Logistics built a shift planner that emails PDFs

Reason:

Officially because nobody could find the right SharePoint folder. Originally a prototype for a demo.

Built by:

unclear

Build time:

unknown

Built with:

an AI agent with shell access

Database:

Airtable on the founder's personal plan

Authentication:

SSO, but only for the person who built it

Deployment:

on a cloud account paid by personal credit card

Responsible:

the department head, who has never opened it

Documentation:

a diagram on a whiteboard, photographed, deleted

Security situation:

the data protection officer does not know it exists

Future disaster:

It will trigger a call from the works council.

Rated common mostly because: 14% chance of becoming business critical, 9 users, 1 departments depend on it.