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It’s National Forget Your Password Day in offices across the land

The most wonderful time of the year.

IF YOU WERE one of the many who returned to work today, you may have found yourself struck down by a Christmas bug.

No, we’re not talking about Janxiety or Jannui.

We’re talking about Post-Christmas Password Amnesia.

Yes, it seems that National Forget Your Password Day fell on January 4th this year.

Ah, the first Monday back to work for many after the holidays. Otherwise known as I forgot my password Monday or Password Reset Monday :)
— Briain Ó hEoghanáin (Brian Honan) #BLM He/Him (@BrianHonan) January 4, 2016

BrianHonan / Twitter

It seems that Christmas has completely wiped all important information from your brain.

*That moment you realise that Christmas has erased from your brain your work log-on password*
— Colin Hassard (@ColinHassard) January 4, 2016

Colin Hassard / Twitter

First day back at work after Christmas. Forgot the door code. Forgot my log on password. Forgot the names of my colleagues.
— WayneDavid (@WayneDavid81) January 4, 2016

WayneDavid / Twitter

Pretty much everyone had this internal monologue this morning.

What’s the bloody password for this thing? Why does my password have to consist of an impossible-to-remember sequences of numbers and letters? It would be so much easier if I could just use my birthday — hang on, maybe my birthday is my password! And… nope. Ugh, I wish I was back drinking Prosecco and watching Gravity.

Seriously, brain — you had one job.

You’ve just made a bad day even worse.

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well the first 20 minutes of work has been spent trying to remember my password I just changed before the break.. off to a great start 2016!
— Betsy (@betsyloe) January 4, 2016

Betsy / Twitter

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First Monday after break and I forgot my login password for my work computer
— megan✨ (@Meggzz7) January 4, 2016

(Me)gan / Twitter

That’s no way to welcome someone to 2016.

Great start at work with the new year. Locked myself out of my computer cause I forgot my password. #TheStruggleBegins
— Manvir Chauhan (@ManvirChauhan) January 4, 2016

Milk Monster v2.1 / Twitter

How many of us experienced this moment of panic this morning?

*raises hand*

when you're back to work from a break and you only have one more attempt to remember your password pic.twitter.com/aRDBTrCfU8
— DJ Dexter Dynamite (@TPClikeYAK) January 4, 2016

DJ Dexter Dynamite / Twitter

Coming back to work after a long break, and you can’t remember your password & only have 1 attempt left until it locks 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂😩
— That Dude (@ItsKeem) January 4, 2016

That Dude / Twitter

Spare a thought for all the people working in IT today, won’t you?

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Note to self: write down your password before going on holidays next time.

Note to self...write down your work password BEFORE going on vacation for 11 days next time!
— Lizzie Darcy (@LizzieDarci) January 4, 2016

Lizzie Darcy / Twitter

And for those of you who did manage to remember your password…

Congratulations!

Guessed my password on the second attempt! pic.twitter.com/RQM351aJnw
— @quebectango - find me on the place without clouds (@QuebecTango) January 4, 2016

QT / Twitter

You’ve already won today.

11 people who had a serious case of The Fear this morning >

The worst face swap of 2016 is already here >

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It’s National Forget Your Password Day in offices across the land

Yes, it seems that National Forget Your Password Day fell on January 4th this year.

It seems that Christmas has completely wiped all important information from your brain.

Pretty much everyone had this internal monologue this morning.

Seriously, brain — you had one job.

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

That’s no way to welcome someone to 2016.

How many of us experienced this moment of panic this morning?

Spare a thought for all the people working in IT today, won’t you?

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Note to self: write down your password before going on holidays next time.

And for those of you who did manage to remember your password…

11 people who had a serious case of The Fear this morning >

The worst face swap of 2016 is already here >