1. Denial
You look at the directions, you look at the screen. You look at the directions, you look at the screen. Maybe you missed a word? Maybe you read something wrong? No, that's not it. Maybe it's not your fault? Maybe there's some kind of computer glitch? Maybe Chinese hackers took over your email account? Because something is wrong, and it certainly is not you. Or maybe this is what's supposed to happen and everything is actually fine? But probably not.
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2. Anger
Well, this sucks. What the hell? All you need to do is one simple, straightforward task, but since life is the worst and nothing can ever be easy, this one thing is going to take you hours. That is, of course, if you ever do manage to figure out what's wrong. This might be impossible, because you've been on Google for over an hour using every combination of search terms under the sky, and it seems that no one in the history of computers has ever had this problem. Find a pillow and scream into it.
3. Bargaining
There has to be a way to fix this. Maybe you can send a text describing the graph instead? Your coworkers will understand. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a graph should only take a couple hundred, right? In fact, I bet your boss would be impressed by your creative problem-solving skills. Or maybe you just don't need to turn in this one piece of work after all. It's one out of a million good things you've done for this company. You deserve a pass, right? You can fix this without fixing it! It'll be great!
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4. Depression
Nope. Forget it. You're going to be fired. You should probably just quit instead, because no one who works using a computer who can't solve a simple computer problem should be allowed to draw a paycheck. You should find a job that doesn't involve computers at all. How about farming? That's still a thing, right? I mean, yes, you love your job, but you also love baby goats. This could work. Or you could just go off the grid and starve to death in a cellar somewhere because, really, what's the point.
5. Acceptance
There is no acceptance when it comes to computer problems — either you fix it, or some wonderful person fixes it for you. And then that person receives an Edible Arrangement.
(Psst: But don't forget about baby goat farming.)
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