Fired employee contacted a year later to recover important company files: 'How do you not make a backup of your entire company's directory?'

You know it's not a well-run company when the CEO has to reach out to an employee she fired for important company information. The best part is that she realized she needed the company directory a whole year after dismissing the employee and their entire team.

Essentially, after closing this Redditor's department, the company made a headquarters move to a different state but somehow managed to not keep key documentation, namely the company directory. We're certain that the former employee's boss wanted to avoid contacting people she fired at all costs but was ultimately left with no other choice. I guess it just goes to show that things at the company are not necessarily going very well. 

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