‘GREAT! I don't want to work after hours': Beancounters nearly lose $100,000+ after abandoning clients after hours because they corners on company phones for tech support staff to save $50/month

Entry-level positions should never be expected to be available to clients 24/7– that's the work of upper management jobs who send one email a day and make a quarter million (+) per year. Life's all about balance, and when your work-life balance is disrupted, company hierarchies can get challenged and clients can feel the rumblings of change.

There are some lower level positions though that often have an after-hours caveat hidden in the fine print. For most companies, their entire goal is to keep paying customers happy, so when their tech product is suddenly not working, the only ones who can save the hide of the entire brand are the IT guys. IT dudes are often the unsung heroes of every tech company, working late, being on call, and generally holding it all together. But there was recently one man who simply refused to be stepped on like his fellow brethren, which nearly cost the company 6-figures in losses.

Scroll onward to see how $50 of savings every month (the cost of a company phone) almost cost this tech company their biggest clients. For more saucy stories of the workplace, check out this tale of a dude who gets back at a coworker for stealing his lunches, but boobytrapping a sandwich with prescription-grade laxatives.

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