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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/PM_Teeny_Titties on 2025-05-05 16:45:56+00:00.
Not my story, but needed to share.
A friend of mine is the GM for a manufacturing facility, and he reports up to the corporate level. The corporate VP of Operations was a big stickler about following the rules, especially related to security. This isn't a bad thing, but he would often try to set up chances to catch employees in security violations for write-ups. Things like holding open the exterior door for an employee so the following person didn't have to badge in.
My GM friend gave his notice recently, and one of the things the VP demanded was to be added as an admin to all security systems, including the badge/lock system. VP meant to set an expiration date of the GM's account. But accidentally deleted it outright, which also removed any permissions he assigned, which included all current employees.
Well, the team showed up the next morning to find that no badges worked. My friend told everyone to clock in as normal using their phone, but wait until the badges worked. Because entering the building without an authorized badge went against security rules.
Their shift started at 7 AM, but VP wasn't online until 9 AM. He freaked out when he saw that there were no machines running, and then had to figure out how to add everyone back to the door badge system. Apparently, the VP isn't a real tech guy, so it was 10 AM before everyone was added back. They all sat in their cars and would badge in once the VP sent an email.