Fictional problem card
Prod DB query without WHERE
UPDATE users SET active = false. No WHERE clause. All 50,000 users. Oops.
The scenario
You executed an update statement on the production database without a WHERE clause. Fifty thousand user records are now marked inactive simultaneously. The silence in the Slack channel is deafening.
How it plays
This problem card adds 16 burnout to your meter. You must counter it using cards from the health, tools, or humor categories to mitigate the damage.
Why it feels familiar
That split second of panic when you realize you forgot to test the query against the staging environment before hitting production.
This problem card adds 16 burnout. It belongs to code and can be countered by health, tools, humor coping.