# What do workers do when Microsoft's outage means they can't send emails? Make memes, of course. > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3318260 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 4 outlets covering · First listed: Business Insider, Nov 13, 2026, 9:11 AM · Read it: After a Microsoft outage disrupted millions of workers, some joked about communicating with smoke signals, while Gmail users lamented their bad luck. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 1:03 PM: [Microsoft’s Outlook email hit by new outage]() — TechCrunch (Digital news, United States) Microsoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users. - Nov 13, 2026, 12:18 AM: [Global Microsoft Outage]() — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States) - Nov 13, 2026, 1:37 AM: [Why is the Microsoft outage lasting so long?]() — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom, rated Center) Microsoft says it is seeing "improvements" following a global outage but efforts to fully resume services are ongoing. - Nov 13, 2026, 9:11 AM: [What do workers do when Microsoft's outage means they can't send emails? Make memes, of course.]() — Business Insider (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) After a Microsoft outage disrupted millions of workers, some joked about communicating with smoke signals, while Gmail users lamented their bad luck.