The Management Assistant built an internal URL shortener

“We'll tell Legal if anyone asks.”— Bastian, The Management Assistant

Reason:

Officially because the temporary solution has survived 2 managers. Presented in a town hall as "innovation".

Built by:

Bastian, the management assistant

Build time:

5 evenings

Built with:

Next.js, because the tutorial used it

Database:

Firebase with open read rules since January

Authentication:

the office IP is allow-listed, including the coffee shop next door

Deployment:

deployed by emailing Invoices_Q3_use-this-one_final_FINAL.xlsx to Thomas

Responsible:

Olivier, who insists they are not the owner

Documentation:

a PDF containing screenshots of the old UI

Security situation:

security is handled by keeping the URL secret

Future disaster:

It will export test data into production.

Age: 12 days · originally expected to last 14 days · 2 owners so far · last meaningful change 12 days ago

Rated common mostly because: €52k per year, 1 departments depend on it, 1 users.