History Characters / TheWebsiteIsDown

* RetroGaming: Might be this, as he's playing ''Wolfenstein 3D'' at the start of "Excel Hell", in contrast to Derrick playing ''Halo'' in "Sales Guy VS Web Dude". Might also be just because he can't upgrade his computer since he can't handle any change.

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: [[TheMaidenNameDebate Changed her name from Nancy Johnson to Nancy Johnson-Johnson]] after marrying someone with the last name of Johnson.

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Changed her name from Nancy Johnson to Nancy Johnson-Johnson after marrying someone with the last name of Johnson.

* VivaLasVegas: She went to Vegas for her honeymoon, referenced in her conversation with Irving at the start of Sales Demolition.

* WalkingTechbane: Was stupid enough to run a 'MILF on MILF' program he got in an email, which of course infected his computer with a virus, so he certainly fits here.

!!Derek Hostburner, AKA Web Dude

System Administrator of Plastroltech. Quite competent with computers and has a full grasp of the concepts and skills needed to execute his job. Derek is also very lazy and avoids taking responsibility for anything if at all possible. Frequently plays video games during work hours, sometimes even as he claims to co-workers that he's working.

* OnlySaneMan: His co-workers include a pair of idiotic sales associates, a bitchy sales director, a director of IT who seems to know nothing about IT, a data center manager who cares about work even less than he does, and a stoner who works the nightshift. Of the characters we've seen, only Daryl seems to have a level head and enough knowledge to do his job effectively. Derek may not be a good worker, but he's got more competence and does more good than most of the rest of the characters we see combined, and at least seems to be well-adjusted.

Sales Associate at Plastroltech. Similarly lazy (though more excited about his job), Chip proves to not only be completely inept at all things computer-related, but also a complete imbecile in virtually every way he has been shown in the web series so far. Was fired after episode four after releasing a computer virus on the Plastroltech network that shut down everything at the company for a day (the virus was a cover story for Derek's mistake), and is currently working as a comically overwhelmed System Administrator at another company.

** Sales Guy VS Web Dude - Derek remote desktops into Chip's computer and sees dozens of open windows, including inappropriate websites, solitaire and freecell games, and other such meaningless programs. Chip insists that the windows are all for his work even as Derek is looking right at the screen and can easily see it's all garbage.
** Excel Hell - Tells Ricky he was working on a sales report when he was just playing Wolfenstein 3D, which is somewhat strange given Ricky wouldn't have cared what he was doing. Later, tells Derek he didn't download the virus attachment even though he definitely did, then a few minutes later admits to it as if he doesn't care whether or not Derek knows.
** Chip The Sysadmin - Denies that he got fired from Plastroltech to Derek, even as he looks through texts from Irving saying, in no uncertain terms, that he has been fired, and minutes later admits that he has a new job.

* RetroGaming: Might be this. Is seen playing Wolfenstein 3D in Excel Hell, which provides a nice contrast with Derek playing Halo in the Sales Guy VS Web Dude. Might be just because he can't upgrade his computer since he can't handle any change.

* AscendedExtra: In The Website is Down, was just a voice talking with Chip during his phone call with Derek. Makes a blink and you miss it sort-of cameo in Excel Hell as an email in Chip's outlook asking about his bad sales numbers and implying his termination is imminent if it keeps up. Gets assaulted by Chip in Remain Calm. By Sales Demolition, was one of the major characters in the series, and this continued in Chip the Sysadmin.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In episode one, is having a conversation with Chip that indicates the two are at least on good terms, possibly friendly. In episode two, she sends Chip an email threatening to have him fired for poor sales numbers in the recent quarter. In episode three, Chip throws broken computer pieces at her and she gets a security officer to tackle him. By episode four, she clearly has distaste for him, not helped when he attempts to peek up her skirt while plugging a projector in underneath a table. In episode four and a half, Chip attempts to get an upskirt photo of her at a coffee shop, and Derek mentions that he knows that Nancy hates Chip's guts.

Director of Information Technology at Plastroltech. Derek's immediate boss, Irving mainly serves to tell people what should be done and berate them for making mistakes. Also exhibits a lack of knowledge at things computer related, though not quite as bad as Chip.

* KickedUpstairs: The only explanation for him being the Director of IT and outranking the considerably more competent Derek.
* PointyHairedBoss: Probably. Keeps leaning up close to the webcam whenever he says something to Derek like he needs to have his mouth right up to the microphone, has difficulty setting a projector up to work with a laptop, and is completely clueless when Derek admits that he reset everyone's password by accident using mild tech-speak.

Data Center Manager at Plastroltech. Rivals Derek in terms of laziness and disinterest in his job. Lazlo works out of the server room at Plastroltech and is called by Derek whenever there's a question concerning what's happening with the servers. Has what appears to be a vitriolic, but somewhat friendly, relationship with Derek, and is at least somewhat competent at his job.

* BystanderSyndrome: Hangs up the phone call with Derek in Sales Demolition as soon as he figures out his issue doesn't involve him, saying 'this is not my fucking problem'.
* OnlyOneName: Has no last name listed on Derek's phone contact list, the only person shown not to have one.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Can barely hear Derek on his cellphone while trying to reboot the web server, leading him to accidentally power off the exchange server before getting the website.

Network Manager at Plastroltech. An elderly Texan, Daryl is the only character in the series so far who can understand computers on the level that Derek does and displays a knowledge of technology that would be described as even average.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Seems to be this. He realizes that Derek is a capable sysadmin who shouldn't be fired over a simple mistake and/or that the Single Sign-On Server was set up in an incredibly stupid way that would inevitably lead to someone clicking the recompute button, so he tells Derek to fake a virus attack to avoid getting fired.
** Alternatively, he just doesn't want to deal with the additional workload and finding a new sysadmin.

Nightshift watchman of Plastroltech's office. A stereotypical hippie, complete with a reference to attending Burning Man and possessing a Graphix Bong, Corey dropped the power caps at Plastroltech during his watch one night in an attempt to conserve power and caused some difficulties for Derek the next day.

* SmallReferencePools: Very few people are going to understand the significance of him groaning "My Graphix!" during his phone call with Derek. Graphix is a brand of bong.
* TheStoner: In Sales Demolition, Derek calls him in the middle of the day to reprimand him for dropping the power caps. Corey works the nightshift, so the middle of the day is his middle of the night. The call wakes him up, and Derek puts him on hold. Apparently, the first thing Corey did, after being woken up in the middle of the night by a phone call, was take a hit off his bong.

* SomebodyElsesProblem: Hangs up the phone call with Derek in Sales Demolition as soon as he figures out his issue doesn't involve him, saying 'this is not my fucking problem'.

** Chip The SysAdmin - Denies that he got fired from Plastroltech to Derek, even as he looks through texts from Irving saying, in no uncertain terms, that he has been fired, and minutes later admits that he has a new job.

* MeaningfulName: The double meaning of his last name is a clue to his level of maturity.

* RetroGaming: Might be this. Is seen playing Wolfenstein 3D in Excel Hell, which provides a nice contrast with Derek playing Halo in the first episode. Might be just because he can't upgrade his computer since he can't handle any change.