How to get into a building parts 1 and 2

2007-10-29T13:19:25+01:00

The company I work for has a large computer / data center. We have just completed a huge project which has amongst other things vastly increased our computing power. However, it seems that as that power increases, so bureaucracy increases exponentially.

By way of illustration, here are two examples how to get into a building.

Part 1 - working on Saturday night I got to my desk via the following journey....,

a) on arrival at the site, I used a security tag to open the external gate and get into the compound,

b) a very short walk later I entered a security guards hut, showed the guard a different pass card with my picture on it and signed an out of hours visitors book,

c) leaving the hut, another short walk to the main door which is opened by another security pass, this time using a unique four digit pin code,

d) once in the building, I ticked a box next to my name on a (paper) fire register,

d) up in the lift to the second floor, I used another security pass with another unique four digit pin code to get into another door, walked along a corridor, used the same pass and pin code to get through another door, walked along another corridor and again used the same pass and pin code to get through yet another door,

e) I am now in the “office”, I signed a (paper) fire register

f) then I walked over and sat down at my desk……,

Part 2 - But of course it isn't always like this. Those of us with a need to ignore the rules occasionally get our chance, so this morning, my journey from the front gate to my desk went like this...,

a) as it's a normal working day and not "out of hours" the gates are open so I just walk right in,

b) the security guard was reading the paper so he didn’t notice me walk past,

c) one of my colleagues had opened the main door so I didn’t use my pass to get in,

d) neither of us could be bothered to tick the box on the (paper) fire register,

e) same colleague opened all three of the secure doors on the second floor with his pass and I followed him in. This is apparently called “tail-gating”,

f) again, since this is a normal working day, I need not sign the office (paper) fire register,

g) I am now sat at my desk and bureaucraclly at least, no one knows I am here…,

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Fifteen Minutes

2007-10-19T18:42:50+02:00

In 1968, Andy Warhol made the following prediction - "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."

What is the average time any of us spend writing and / or reading blogs?

Is it fifteen minutes?

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murray451

How to get into a building parts 1 and 2

Fifteen Minutes