From Business Insider · Pete Syme · · 1m 30s
Microsoft outage leaves workers making memes instead
A global Microsoft email outage on Thursday and Friday left millions unable to work, sparking a wave of jokes and memes across social media.
In brief
A global Microsoft email outage on Thursday and Friday left millions unable to work, sparking a wave of jokes and memes across social media. Microsoft's global outage disrupted email and core tools for millions of workers on Thursday and Friday, prompting widespread meme-making as people coped with the downtime…
Microsoft's global outage hits millions
Microsoft suffered a global outage on Thursday and Friday, leaving millions of workers unable to use email and other core tools. The company first flagged the disruption midday Thursday, with problems continuing into Friday.
Microsoft says no malicious activity
By nine a.m. Friday, issues persisted, but Microsoft said it had significantly reduced the backlog of emails waiting to be delivered. The company also said there was no evidence of malicious activity.
Workers respond with memes and jokes
People around the world made memes to cope with the outage.One X post with three hundred thousand views shared a clip from HBO's Succession showing Roman Roy ignoring panicked emails.
“i was just about to send the email that was going to change everything”
Friday relief and Gmail user envy
Many workers felt peaceful bliss after disconnecting from Outlook, especially on a Friday. People whose offices use Google's suite of products, including Gmail and Google Meet, were instead forced to look on with jealousy.
Outage ends as US workday begins
With Microsoft saying issues had declined just as the US workday began, workers soon had to stop making memes and return to work.
The essence
Microsoft's global outage disrupted email and core tools for millions of workers on Thursday and Friday, prompting widespread meme-making as people coped with the downtime.
