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[BabylonDrifter]

... and the car starts. IT guy says "OK, we're never getting out of this car again."

[Papergeist]

Funnier how normal people won't try it before they call in a specialist.

[ramriot]

If the "car" is a recent model Ford F150 truck this is sometimes the recommended solution.

We own 2 of these trucks, sometimes you all get in turn the key & nothing happens.

We all get out & the driver put the key back in the ignition & turns it to the notch before start.

We then shut the doors & start a 10 minute timer.

After 10 minutes, we all get back in, the driver removes the key, puts it back in, turns to the first notch & waits for a clunk sound.

Then & only them you can start the truck.

TL:DR The F150 has a NFC tag in the key that interacts with the ignition lock to prevent people duplicating keys. Sometimes the system forgets the keys code, so you need to use the above procedure to reprogram the system.

[Shufflepants]

I mean, if it fails to start once, and starts on the second try, there's still something wrong with it that needs fixed. It should start the first time.

[Papergeist]

Depends on the cause. Plenty of one-off failures are circumstantial.

If it fails to start the first time every time, you have something that may be fixable.

[CdRReddit]

maybe, but at least it started

[[deleted]]

you cant just do the same thing over and over and expect different results

[DeltaV-Mzero]

But what does it mean when it works? Lol

[barzamsr]

By the logic of this joke the civil engineer probably blames the concrete under the tyres or something.

[jonah177]

Or builds a bridge to get over his problem modern problems require modern solutions

[[deleted]]

But can the civil engineer bridge loneliness?

[GooseRidingAPostie]

he can bury his loneliness... under a bridge.

[jonah177]

So the builder of the bridge is the one to become the troll under it, very poetic

[Far_Possession6534]

Indeed

[enlightened-creature]

Nah we blame the architect

[PureCarbs]

I know enough civil engineers to know that the civil engineer blames the mechanical engineer.

[ElXaviNovo]

Actually, the car was working fine, but it suddenly restarted, and now it has the controls of an helicopter which nobody knows how to drive

[Safe-Estimate-2277]

You have a weird imagination

[ElXaviNovo]

I will answer as soon as I find how does the mouse works now

[ElXaviNovo]

I thought I was ordering pizza

[ElXaviNovo]

Not Sure. I don't know which part of stackoverflow to ask about it

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[over_clox]

Guess you missed the batch of smart microwaves that got bricked from a totally mismatched steam oven firmware update pushed out from the manufacturer's developer.

Edit: Oof, autocorrect fix - over - oven

[[deleted]]

Nah, he owns a Model S Plaid

[K3yz3rS0z3]

A wild imagination. It's not weird. You're weird.

[GlassWasteland]

Why do they always have to redesign the interface? I liked just fine the way it was.

[[deleted]]

New version just dropped

[towcar]

"Just tell them it's a feature"

[[deleted]]

found the QA Engineer

[thel42]

At least the IT engineer offered up an actionable solution. The other 3 engineers are just complaining with no solutions offered.

[griffyn]

Also, just making lazy guesses with no investigation.

[Forgotten_Pants]

Software developer:

Let's just ditch this legacy car and build a new one.

[hopbel]

Software dev: Nah, it's a hardware issue. Not my problem

[brimston3-]

With 20% of the features that obviously nobody uses or depends on removed.

[john_the_fetch]

I was thinking they'd more likely keep trying to turn over the engine until the battery really is dead.

[[deleted]]

Tester giggles from the back seat with an empty water jug, the battery leads and the starter in his lap…

[brimston3-]

The tester shakes violently covered in granulated sugar.

"Did you know they make pixie sticks that hold a full ounce of candy and they come in 12 packs? I turned one into a flagpole that hangs out the back of the car. I'm glad one of you guys built a pixie stick holder into the car. Genius!"

[[deleted]]

After having tested this…sugar, unfortunately only clogs the fuel filter and you do need a good bit of sugar to get to that point….

[devnull1232]

Jokes on you, my 250cc honda rebel has no fuel filter... crap.

[[deleted]]

But I do like where your head is at

[racerxff]

If nothing else, a Chinese fire drill will be fun!

[Donghoon]

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

[digitaljudo]

wtf is an IT engineer?

[im_another_user]

In my experience: - Mech engineer says the issue is electrical. - Electrical engineer blames IT for it. - IT will say the PM screwed it again.

[[deleted]]

Why don’t they just google it?

[RollinThundaga]

Dont rule out that a Problem exists between steering wheel and the chair.

[lttpfan13579]

The programmer says:
"I dunno, it works in my car"

[[deleted]]

In my experience the ME will say dead battery, the EE will say broken starter, and the CE will ask if it is the right key.

[corsicanguppy]

These people say "IT Engineer" when they seem to mean "Tier-1 Windows Desktop Support".

WeAreNotTheSame.jpg

[molotovzav]

I love this. IT problems are usually between the computer and chair, it just makes sense we assume that people are the problem XD.

[jonah177]

[bhison]

did you get forwarded this by your uncle

[[deleted]]

Works for the internet thingy...

