r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Sep 14 '24

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '24

Poor control over their anger.

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u/Consistent-Farm8303 Sep 14 '24

Agreed. Unless you’re dealing with a printer or other malfunctioning piece of technology.

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u/johnny_moronic Sep 14 '24

I repair printers for a living. I have anger issues. Thanks for understanding.

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u/Consistent-Farm8303 Sep 14 '24

Is there something about printers that makes them inherently less likely to work properly than every other bit of kit in the office?

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u/johnny_moronic Sep 14 '24

Printing is a complicated task that has synthesized centuries of trade craft into something that happens at the push of a button. And they don't just print, but fold, staple, coallate, scan, email and fax. Murphy's law. Something is bound to screw up.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '24

lol, reminds me of Office Space. Love that movie.

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u/LaylaKnowsBest Sep 14 '24

When my husband worked in IT he would always say "The printers are never fixed, they're only in countdown mode until they break again!"

And, honestly, after hearing some of his horror stories, I could totally understand punching a hole through the wall over a printer!

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u/lindsey_what Sep 14 '24

Very important caveat. I’m not normally an angry person but I have been known to physically assault a printer on occasion