Ctrl-Alt-Delete your poor life choices

Cartoon of IT support person at desk

If you can call on an IT department for help with your work difficulties, why can’t you have a life department on standby to resolve your life difficulties. I mean, those IT peeps are so damn useful, and patient too (bow down to the geeks!) and I really think there’s a place for a team that can give you expertise on far-reaching snafus on a daily basis. Like these:

“Hello, this is the Helpdesk. How can I assist you?”
“I can’t find my car keys!”
“Hold the line, I’ll run a search… OK, they’re on your desktop.”
“Thank you so much!”

“Hello, Helpdesk. What is your issue today?”
“My wardrobe has reached maximum capacity.”
“No problem, I’ll delete some expired items and create new storage facilities.”
“Amazing! Thank you!”

“Hello, Helpdesk. What do you need help with?”
“My relationship has crashed and I can’t recover it.”
“Let me restore it from the back-up for you.”
“Perfect – thanks guys!”

“Welcome to the Helpdesk. What is your situation?”
“My boyfriend has denied me access, so I need to get my permissions changed.”
“I see. [Silence.] Have you tried turning him off and turning him on again?”


What do you think, guys? Could we get a kick-starter campaign going for the Life Department? I’m pretty sure they’d never run out of customers…