BOFH: The annual IT amnesty — where users confess their sins
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Simon Travaglia
Summary
A humorous fictional IT support desk story (BOFH - Bastard Operator From Hell) where the PFY and the Boss discuss an annual amnesty event. The PFY explains that the amnesty allows users to confess their IT sins without punishment, but the real purpose is to gather evidence of user stupidity for future leverage and entertainment. The piece is a satirical take on IT support culture, user incompetence, and office politics.
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"Oh, I forget!" the PFY says. "You've not been here that long. Every year or so we run an amnesty..."
"What's everybody here for?" the Boss asks, peering worriedly at the long line of people extending out of the wedged-open door of Mission Control
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