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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Kokuten on 2024-11-14 18:53:10+00:00.

I’ve been working in IT for almost four years now. I finished my training in February. Today, I went to a client to complete a server migration. Because I was working too hastily, I ended up deleting the last two days of data from the main server. However, I was able to recover one day’s worth from the backup.

Thanks to me, the nice lady there had to redo all her work from today. I then left her with the deepest sense of shame, as I’d been standing there for half an hour just watching, unable to help anymore.

I’m mortified. Sure, mistakes happen, but in the IT field for small companies, it’s always pretty critical.

This will now be the new story that keeps me up at night.

Share your big IT blunders, so I feel better. :(

TL;DR Deleted a days worth of data from Server by mistake. Office Lady needs redo the whole day. Feeling shameful