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fromTheregister
2 months ago

High school kids messed up a mainframe

"Our task mainly consisted of staying for the evening after the day staff had left, and running jobs that picked up data from the company's clients in other time zones."
Writing
Tech industry
fromTheregister
4 months ago

Junior techie crashed client, then escaped for a fun weekend

Bill accidentally shut down a client's IBM AS/400 production system while trying to leave work early for the weekend.
fromTheregister
11 months ago

You're not leaving until this printer is working

"Tom shared his terrifying experience involving a job for a mining company in an African nation where a communication system did not work, leading to significant travel complications."
NYC real estate
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