Work has been closed now for about a week due to road conditions, air quality and logistical issues. Unfortunately, there has been word that a couple of co-workers have lost their homes. Sigh. It is a damned awful tragedy. The only upside to this thing is that people listened. When they were told to move out, most people actually got the fuck up and moved when the authorities advised them to do so. Unfortunately, some dumbasses still stayed in their homes. Even more unfortunate some people may have not have gotten word that it was time to evacuate.
I am totally fine. My place was untouched by the fires - thank God. The only problem I am facing right now is how/if we are getting paid for the week we lost and not being at our desks. I understand it is a tough business decision to make. Paying your staff their wages when they are not there. On the other hand, I think as a responsible business you look after your people. If we could've been there, we would've been there. But we were instructed not venture that way due to legitimate safety concerns.
So I guess we'll see what happens.
One thing of note, some members our team stepped up big time. They willingly went into harm's way to make sure systems were up and running. Yea, the fires were THAT close to where we work. The next time people give IT people shit for not doing anything, they can kiss my ass. IT is there when you're not. IT is making sure the systems are in place for you come back to work and get on YouTube or whatever, pretending to work that you can do so.
Posted by tony at October 25, 2007 1:52 AM | TrackBack