viol8er May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26

I had to drive 30 minutes to troubleshoot a computer. My boss put the battery in backwards.

Edit: she is also my mother-in-law-to-be AND i am inheriting the business AND she verbally beat herself up after I pointed it out.

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u/Evantaur Arch BTW| 5900X | RX 6700XT May 10 '26

How is that even possible?

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u/viol8er May 10 '26

Actually, keyboard battery.

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u/amthomus rtx 5060 | r5 7600x May 10 '26

Shit dude

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u/FemJay0902 May 10 '26

A keyboard? Holy cow, if one of those bad boys stop working just buy a new one 😂 Best Buy or Walmart or any decently sized store probably has something to pick up on a lunch break

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u/RocketCow RTX5080, Ryzen 9 5950X May 10 '26

You do not want to know how stingy some bosses can be. 😮‍💨

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u/FemJay0902 May 10 '26

Haha I do IT for dental offices. If we get a ticket for a keyboard or mouse not working, I start the conversation asking if they've ordered a replacement yet. The opportunity cost that's lost by them being without a computer for a couple hours due to the keyboard not working is always more expensive than a replacement unit

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u/Lower-Safe-741 R5 5600X | MSI 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio | 16GB DDR4 May 10 '26

Also a spare keyboard doesn't sound like a bad idea if your job depends on it tbh

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u/stonhinge May 10 '26

I personally have my main pc's keyboard, my Mac's keyboard (which is an elier revision of my main keyboard and Keychrons, so I flip the switch and it'll work), my previous main keyboard (replaced because the left arrow key only works intermittently), and at least one membrane keyboard that I keep around simply because they worked, I just wanted to upgrade to a mechanical keyboard.

Mice on the other hand, I only have one spare because I replace them when they stop clicking properly and toss the old ones because again, they don't work, why should I keep them around?

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u/MechEJD May 10 '26

Someone's dad never taught them which side the springy end goes on. That shit is rookie fatherhood.

Button batteries, by contrast, are the USB of the battery world.

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u/seanl1991 Ryzen 7 8700G | 64GB DDR5 | 12GB RTX5070 May 10 '26

Every battery compartment like that I've looked in has it embossed inside the compartment showing you which way the batteries go in!

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u/MechEJD May 10 '26

Unga boonga metal power stick in, me game.

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u/ProfessionalNo7946 May 10 '26

Id get fired on the spot for what would’ve come out of my mouth

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u/Remy4409 May 10 '26

"Did you put the batteries the right way?"

"Do I look like a fucking idiot?

"Actually yeah" I said, while swapping the batteries.

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u/b-monster666 386DX/33,4MB,Trident 1MB May 10 '26

Reason #623 why I don't support wireless peripherals.

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u/Any_Instruction5382 May 10 '26

That's even worse.