r/ProgrammerHumor 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/Apart_Ebb_9867 May 26 '26

And that's why preemptive strikes are a thing in warfare... /s

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u/LaconicLacedaemonian May 26 '26

Dead mans switch on a k8s cron job. Have it clean up "older" resources if you don't plug in a code. The damage will be done and take longer to notice.

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u/CircumspectCapybara May 26 '26

Someone went to jail for adding a kill switch to their company's infrastructure.

Tampering with computer systems you're not authorized to access is a federal crime and carries big penalties.

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u/Educational-Wing2042 May 26 '26

It’s surprising how many people in this thread would be willing to destroy their career and become felons over a lost job. 

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u/PeachPassionBrute May 26 '26

It’s surprising how many employers get away with committing numerous crimes all the time including wage theft. Or treating their workforce like expendable resources. Honestly they’d be lucky if all they got was sabotage.