HR built a returns processing tool

“Supabase probably handles that.”— Priya, HR

Reason:

Honestly? Because the roadmap says Q1, but nobody wrote down the year. Built during an offsite instead of the thing they were asked to build.

Built by:

Priya, a recruiter

Build time:

one weekend

Built with:

Excel macros, exposed over HTTP

Database:

a Google Sheet with an Apps Script nobody remembers writing

Authentication:

nobody knows the password, but the browser still does

Deployment:

deployed into production because staging was broken

Responsible:

Sofia, informally

Documentation:

a file called README-NEW-FINAL.md

Security situation:

the audit log was disabled because the disk filled up

Future disaster:

It will outlive the vendor that was supposed to replace it.

Age: 333 days · originally expected to last 14 days · 1 owner so far · survived 1 reorganisation · last meaningful change 333 days ago · original builder left 329 days ago

Rated common mostly because: €331k per year, alive 24x longer than intended, 2 departments depend on it.