Yesterday, we lost a water main for our building.
With no running water, we also lost use of all of the restrooms in our building. No flushing, no washing hands, no rinsing out my bowl after finishing breakfast- nothing that required water. Many of my coworkers visited the local McDonalds over the course of the morning for a cup of coffee (the cafeteria was also closed) and the promise of working facilities.
By lunchtime, we had contracted with an outside service to drop off several port-a-potties inside the building, along with manual hand-washing stations. It was somewhat ironic that on the same day our CEO was ringing the bell at the NYSE, the employees in our building were just looking forward to having running water again. As crews worked to repair the damage, my coworkers and I found ourselves questioning why we were working under such conditions.
The reality is that that's the business we're in. Our job every day is to help keep other businesses, schools, hospitals, etc. up and running even when things happen unexpectedly. For us to do anything else in our own situation just wouldn't make sense. In retrospect, I'm glad we have companies like us around.
Today everything seems to be back to normal. The water is running, the toilets are flushing, and we're all quite relieved.
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2 comments:
The toilets are flushing, and you’re relieved, eh? Well, thank goodness for that!
Seriously, you should sell this script to someone who will make a commercial for your company. Think there are any SuperBowl slots left?
Indoor outhouses! What will they think of next? Even so, it probably cut down on the amount of time that employees spent away from their desks to answer nature's call.
Did all of this really happen? Or, was it just a pipe dream?
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