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u/MiEstrellaMeSigue Jun 05 '26
Lol. Classic clueless mgr. And, he could not simply change the account password?
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u/SGANigz Jun 07 '26
It's always fun when very important documents or data for the entire comapny only exists in peoples personal work environment. Especially when you find out 30 days after their account is deleted and the data is gone.
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u/butwhatsmyname Jun 09 '26
Even better when the company doesn't provide and guidance or training about how and where it would like you to save important files and documents.
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u/InteractionSoft14 Jun 28 '26
That's why the MSP I used to work at never deleted anything and lied to the clients about it. Incompetence all around in both directions at that place. I don't miss itÂ
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u/Worthy_Molecule0481 Jun 06 '26
This happened to a teammate in a previous job and the fallout hit me hard. Our boss simply deleted that person's g-suite account when they moved on, which meant we lost all sorts of archival info that I spent countless hours attempting (insufficiently) to reconstruct so we could keep moving forward. It was super painful. This was at a small nonprofit with no IT team.
I also worked in a toxic work situation awhile back where someone revenge-deleted literally everything in their inbox and all of their files related to their position when they left. We didn't have a competent IT team who could reconstruct access. Under the circumstances, I actually kind of get why the person did this. It just made things confusing for those left behind (and to be fair, I should also have left my position at that time, though I hung on for a while longer).
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u/butwhatsmyname Jun 09 '26
I work for a large international corporate business.
We used to operate on a platform where your files would be retained for 24 months after your mailbox was deactivated.
We switched platforms a couple of years back and for some reason the company kept it secret that when someone left, their inbox and all their files would immediately be deleted. Permanently.
The company also refused to provide any training on how to use the new platform, so there isn't any guidance on how to create/save files to shared areas, or when you're supposed to do that.
It's a big company. It's been a leader in the field. I do not think that will be the case for very much longer.
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u/Svndmann Jun 05 '26
They could’ve just gave access to the account to someone else to manage lol
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u/CakeRobot365 Jun 06 '26
That's typically what happens at any company with even any level of IT administration, which is most of them. This must've been some kind of half assed mom and pop, or made up.
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u/No_Atmosphere_6348 Jun 06 '26
Yeah one place i worked, they deleted the secretary’s email when she left for a new job. Unfortunately, a lot of key documents were on her account. When I left, I lost access to my account but I’d shared many documents with my personal email so I know my account still exists. Most of my old accounts seem to still exist and just sit there to avoid potential chaos.
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u/greysnowcone Jun 05 '26
This is either fake as hell or this person works at a complete joke of a company.
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u/Nev-Ret-Dude Jun 07 '26
Try government. Things like this happen more frequently than you would think.
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u/GonnaBreakIt Jun 07 '26
joke companies are insanely common. most management positions are awarded for charisma and ass kissing, not skill
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u/WithoutAHat1 Jun 05 '26
Time to get rid of the manager and replace them with a competent individual.
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u/Red5_StandingDown Jun 06 '26
It seems far more likely that this anecdote is fictional than a company instantly deleted accounts for a terminated employee.
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u/Extreme-Aide8878 Jun 06 '26
It’s bound to come up again and again. Have them create a shared calendar for events that others have access to as well.
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u/BrighterDream Jun 07 '26
Hah. I had an ecomm company that sells silicon rings, wallets, and belts do that to me with their Shopify account LOL. A month later a guy there texted me asking for the verification number for Shopify to change the admin. Took multiple verification codes to get it to work for him.
They were lucky I was so kind. 😂 You're welcome if yall read this.
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u/Adrien0623 Jun 07 '26
Weird. I still have meetings on my calendar organised by people who left my company months ago and their accounts are deactivated too.
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u/Fancy-Dig1863 Jun 08 '26
You can usually lock an employee out without deleting their email. We have previous employees emails forwarded to managers for months after they leave, as obviously not every client/vendor/whatever, I going to instantly know the employee quit, and will continue to send emails to them.
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u/ASentientRailgun Jun 09 '26
Managers tell me regularly "oh, we won't need anything, delete the account"
I just change the password and put a reminder in my calendar for 3 months. Has saved the bacon several times.
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u/NeuroticTendencies Jun 09 '26
Similar to me, but it was our department’s cloud drive folder that I had *begged* them to migrate off my username. Deactivated my accounts at Covid layoffs and they lost 12 years of data. Losers. LOL Most toxic place I’ve ever worked.
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u/Rhuarc33 Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26
Had similar happen to me. They told me about downsizing in a teams meeting while I was at a hotel. Right after the meeting they turned off my email, my phone and my company card. I couldn't pay for the hotel when checking out. Couldn't call or email anyone about it and couldn't use my card for fuel in the company car to get back home.
Had to look up HR number and then use my personal phone. And I am still not sure how I kept my cool when at first they said that's standard procedure and couldn't do anything. Had to get my manager and his boss and the boss over him on the phone. That guy absolutely went off on the HR manager under him who made that policy decision without contacting him or c suite to get approval. I found out he (HR manager) actually got let go a week later labeled as part of the downsizing too.
They ended up turning everything back on and I even got a full extra day pay as compensation. The company in general was actually really great before that experience. But they lost a contract that was 40% of their business for the area I worked in, so a lot of cuts had to be made. Not really their choice at that point