If you've spent any time on the r/malicious compliance subreddit, then you'll know that you shouldn't mess with the IT guy. Just like a lawyer, you never really care about having a good IT person until you need them, but you better make them feel appreciated in the meantime or else they might make your life difficult. Do you see the IP person gaming on their fancy gaming PC? Be quiet about it, because that means they're good enough to have every single ticket solved without a hitch. 

IT people have a natural ability to see through the malarkey of the corporate world, functioning in an ever-mystifying grey area between the higher-ups and the average Joe. When you tell them that "you didn't touch the computer," they'll know full well that what you really mean is you're too embarrassed to admit that you spilled your tequila soda on it during the work happy hour. It might be easy to get angry at the IT people when things don't work, but remember, without them you, your boss, and the CEO would all be out of a job... so just cut them a little slack. 

Here are 27 work memes specifically for the IT people.