A Step Up the Corporate Ladder?
I think a good way to tell how high you are on the corporate totem pole is to see the kind of random assignments outside of your actual job description you’re asked to do. Thus, I figured you’re probably very interested in the exciting life of floor 27’s Stairwell Monitor #2. Yes, you heard me: the secondary Stairwell Monitor, responsible for “supervising and monitoring evacuation flow while remaining calm and encouraging an orderly evacuation” near the stairs by the men’s room.
I was so good at my job, I think that next fire drill I might even promoted to Stairwell Monitor #1 and be responsible for assisting the disabled, or maybe even Elevator Monitor if I’m lucky. Someday if I play my cards right, maybe I’ll make it all the way to floor Fire Warden. But for now, I guess I’ll just dream of the day when I get to evacuate the building with everyone else…
Now I’m not sure how high you have to get on the corporate ladder to avoid being the stairwell monitor for the company fire drill, but I’m guessing that you’re probably safe on Rung #2…
I’m not even low enough to be asked to be a monitor of any sort.
I wouldn’t be too worried about it — I’m sure you’re on that ladder somewhere.
While this is probably not good comment material, a few questions: What happens in the likely scenario that the fire we’re drilling for happened on floors 1-26? how would I truly encourage calm and orderly evacuation — could I in good faith send people down into the inferno below? It would be much harder to pretend to be a flight attendant in that situation (please keep in mind that your nearest exit may be engulfed in flames 300 feet below you…) And most importantly, what if I didn’t have tennis shoes stashed in my desk this time? I don’t think I could make it down that many stairs in heels, even with death by roasting as a motivator…
Kizzy—- whatever Hall monitoring and financial craziness you are doing, you need to quit and become a writer.
You already have fans!
Love you to pieces!