Clocking Out Early: How One Sysadmin Gave a Bad Boss a Taste of Petty Revenge
Is there anything more satisfying than serving up a perfectly chilled dish of petty revenge? For one sysadmin, the answer lay in a few lines of code and a well-timed Friday afternoon exodus. When an overbearing boss decided to take out his frustrations on an innocent production crew, our hero decided it was time to even the score—using the most powerful weapon in his arsenal: the office clocks.
Let’s be honest: we’ve all fantasized about pranking a difficult boss. But few of us have the technical chops (or the nerve) to pull off a prank that’s as subtle as it is delicious. This is the story of how a sysadmin made an entire team’s weekend start a little earlier—all while leaving their boss bewildered and alone at his desk.