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Editor’s Note: Early Thanksgiving

Workers threw in the towel last Thursday when technology went on the fritz

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Marc Myers
Nov 14, 2026
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Thanksgiving came early for millions of workers last Thursday when the mighty Microsoft found itself on par with a pizza-delivery outfit bedeviled by flimsy ordering technology. Instagram videos soon began popping up showing workers heading home, unable to send or receive emails. I was affected, but I was able to immediately switch to Gmail. [Photos above and below by Marc Myers]

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