We all know that the life of an IT professional can be pretty hectic. I worked in IT for over 13 years and the stories I have would take up this entire blog post! It can be challenging at times but sometimes, you just need to take a step back and have a good laugh with some good old-fashioned IT memes.
They’re sure to get you giggling. Whoever said technology was dull clearly hasn’t seen these gems. There’s a lot of humor to be found in the world of IT! To help you get through your next big project (or just brighten your day), we’ve compiled a list of 35 funny IT memes. Enjoy!
1) Let the IT memes begin!
![35 IT Memes - "At the helpdesk, we believe that there are no stupid questions - just [censored] idiots who shouldn't be using computers in the first place."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-01.jpg?resize=720%2C504&ssl=1)
“At the helpdesk, we believe that there are no stupid questions – just [censored] idiots who shouldn’t be using computers in the first place.”
2)
![35 IT Memes - "Closed a case without the customer's permission since their support expired, they can't reopen it."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-02.jpg?resize=720%2C482&ssl=1)
“Closed a case without the customer’s permission since their support expired, they can’t reopen it.”
3)
![35 IT Memes - "When asked what did you click on, you said 'Nothing.' The 12 toolbars in your browser determined that was a lie."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-03.jpg?resize=720%2C722&ssl=1)
“When asked what did you click on, you said ‘Nothing.’ The 12 toolbars in your browser determined that was a lie.”
4)
![35 IT Memes - "Do you want malware? Because that's how you get malware."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-04.jpg?resize=720%2C647&ssl=1)
“Do you want malware? Because that’s how you get malware.”
5) IT memes: I’m not a doctor but I play one online.
![35 IT Memes - "Doctor: Googling stuff online doesn't make you a doctor. Literally everyone in the IT field:"](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-05.jpg?resize=720%2C739&ssl=1)
“Doctor: Googling stuff online doesn’t make you a doctor. Literally everyone in the IT field:”
6)
![35 IT Memes - "Everyone at home kept watching Netflix using my profile. Messed up all my lists and history...so I renamed 'Dad' to 'Install Windows Updates Now.' Problem solved."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-06.jpg?resize=720%2C764&ssl=1)
“Everyone at home kept watching Netflix using my profile. Messed up all my lists and history…so I renamed ‘Dad’ to ‘Install Windows Updates Now.’ Problem solved.”
7)
![35 IT Memes - "It's not 1989. The excuse 'I'm not good with computers,' is no longer acceptable."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-07.jpg?resize=720%2C504&ssl=1)
“It’s not 1989. The excuse ‘I’m not good with computers,’ is no longer acceptable.”
8) Just A/B testing IT memes…
![35 IT Memes - "Eye tracking! A/B testing! Only aliens could have invented those techniques."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-08.jpg?resize=720%2C630&ssl=1)
“Eye tracking! A/B testing! Only aliens could have invented those techniques.”
9)
![35 IT Memes - "1st year in InfoSec vs. 3 years in InfoSec."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-09.jpg?resize=720%2C809&ssl=1)
“1st year in InfoSec vs. 3 years in InfoSec.”
10) IT memes with 8+ years of Swift experience.
![35 IT Memes - "Found a job opening that requires 8+ years of Swift experience. Swift is a programming language that came out 3 years ago."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-10.jpg?resize=720%2C561&ssl=1)
“Found a job opening that requires 8+ years of Swift experience. Swift is a programming language that came out 3 years ago.”
11)
![35 IT Memes - "I have altered the project scope. Pray that I do not alter it further."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-11.jpg?resize=720%2C471&ssl=1)
“I have altered the project scope. Pray that I do not alter it further.”
12) IT errors in memes.
![35 IT Memes - "ID10T Error! An ID10T error has occurred. Location: Between keyboard and chair. You must eliminate the problem before proceeding further."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-12.jpg?resize=720%2C259&ssl=1)
“ID10T Error! An ID10T error has occurred. Location: Between keyboard and chair. You must eliminate the problem before proceeding further.”
13)
![35 IT Memes - "Instagram is down. Just describe your lunch to me."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-13.jpg?resize=720%2C527&ssl=1)
“Instagram is down. Just describe your lunch to me.”
14)
![35 IT Memes - "Is password reset an incident or service request? Shut up!"](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-14.jpg?resize=720%2C696&ssl=1)
“Is password reset an incident or service request? Shut up!”
15) These IT memes are full of bugs.
![35 IT Memes - "Manager: Did you finish your task? Yes. Yesterday found a new bug, fixing it."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-15.jpg?resize=720%2C691&ssl=1)
“Manager: Did you finish your task? Yes. Yesterday found a new bug, fixing it.”
