Field support chap got married – which took down a mainframe

Who, Me? Reg readers are so dedicated it seems some of you are married to the job, although you also admit that no relationship is perfect when you send stories to Who, Me? It's the column in which we share your tales of making massive mistakes and somehow staying together with your employer afterwords.

This week, meet "Zeke" who told us about his time as a field engineer for a data communications company.

I am still embarrassed 45 years later because someone else had to clean up my mess

"The job involved installing and repairing business modems and other comms gear in large banks, insurance companies, etc," Zeke told Who, Me?

His career was moving along nicely. "I had worked my way up to district tech support and was on my way to a regional position," he wrote.

One day, Zeke's employer dispatched him to a major department ...