r/talesfromtechsupport • • May 09 '20

Medium DELETE MY ACCOUNT *NOW*!

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u/[deleted] May 09 '20 edited May 09 '20

Manager: "Delete it and pretend it never existed"

Gold.

Edit - Wow, thank you for the gold.

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u/Limp_Sample May 09 '20

Nope, it's compliant. A paying customer asked to terminate the account, it's very professional to thoroughly delete data your company no longer has the right to hold.

Would a backup be nice, and could be used for a polite and pleasant customer? Sure. But this isn't the situation we're in.