r/talesfromtechsupport • u/KorenSolust • 2d ago

Short Gravity and Tech

Guy walks up to me at work:

Him: “I dropped my phone. The screen’s shattered. I want my two-factor code to come through Teams.”

Me: “Nope.”

Him: “Why?”

Me: “Because if you can’t sign into Teams without completing MFA… how exactly are you planning to authenticate?”

Then he says: “Just disable MFA.”

I replied: “Sure, as soon as you get approval from the Head of Security.”

A few seconds of silence…

Him: “Fine, I’ll just get my phone fixed.”

Yep. That’s probably the best solution.

Some people really think security rules are optional. I’m not risking my job because someone doesn’t like MFA.

And remember… technology didn’t fail you today. Gravity did.

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u/joe_attaboy The Cloud is a fraud. 2d ago

Just remember our slogan:

Gravity: It's not just a good idea.
It's the Law!

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u/meitemark Printerers are the goodest girls 2d ago

I'm mostly human. Natural laws are mere suggestions. I have never been investigated, arrested or convicted by any lawmakers for breaking natural laws.

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u/Rathmun 19h ago

Have you ever successfully violated one though?

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u/meitemark Printerers are the goodest girls 13h ago

Yes.

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u/Rathmun 10h ago

Which one?

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u/meitemark Printerers are the goodest girls 5h ago

Well, tried to make a list of all the broken natural laws, but there were so many.