16)
![35 IT Memes - "Me: I just need to host 'Hello World' on the cloud. AWS: No problem. Have you checked all of our cool named products you'll never understand?"](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-16.jpg?resize=720%2C543&ssl=1)
“Me: I just need to host ‘Hello World’ on the cloud. AWS: No problem. Have you checked all of our cool named products you’ll never understand?”
17)
![35 IT Memes - "My job has this cool thing where if you do your job very well, you get to do other people's jobs too."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-17.jpg?resize=720%2C461&ssl=1)
“My job has this cool thing where if you do your job very well, you get to do other people’s jobs too.”
18)
![35 IT Memes - "1969: What are you doing with that 2Kb of RAM? Sending people to the moon. 2017: What are you doing with that 1.5Gb of RAM? Running Slack."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-18.jpg?resize=720%2C672&ssl=1)
“1969: What are you doing with that 2Kb of RAM? Sending people to the moon. 2017: What are you doing with that 1.5Gb of RAM? Running Slack.”
19)
![35 IT Memes - "Not sure if REST stands for relaxation."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-19.jpg?resize=720%2C540&ssl=1)
“Not sure if REST stands for relaxation.”
20) IT memes when the problem exists between the keyboard and chair.
![35 IT Memes - "Problem exists between keyboard and chair (PEBKAC): Tech support can't help you when you're the problem."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-20.jpg?resize=720%2C576&ssl=1)
“Problem exists between keyboard and chair (PEBKAC): Tech support can’t help you when you’re the problem.”
21)
!["Reason for repair: Will not charge unless plugged in."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-21.jpg?resize=720%2C540&ssl=1)
“Reason for repair: Will not charge unless plugged in.”
22)
!["Remember, a few hours of trial and error can save you several minutes of looking at the README."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-22.jpg?resize=720%2C347&ssl=1)
“Remember, a few hours of trial and error can save you several minutes of looking at the README.”
23)
!["Remembering your passwords. Using a password-managing app/program. Storing passwords in plain text on your desktop. Clicking 'Forgot your password?' every time. Creating a new account every time you log in."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-23.jpg?resize=720%2C1296&ssl=1)
“Remembering your passwords. Using a password-managing app/program. Storing passwords in plain text on your desktop. Clicking ‘Forgot your password?’ every time. Creating a new account every time you log in.”
24)
!["I'm sorry I annoyed you with my question about the feature I'm developing for you."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-24.jpg?resize=720%2C405&ssl=1)
“I’m sorry I annoyed you with my question about the feature I’m developing for you.”
25) It’s time to Google more IT memes…
!["The number of people who refuse to Google their question is too damn high!"](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-25.jpg?resize=720%2C542&ssl=1)
“The number of people who refuse to Google their question is too damn high!”
26)
!["User: The word computer professionals use when they mean 'Idiot.'"](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-26.jpg?resize=720%2C632&ssl=1)
“User: The word computer professionals use when they mean ‘Idiot.'”
27)
!["Virus scan? Ain't nobody got time for that!"](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-27.jpg?resize=720%2C405&ssl=1)
“Virus scan? Ain’t nobody got time for that!”
28)
!["What screams 'I'm insecure?' HTTP instead of HTTPS."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-28.jpg?resize=720%2C715&ssl=1)
“What screams ‘I’m insecure?’ HTTP instead of HTTPS.”
29)
!["When you send an email with two questions and they only answer one."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-29.jpg?resize=720%2C705&ssl=1)
“When you send an email with two questions and they only answer one.”
30) These IT memes need a hard reset too…
!["I work in IT, and finding this in the server room made my day...Hard reset."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-30.jpg?resize=720%2C651&ssl=1)
“I work in IT, and finding this in the server room made my day…Hard reset.”
31)
!["Harder reset."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-31.jpg?resize=720%2C540&ssl=1)
“Harder reset.”
32)
!["Working on the support desk isn't stressful at all" - Josh, 25 years old](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-32.jpg?resize=720%2C609&ssl=1)
“Working on the support desk isn’t stressful at all” – Josh, 25 years old
33)
!["Writes long complicated software code. No comments."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-33.jpg?resize=720%2C725&ssl=1)
“Writes long complicated software code. No comments.”
34)
!["Yeah, we're gonna be short-staffed today so if you could just go ahead and do the work of 3, that would be great."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-34.jpg?resize=720%2C717&ssl=1)
“Yeah, we’re gonna be short-staffed today so if you could just go ahead and do the work of 3, that would be great.”
35) IT memes…Now with video!
!["Zoom meeting, audio only vs. Zoom meeting with video."](https://i0.wp.com/winkgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/information-technology-it-memes-35.jpg?resize=720%2C558&ssl=1)
“Zoom meeting, audio only vs. Zoom meeting with video.”
I hope you enjoyed these IT memes!
“To start, press any key. Where’s the ‘Any’ key?”
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