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patricia-gallardo authored Apr 2, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ However, of course, HR somehow finds out. And it all goes downhill from there. T

Ok, the last one was me, but you get the picture.

And Things Were Done. Alarms were introduced everywhere. If triggered, the alarm system would call out to a security company, possibly dispatching security guards to check out this "incident". And they would trigger if you didn't reset the alarm, within a few minutes of its warning beeps, using a special code you got from your manager if you had been given permission to stay late. And this would have to be done at regular intervals for anyone trying to open any door from 6pm until 6am. Of course passive aggressive emails were sent. So many emails. And after a few weeks a new breed of emails emerged: "PLEASE MAKE SURE TO RESET THE ALARM, THE SECURITY COMPANY SENDS US A 15,000 KRONER (1,500$) BILL EVERY TIME THEY HAVE TO SEND SOMEONE". I always appreciate the "please" when people do shouty-cast, it makes all the difference.
And Things Were Done. Alarms were introduced everywhere. If triggered, the alarm system would call out to a security company, possibly dispatching security guards to check out this "incident". And they would trigger if you didn't reset the alarm, within a few minutes of its warning beeps, using a special code you got from your manager if you had been given permission to stay late. And this would have to be done at regular intervals for anyone trying to open any door from 6pm until 6am. Of course passive aggressive emails were sent. So many emails. And after a few weeks, a new breed of emails emerged: "PLEASE MAKE SURE TO RESET THE ALARM, THE SECURITY COMPANY SENDS US A 15,000 KRONER (1,500$) BILL EVERY TIME THEY HAVE TO SEND SOMEONE". I always appreciate the "please" when people do shouty-cast, it makes all the difference.

Anyway, of course, as would surprise absolutely noone: Nobody stayed after 6pm. Ever. The alarm was scary, the shouting was scary. In the end the company spent hundreds of thousands of kroner's (tens of thousands of $), and HR achieved their goal: They had gotten in front of the avalanche of sofa-sleepers. Thank goodness!
Since I'm a tech person, let's do a retrospective here. What could've been done, what should've been done, how can we improve in the future?
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