Basset Fauve De Bretagne
Jan. 31st, 2022 09:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
todayiamadaisyIt was my long day at work. Month end: I have to wait until everyone finishes so I can close off the financials. Completed uneventfully and home in time for dinner. Unlike November...
Back in November, I had colleague Brooke with me, learning what to do in case I ever get hit by a bus. That made a long day longer, as I had to explain everything and Brooke made copious notes and double-checked everything. So it was after seven when we finished, and a little later when we left our stuff on our desks and went into the kitchen to wash up our mugs... and then stayed in the kitchen when our swipe cards wouldn't let us back into the office. I swiped. Brooke swiped. I swiped again, just in case. Brooke swiped again, just in case.
This was bad. There are a number of exits, but all of them need the swipe card. If the swipe card doesn't work, we're stuck in the middle of the building with access to the kitchen, bathroom and a couple of meeting rooms. We couldn't even get back into our office, where we'd left our bags and phones.
Just as we were looking at each other, wondering what to do, the CEO's personal assistant came past on her way home and very kindly swiped us back into our office. Phew.
We have since had our swipe cards fixed to give us 24-hour access, so that will never happen again. (And if it did, I have realised, there are computers and phones in the meeting rooms, so we'd be able to contact someone that way.)
January
31. Toilet paper: over or under?
Over, and anyone who does otherwise is a monster.
Back in November, I had colleague Brooke with me, learning what to do in case I ever get hit by a bus. That made a long day longer, as I had to explain everything and Brooke made copious notes and double-checked everything. So it was after seven when we finished, and a little later when we left our stuff on our desks and went into the kitchen to wash up our mugs... and then stayed in the kitchen when our swipe cards wouldn't let us back into the office. I swiped. Brooke swiped. I swiped again, just in case. Brooke swiped again, just in case.
This was bad. There are a number of exits, but all of them need the swipe card. If the swipe card doesn't work, we're stuck in the middle of the building with access to the kitchen, bathroom and a couple of meeting rooms. We couldn't even get back into our office, where we'd left our bags and phones.
Just as we were looking at each other, wondering what to do, the CEO's personal assistant came past on her way home and very kindly swiped us back into our office. Phew.
We have since had our swipe cards fixed to give us 24-hour access, so that will never happen again. (And if it did, I have realised, there are computers and phones in the meeting rooms, so we'd be able to contact someone that way.)
January
31. Toilet paper: over or under?
Over, and anyone who does otherwise is a monster.