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Worked with someone who implemented an archival program. Instead of deleting the archived records, it deleted those that weren’t archived.

The records were orders. Millions of orders.



The thought of realising that mistake makes me feel sick to the stomach


(Trying to keep it anonymous) A large international IT company kept backups for the company off-site. Consultants from the company were called in, and the orders were eventually restored - I think it took days, but they got there. Orders were delayed and it cost the company a lot of money. No-one was fired.




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