yeah the title is inflammatory and the story does not bear it out. The guy did his job but typical with too many organizations when they remove people with administrative authorities they tend to lock them out because of the perceived danger of leaving them their access to the site.

I don't know of any examples backing that stance up, but it is a perfect fear, uncertainty, and doubt, example that most upper management would never be called out on

Imagine some alternative titles:

"How I saved a company 100K a year after I was fired"

The employee could have debriefed his employer. Taken the moral high ground, and had an amazing story to tell at his next job interview + a lot of karma.

Or

"The importance of communication: How I implemented a quickfix without properly communicating the long term plan to anyone"