Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Ahem!!

Time : Evening 5:30
Place : MNC IT Company in the IT Hub of India

People are in mood to wind up for the day. Some having their last Tea/Coffee of the day, some sending last mails. Those who have to stay late are cursing.

Fire Alarm Starts Beeping!!
Well all of us have been trained that when the alarm goes off, we should drop everything and head towards the emergency exit.
Coffee seems to be more important, sending mail seems to be more critical. A few who started towards the emergency exit, stop midway as they see that they are just a few handful and no one else seems to be bothered.

More than a minute has passed. There are floor managers for every floor who are supposed to be organizing evacuations in times of emergencies. One is seen talking on the cell, others are not to be seen. There is nervous chatter among people. This has been the longest the Alarm has beeped falsely. Could there be a real fire in the building this time?

The Alarm has stopped now, but the indicators are still blinking. A voice on the public address system announces "There has been a small fire in the Server Room. Everybody is asked to please continue working."

There is laughter, jokes being cracked, more rush at the Pantry!!

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