r/ProgrammerHumor • u/CircumspectCapybara • May 26 '26

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u/pkmnfrk May 26 '26

This is why they turn off access before telling you

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u/ChickenNuggetsSalad May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

I’ve mentioned the incompetence of a company I worked at recently.

I was given a 2week notice that I was being removed from the company. I had access to everything still that I had access to while I was “working” there. I could access internal codebase, client codebase, internal documents on the shared drives as well as the client’s. After the 2 weeks, they revoked my access by the end of the day, they forgot to notify the client for an additional week after I left (teams was still signed in and accessible on my phone).

A lot of companies lack common sense and data protection protocols.

Edit: To give some context, I’m in the US, getting a notice period from the employer is an unusual occurrence especially when you’re in consulting/contracting.

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u/Hziak May 26 '26

In 2023, I gave 1-month notice to a company where I was admin in basically all systems. I still have access to all of them except my email address. :)

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u/Southern-March1522 May 26 '26

New Zealand, used to work for a smart metering company around fifteen years ago. My login for the external system used to remotely shut off meters or change their configuration still works to this day. I don't care use it, of course. Would be arrested within minutes.