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terminal hour glass failure

This is when a pc or a laptop decides to hang at the most critical e-mail/operation that you have ever done in your entire life.
It is also when IT comes along and states the bloody obvious that you pc/laptop has just hung and needs to quit .It also results in the loss of the data that you were either doing or sending resulting in a huge amount of tourettes from yourself and 4 weeks work down the pan
your pc/laptop has suffered terminal hour glass failure,or has just hung
by mytts69 August 10, 2010
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Five Man Failure

Five Man Failure:Small business with less than 10 people. The business is usually dysfunctional. The CEO of the company has 'observation blindness' and coddles bad employees. In a large company issue employees would have been sacked for more dynamic candidates.
That tube store employee is passive aggressive and never emailed me to tell me that my special order was cancelled two months ago. They're running a "Five Man Failure".
by Energysoul July 26, 2016
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catastrophic raid failure

Catastrophic RAID failure means your ultra-secret data saw the attack helicopters over the horizon and locked itself in the impenetrable underground bunker and detonated landmines and deployed automated weaponry all around the base. Enemy forces were wiped out in their entirety.

The good news is that your data is secure and bravely refused to allow itself to be compromised. Bad news is that I don't think your data is ever coming out of there again.
Hello,

Unfortunately earlier today the host that your VPS resides on had suffered a catastrophic RAID failure and was irrecoverable. We had attempted to restore the data but were unsuccessful. We have since created a new container and emailed you the new login information. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.

Regards,
by Peculiar Musings July 14, 2016
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e-mail failure

when you type someone’s name wrong in an email but the government knows who you were trying to contact and contacts them through esp anyways.
The e-mail failure had someone thinking about the sender during the day.
by Coop Dupe December 12, 2019
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sense of humour failure

A phrase used by a manager as an awkward semi-apology after they lose their temper at their employees. This is the closest to an apology you're likely to get.

Prevalent in the UK tech and consulting sector.
(after boss has stopped shouting obscenities at their staff)
"I'm afraid I've had a sense of humour failure..."
by QuartermasterGeralt June 3, 2020
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Big time failing

Failing catastrophically
Something that's big time failing will obviously devolve into an unmitigated disaster if something isn't done.
by Sexydimma March 14, 2021
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Big time failing

Failing catastrophically
Something that's big time failing will obviously devolve into an unmitigated disaster if something isn't done.
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