The Remote Team built a meeting room booking system

“The workshop was tomorrow.”— Finance Business Partner

Reason:

Mainly because the ticket has been open for 623 days. With 2 users, one of whom is the CEO.

Built by:

Sofia, an intern

Build time:

19 minutes

Built with:

Excel macros with network access

Database:

Supabase on a free tier that pauses in 12 days

Authentication:

logging out just hides the menu

Deployment:

behind a CDN for an app only used inside one building

Responsible:

an external agency with no contract on file

Documentation:

comments in the code explaining what the code used to do

Security situation:

no security review, no plans for one

Future disaster:

It will stop working after someone renames a column.

Age: 69 days · originally expected to last 3 weeks · 1 owner so far · survived 1 reorganisation · last meaningful change 69 days ago · original builder left 35 days ago

Rated common mostly because: 3 departments depend on it, nobody owns it, the builder has left.