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Sure, we've got a problem but we don't really want to spend any money on the tech guy you're sending to fix it

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"was assigned a task to push a button to test an ISDN backup"

What would happen if the test failed? I'd guess part of the expectation was that you'd be on site to fix the problem/take the flack if it did. What would have been the consequence if it had failed and the trip to fix it only started then?

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