IT (yes, really) built a visitor sign-in kiosk

“Nobody outside the team uses it.”— Tobias, IT (yes, really)

Reason:

Mainly because the process requires signatures from 4 people. Presented in a town hall as "innovation".

Built by:

Tobias, a working student

Build time:

3 evenings

Built with:

an AI agent with shell access

Database:

Firebase with open read rules since January

Authentication:

an API key in the frontend bundle

Deployment:

on a free tier that expires in 20 days

Responsible:

a shared mailbox nobody reads

Documentation:

a Confluence page marked "draft", last edited 34 days ago

Security situation:

no security review, no plans for one

Future disaster:

It will turn out to be the only system that knows the real numbers.

Age: 36 days · originally expected to last 2 months · 2 owners so far · survived 1 reorganisation · last meaningful change 36 days ago · original builder left 57 days ago

Rated common mostly because: nobody owns it, 2 departments depend on it, the builder has left.