User Was Told Three Times 'Do Not Reboot This PC' - Then Unplugged IT Anyway
The Register, January 27th, 2023
Even with instructions staring them in the face, this genius couldn't get it right
In last week's edition of On Call, The Register's weekly column dedicated to readers' days being damaged by demands to deflect needless disaster, we wondered if the inevitabilities of death and taxes should be joined by meaningless managerial interventions. This week, we have a new candidate to join lists of iconic inevitabilities: users ignoring instructions and then complaining when their own actions create complications.
Let's explore this idea with the help of a reader we'll Regomize as "Ivan," who once looked after the IT fleet at a large energy company.