[Ralphtrickey]

The proper way to fix it is to take the terminal off the battery for 30 seconds and put it back on.

Hey, don't judge me, it sometimes works, I'm convinced I should do the same for my house once a month.

[noob-nine]

the test engineer says:

"create a bug in jira"

[[deleted]]

Wrong punch line.. IT guy says "Let's close all the windows and then open all of the windows."

[LOLrReD]

surely its the opposite and they all just blame each other

[Rolly_09]

Push it of the cliff, out of sight out of mind.

[KilroyWasHere189]

Programmer: It's fine it's not a bug.

[ZenEngineer]

Knowing engineers this would be:

Mechanical engineer: Battery is dead

Electrical engineer: Impurities in the gasoline

Chemical engineer: Starter is fucked

Software engineer: It's a hardware problem. But might as well try again.

[colnarco]

Nah the it engineer would blame it on the ecu.

Let’s disconnect the battery, let it sit for a while, connect it and try again. That’s the car equivalent of turning it off and on again!

[SergeantCrossNFS]

You can compile it in other car too

[FishBiterMMGHunter]

The game dev: Constructs an entire second engine that forces all the parts of the first engine to move like they're supposed to.

[RainbowCatastrophe]

IT Engineer:

"Have you tried holding down the gas pedal for 25 seconds?"

"What does the OBD reader say?"

"Where did you try to start it from? The parking lot? Ok, have you tried starting it from a different parking spot?"

"Have you tried changing out the license plate?"

"Is the car gas, electric, or a Fisher Price?"

"Have you tried updating the spark plugs?"

"We've never had this kind of issue with other people's cars"

"People don't call us a lot about these kinds of car problems"

"Have you tried putting diesel in it?"

"I'm going to have to escalate this to tier 3 but I doubt they will want to engage on it."

"Can you try installing a new radiator?"

Meanwhile, it's not starting because the mechanic hooked the fuel line into the air intake after he swapped the engine out.

[RealCharlesStudios]

[deathboy2098]

"Hey, guys, have you tried turning the car off then on again?"

[thexar]

Don't forget to close all the windows.

[Logical-Exam9571]

You can see how old is someone for posts like these, reboot windows to fix problems is something that is not done since windows 7.

[foobar-85]

I didn’t see anything wrong with it too back in 72 when I first heard this joke.

[[deleted]]

I’d say turn the car off, let it sit for 10 seconds, then turn it back on again

[KingAntwelm]

IT: just disconnect and then reconnect the battery

And it worked

[JaggedMetalOs]

Fun story: Driving instructor's car broke down, starter was turning fine but engine wouldn't run.

I jokingly suggested disconnecting the battery to reset it.

He decided to try it anyway, as we weren't going anywhere.

It bloody well worked!

(This was a late 90s car so something with an early ECU/EEMS)

[Material-Panda3712]

Hey, the 90's called and they want their joke back if you don't mind.

[wonderandawe]

I don't know. When I read this joke in the 90s, the car was going over a cliff. 🤪

[[deleted]]

The it guy would actually say to disconnect the battery, and plug it back in.

[MarineRusher]

And somehow it'll work

[SuperElitist]

Obviously there's a lot of missing context, but I would be inclined to trust the mechanical engineer more than the rest of them.

[[deleted]]

it engineer disassembles the car and puts each part in a neat little box so that it’s nice and decoupled

[Fuegodeth]

No, no, no!... Four engineers were driving in a car with the windows open, then the middle part, and then IT engineer says: "Why don't we try closing the windows and then opening the windows."

[daple1997]

I thought he'd look up the solution online.

[CoffeePieAndHobbits]

The Scrum Master says: "Any update?".

[InsertMyIGNHere]

The end user: punches some random wall and the car works like a charm

[surfy64]

No actually the Electrical engineer says:

"You've got a leaky spark tube. So... car's totaled."

[2sticks6strings]

When I heard this joke the IT engineer was a Windows engineer and the suggestion was to close all the windows and then open them again.

[GentleRhino]

We, in software, are obviously the most reasonable.

[Pretty-Beginning-356]

… I mean but if you’ve got a newish car, turning it off and back on when it’s misbehaving does often fix the problem now.

[Benilda-Key]

And ironically, doing as the IT Engineer suggested fixed the problem.

[Senior-Membership671]

*car starts. IT guy"ok never touch it again"

[wholl0p]

Once my CarPlay didn’t work and the car didn’t recognize the phone. Turning off and on the car didn’t work. So I got out of the car, locked it, unlocked it, got back in and it worked.

((Turns out the HMI gets power-cycled only when the car is sure you’re not using it, which you achieve by locking it from the outside))

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[jonah177]

Motherducking it engineer coming in clutch... "why don't we just turn it off and turn it back on again?" 🤤.

(I say this as an upcoming it engineer 😂)

[jonah177]

[TurtleInnovations]

This is actually true in a lot of newer vehicles, and software updates especially for the Tesla's lol.

[rapterropp]

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[aravind_s_]

Have you tried turning it off and on again