How upset would you be? (building on lockdown)

[Exterous]

Just found out that the building next door and 2/3 of the floors in this building are on lock down due to repeated phone call "threats". Apparently a notification went out to some people to be on the lookout for this person and to call 911 immediately if spotted. There are cops checking badges at the entrance next door and there is a cop on the second floor of this one. No idea what the 'threats' were but the response doesn't strike me as a 'ima key your car' type of thing

Well no one bothered to tell the people I am working with who are on the first floor (with all the entrances) even though they are part of the same organization. The only reason we know is a forward of a forwarded email was set to a group someone on the team used to be a part of.

So....I guess the hope is that if he does go full crazy shooter he will check the building directory and then decide 'Well, while they are part of the same overall organization I realize my beef is specifically with those on the second floor so I should head up there without disturbing anyone on the first floor'. Because in no situation they could imagine would he just see people employed by the organization he apparently hates and shoots up everyone in the building regardless of the floor they are on?

Seems pretty fucking retarded to me. Not super happy about this. Finishing up my work and then I am outa here

 

[Mayne]

At least it broke up the monotony of the day.

 

[Humpy]

I wouldn't be that upset because I would just leave.

 

[Ruptga]

Plot twist: OP takes this so seriously that next week he's the one talking about burning down the building.

 

[Mayne]

plot twist: op is the one who made the calls to get out of work early

 

[Red Squirrel]

Stuff like that always makes for an exciting day though.

I had the cops come in to work looking for me once, that was hilarious. I had accidentally dialed 911 so I talked with the operator and stuff to say it was an error and they said they had to send someone anyway so all was good and we hung up. I forgot to tell my boss. My boss nearly had a heart attack when the cops came in asking for me.

 

[Mayne]

Stuff like that always makes for an exciting day though.

I had the cops come in to work looking for me once, that was hilarious. I had accidentally dialed 911 so I talked with the operator and stuff to say it was an error and they said they had to send someone anyway so all was good and we hung up. I forgot to tell my boss. My boss nearly had a heart attack when the cops came in asking for me.

were you carrying?

 

[Red Squirrel]

were you carrying?

I may have possibly be carrying a stapler or other office supplies at the time. Those Swingline staplers pack some serious heat!

 

[BoomerD]

I was working at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, CA a bunch of years ago. All of a sudden, ALL work came to a stop and we were moved to a large holding area. Some asshole had called in a bomb threat. (nothing to take lightly in a facility that's highly flammable and VERY explosive by its very nature)
After a couple of hours, the "all clear" sounded and we were allowed back to work.

About an hour later, we were stuffing a heat exchanger bundle into a unit and "BOOM!" Huge explosion noise...everyone took off, running away from the hydrogen plant we were working on...

Right behind us came the plant operators..."It's OK! No danger! The hydrogen reacted with the fog in the stack and a small static charge set it off...it happens from time to time!"

 

[midwestfisherman]

I was working at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, CA a bunch of years ago. All of a sudden, ALL work came to a stop and we were moved to a large holding area. Some asshole had called in a bomb threat. (nothing to take lightly in a facility that's highly flammable and VERY explosive by its very nature)
After a couple of hours, the "all clear" sounded and we were allowed back to work.

About an hour later, we were stuffing a heat exchanger bundle into a unit and "BOOM!" Huge explosion noise...everyone took off, running away from the hydrogen plant we were working on...

Right behind us came the plant operators..."It's OK! No danger! The hydrogen reacted with the fog in the stack and a small static charge set it off...it happens from time to time!"

I bet that increased the pucker factor!!

 

[glenn1]

I was working at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, CA a bunch of years ago. All of a sudden, ALL work came to a stop and we were moved to a large holding area. Some asshole had called in a bomb threat. (nothing to take lightly in a facility that's highly flammable and VERY explosive by its very nature)
After a couple of hours, the "all clear" sounded and we were allowed back to work.

About an hour later, we were stuffing a heat exchanger bundle into a unit and "BOOM!" Huge explosion noise...everyone took off, running away from the hydrogen plant we were working on...

Right behind us came the plant operators..."It's OK! No danger! The hydrogen reacted with the fog in the stack and a small static charge set it off...it happens from time to time!"

Reminds me of one of the things that happened in my military days. Was airborne and we were preparing to load up a C5 for a jump with full simulated combat load (80 pound rucks plus weapons, ammo, etc). We're in our chalks lined up and boarding when we hear a big boom from the side of the aircraft. The guys outside of the aircraft can see a big column of fire shooting from one of the interior engines. Loadmaster tells us to GTFO and we waddle our ass across the apron to the grass as fast as we can. Fire trucks come and are working on it for a while when the same loadmaster tells us to ruck up and prepare to board again because our mission is still a GO. Meanwhile we're like WTF dude we aren't doing a door exit jump while dodging the fucking fire shooting out of the engine. So after a while the pilot and copilot come out and confirm the mission is a scrub (surface windspeeds were out of tolerance at way over 13 knots) but that in a REAL COMBAT SITUATION we would have been a GO to both fly and jump since there's still 3 more engines on the aircraft so it was perfectly safe. Uh huh, whatever you say flyboy. You jump first through the pillar of fire and if you don't wind up BBQ'd then maybe I'd believe you about it being safe.

 

[Spacehead]

"building on lockdown" i assume means no one in or out. I don't think i'd like to be locked into a building with someone whose a potential threat.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Reminds me of one of the things that happened in my military days. Was airborne and we were preparing to load up a C5 for a jump with full simulated combat load (80 pound rucks plus weapons, ammo, etc). We're in our chalks lined up and boarding when we hear a big boom from the side of the aircraft. The guys outside of the aircraft can see a big column of fire shooting from one of the interior engines. Loadmaster tells us to GTFO and we waddle our ass across the apron to the grass as fast as we can. Fire trucks come and are working on it for a while when the same loadmaster tells us to ruck up and prepare to board again because our mission is still a GO. Meanwhile we're like WTF dude we aren't doing a door exit jump while dodging the fucking fire shooting out of the engine. So after a while the pilot and copilot come out and confirm the mission is a scrub (surface windspeeds were out of tolerance at way over 13 knots) but that in a REAL COMBAT SITUATION we would have been a GO to both fly and jump since there's still 3 more engines on the aircraft so it was perfectly safe. Uh huh, whatever you say flyboy. You jump first through the pillar of fire and if you don't wind up BBQ'd then maybe I'd believe you about it being safe.

It wasn't a static line drop was it? I mean the flame would possibly singe every single parachute on the way down. Doesn't sound terribly productive to me really.

 

[Chaotic42]

I used to work at Stennis Space Center where they tested rocket engines. The first time they tested while I was at work, I was taking a break and walking along a little nature path. It was... unexpected.

Always fun to mess with the new folks when it happened though.

 

[notposting]

Not super happy about this. Finishing up my work, which is more important than my life, and then I am outa here.

Seems pretty fucking retarded to me.

Some editing for you.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

News flash, most companies and all of government are exceedingly bad at communicating. The only solution is to "tell everyone everything."