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# Incompetent It Technicians
- URL: https://pupontech.com/incompetent-it-technicians/
- Published: 2025-01-14T12:44:07.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-17T18:07:31.000Z
- Author: AY
- Tags: Tech ramblings of the (HR, Day,Week,Month), #Import 2025-08-23 21:22

I don’t claim to be the worlds greatest technician. I claim to be competent. Unfortunately the average technician I run into *is* incompetent. Wondering if other IT people reading this have the same experience or if it’s specific to where I live.   
  
My friend reached out to me about his computer, he said someone told him there might be a virus. He brings me the computer, it’s a Chromebook.   
  
It’s a fucking Chromebook, a technician told him he has a virus. Did I mention it’s a fucking Chromebook. (I am aware that you can theoretically get a virus on a Chromebook, the point was the next sentence …)   
  
It was a touchscreen Chromebook and the touchscreen was broken, leading to the mouse randomly jumping. We [disabled the touchscreen](https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/11243-disable-touchscreen-functionality-on-acer-chromebooks?ref=pupontech.com) and the “virus” disappeared.   
  
Did I mention it was a fucking Chromebook yet?  
  
It’s one thing to get something wrong it’s another thing to not even have the most minimal understanding of computer operating systems and run a computer repair shop/ call yourself a technician. Just a bare minimum of competence would be nice.  
  
  
This is day 3 of [#100DaysToOffload](https://100daystooffload.com/?ref=pupontech.com)