Overly Complex Solutions: 17 Step Workarounds

Step 18: Realizing you're overthinking the entire problem and deciding to just use Google

Step 17: Because 17 is a prime number

Step 16: The one where you finally give up and use a hammer

Step 15: Involving duct tape and prayers

Step 14: Because someone in the office said they were an expert

Step 13: The "just add more RAM" solution

Step 12: The 3am "Eureka!" moment

Step 11: Calling an "IT consultant from 2018

Step 10: Because we needed more meetings to discuss the problem

Step 9: The "just reformat the hard drive" fix

Step 8: Because someone left the coffee machine on

Step 7: Involving a Ouija board and some serious prayer

Step 6: The "I'm not arguing, I'm just explaining" approach

Step 5: The "just reboot the router" solution

Step 4: Because the user manual was in French

Step 3: Involving a VCR and a VHS player

Step 2: The "just press the reset button" fix

Step 1: The "I'm not a programmer, but I play one on TV" approach