India, Oct. 21 -- While most people were celebrating Diwali with lights, sweets, and fireworks, one techie found himself surrounded not by diyas but by flashing red alerts. The Reddit user shared his ordeal in a post titled, "Told them not to put me oncall for Diwali..see the mayhem now," describing how his peaceful festive night turned into a work crisis.

Sharing his experience, he wrote, "Told my manager last week not to put me oncall during Diwali. I said I won't be able to handle all alone. His words were 'relax, nothing ever happens this time of the year.' Fast forward to tonight. AWS is down. Teams are blowing up. Pager won't stop ringing. My family think I work for the government because I'm handling some emergency. I haven't even...