I remembered a worse time (than being the one who kills access):

One of my vendors had won the contract that my company currently held with an automaker. It was told to me in confidence, as they thought it was going to be announced later that month. I was also told because they were looking to hire me to keep all the day-to-day knowledge.

It was finally announced… EIGHT. MONTHS. LATER.

While I never said anything (it could have tucked a major deal and got myself and a few others in legal hot water), I was always quick to counsel my underlings to move to other positions or get jobs somewhere else.

I still run a fantasy football league from my first corporate job back in the 90s. None of us are at the company anymore.

With my access in my last job, I could have crippled the company with 5 minutes notice.

It’s horribly passive-aggressive, but it is safest for the company.

My brother was on the list of names once.

I was not allowed to tell him, but HR let me take off that day and had someone else do it.

I remember being the server guy who had to stay late on Fridays and remove access at 6pm.

I got a panicked call from someone who couldn’t save the file he was working on. It was for a project set to go live on Tuesday.

I had to break it to him that he was just let go.