Bombastic boss gave insane instructions to sensible sysadmin, with client on speakerphone

When data disappeared, everyone knew exactly where to point the finger

On-Call Things went pear-shaped when data disappeared as a result of the glorious leader's incompetence. Hey, hey, it's Friday! Which means weekend frolics aren't far away once you get through this edition of On-Call, The Register's weekly reader-contributed tales of workplace woe."