Corporate Fraudster Boss Demanded Fake Invoices—So His IT Tech Installed an Infinite Reboot Virus and Ate His Skittles

In the fast-paced world of corporate IT management, access is everything. System administrators hold the keys to domain control, server logs, and user startup scripts. So when an unscrupulous corporate director decides to pressure his tech lead into committing federal billing fraud, he should probably remember who actually controls his computer screen.

A former system administrator recently revealed how a standard ethical refusal turned into a legendary office prank that left a corrupt boss staring at a black screen for two weeks straight.

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It all started when the director summoned the tech into his office to request a 'special favor.' He wanted invoices systematically altered in Photoshop prior to client distribution, artificially inflating his department's profitability. The sysadmin immediately refused, citing clear legal boundaries, and reported the incident to management. When executive leadership chose to turn a blind eye, the tech submitted a two-week resignation notice.

However, the corrupt director refused to take no for an answer. During the tech's final fortnight, the boss made another aggressive push, claiming accounting had sanctioned the falsified billing. Rather than engaging in another useless argument, the sysadmin decided to write a few lines of code.

Utilizing Active Directory privileges, the technician placed a custom batch script into the director's specific startup profile. Masked under the unassuming filename `cmosupdates.bat`, the code triggered a random computer reboot every five to ten minutes after login.

Because the department had historically struggled with aging desktop hardware, the director assumed his computer was suffering a terminal motherboard malfunction. After five consecutive reboots in a single morning, the panicked manager pleaded for assistance before leaving for lunch.

What followed was an masterclass in petty troubleshooting. The sysadmin walked into the vacant office, took a seat at the director's desk, and spent five minutes eating Skittles out of the boss's personal candy jar while watching the screen cycle through reboot sequences. When the director returned, the technician calmly offered to 'keep an eye on it.'

Community observers quickly weighed in on the legendary standoff. One commenter noted, 'When they ask you to do work after you leave, that's when you bust out the consulting rate—which is three times what they were paying you before.' Another added, 'Your boss wanted you to conspire to commit fraud. He is extremely lucky you only went for small revenge.'

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A week after resigning, the sysadmin received desperate text messages from the director requesting unpaid project work. The technician blocked the number, leaving the reboot script running indefinitely in company memory.

Meanwhile, workplace fraudsters aren't the only ones receiving swift retribution. In a second viral incident of domestic justice, a tenant dealing with a serial food-thieving roommate set a clever culinary trap. After repeatedly losing fridge groceries, the resident placed frozen tubifex worms—intended as betta fish food—into an empty corned beef container.

The stringy reddish frozen worms, which closely resemble processed meats, vanished from the fridge within hours. When the owner casually inquired about their missing fish food, the roommate denied taking it—only to sprint to the bathroom moments later to violently throw up.

Whether dealing with corrupt corporate directors or fridge-raiding roommates, the lesson remains clear: messing with someone's domain always carries a heavy price.

Our podcast hosts unpack both of these wild stories on today's episode of Get Even.