Stories from the Off the Record archives show why this time of year can be memorable -- for all the wrong reasons Part of the fun of the Off the Record blog is that the stories are submitted by InfoWorld readers. Because of the variety of authors, every story has a unique takeaway and its own way of describing the lesson learned from a memorable incident from the IT profession.Sometimes, what makes an IT experience most memorable are the circumstances surrounding it.[ Do you have an IT story of a lesson learned, of dealing with frustrating coworkers or end-users, or a story that illustrates a relevant takeaway to today’s IT profession? Send it to offtherecord@infoworld.com. If we publish it, we’ll send you a $50 American Express gift cheque. | Get a new tech tale delivered to your inbox every week in InfoWorld’s Off the Record newsletter. ] This time of year in particular, with the hubbub of holidays and time changes, brings a different kind of hustle and bustle to life — both inside and outside of the office — and for one reason or another makes for some memorable tech predicaments, as the following stories from the Off the Record archives show.Time changes and recognition shortchanges: The credit for aptly managing tasks like time changes is sometimes mistakenly given to people who didn’t do the actual work.Skipping the Super Bowl to debug the system: Go ahead. Volunteer for weekend crisis management. Your contribution will not go overlooked.A memorable IT Thanksgiving meltdown: The actions of a fired Turkey leaves a bad taste in the mouth of the techs who had to fix the catastrophe.A chilling IT holiday tale: Swapping out a server’s power supply is an easy job — or at least it should be.This story “Memorable tech troubles from ghosts of holidays past,” was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Read more crazy-but-true stories in the anonymous Off the Record blog at InfoWorld.com. Data Management