At my previous-previous job we had a core switch that was on from 5 years. No one wants to reload because everyone was scared it cannot restart anymore. We don'

At my previous-previous job we had a core switch that was on from 5 years. No one wants to reload because everyone was scared it cannot restart anymore. We don't have maintenance, spare parts and cabling was a mess. My colleagues told me that it was still there 2 years ago.