When our group was in the computer center, I was assigned the role of Building Emergency Response Leader. This was because I was considered reliable and because – by virtue of having an office the furthest from any door – it was assumed that I would be able to get everyone out of the building in case of a fire.<\/p>\n
Or, I guess, literally die trying.<\/p>\n
When we moved across campus, that responsibility got passed along. Except, it isn’t quite as well organized as when I was there.<\/p>\n
So, this morning, I got an email sent from my friend Matt – who’s still in the Computer Center – with this text:<\/p>\n
“Yeah, we’re gonna need you to come over and do a count of people and what not. \ud83d\ude1c Sent from my mobile”<\/p>\n
The only logical thing to do was to immediately hop in my car and head over there.<\/p>\n
When I pulled up, the folks standing at the side door had already gone back in, except for Neal – one of the managers. He smiled when he heard about the email and let me in to go wait for Matt in his office – since Matt and the rest of that part of the building had gone out the front door.<\/p>\n
Matt walked into his office and his face lit up when he saw me. I faked a scowl and chastised he and the rest of the employees for re-entering the building without a go-ahead from me.<\/p>\n
We talked for a few minutes before I needed to head back – I had left my office without letting anyone know what I was doing.<\/p>\n
I had kind of a rough day at work yesterday so it was good for me to get back to my inherently silly roots, if only for a few minutes.<\/p>\n
And, for the record, it was a false alarm and everyone was okay. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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