The guy who accidentally sent MILLIONS while sleeping
A German bank employee fell asleep on his keyboard and accidentally transferred €222 million He was supposed to transfer ONLY €62.40 His face hit the number 2 key and held it down and the transfer went through as €222,222,222.22 A colleague was supposed to catch the error during a review but he didn't Both the sleeping employee and the reviewer were later investigated Now let that sink in The guy who fell asleep on a keyboard and sent €222 MILLION kept his job His colleague who didn't catch it got fired Germany in one story
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The guy who accidentally sent MILLIONS while sleeping
A German bank employee fell asleep on his keyboard and accidentally transferred €222 million
He was supposed to transfer ONLY €62.40
His face hit the number 2 key and held it down and the transfer went through as €222,222,222.22
A colleague was supposed to catch the error during a review but he didn't
Both the sleeping employee and the reviewer were later investigated
Now let that sink in
The guy who fell asleep on a keyboard and sent €222 MILLION kept his job
His colleague who didn't catch it got fired
Germany in one story