You ran into the fire to save WHAT?

[UncleImpy]

So...I just got off the phone with this one and I'm still boggling about it with my coworkers this morning.

Account manager calls in and says his customer has had an explosion and fire at their datacenter and need Disaster Recovery help. Ouch. Furthermore explains that the customer has no off-site backups, and the backups they do have are on tape. At the site that's on fire. Ouch. Yeah, those tapes are crispy now unless they have a firesafe, which I'm doubting they do with the level of planning I'm seeing so far.

Then we get to the part.

The account manager says the admin is having employees RUN INTO THE SERVER ROOM THAT IS CURRENTLY ON FIRE to attempt to recover the boxes. He's not joking.

I just...have no words. If my boss told me to run into a burning building to save ANYTHING (that wasn't alive - and even then, Eff Ewe for TELLING me to do it), I'd be inventing new and creative insults and be looking for a new job.

I'm gonna be shaking my head on this one all day today.

[XCashier]

The account manager says the admin is having employees RUN INTO THE SERVER ROOM THAT IS CURRENTLY ON FIRE to attempt to recover the boxes. He's not joking.

Oh HELL no! No way am I risking my life for replaceable things! People, yes, but tapes?! Eff that.

Let's hope they learn their lesson and invest in a firesafe...that is, if they aren't bankrupted by the fire. (I wouldn't be surprised if they don't have any insurance, either!)

[Magpie]

I just...have no words. If my boss told me to run into a burning building to save ANYTHING (that wasn't alive - and even then, Eff Ewe for TELLING me to do it), I'd be inventing new and creative insults and be looking for a new job.

My boss told me to do something like that and he'd be looking for a new job, and probably paying a hefty fine. (OHSA can fine individuals in my jurisdiction).

[Merriweather]

I just...have no words. If my boss told me to run into a burning building to save ANYTHING that wasn't alive I'd be inventing new and creative insults and be looking for a new job.

I'd not only be looking for a new job, I'd be telling what he did to his boss (up thru however many people are above him), corporate, the union, HR, the fire department and even the media, til not a soul around didn't know what he did (and maybe asking a lawyer if there was some way of suing him for ordering an employee to do that).

[Midorikawa]

Account manager calls in and says his customer has had an explosion and fire at their datacenter and need Disaster Recovery help. Ouch. Furthermore explains that the customer has no off-site backups, and the backups they do have are on tape. At the site that's on fire. Ouch. Yeah, those tapes are crispy now unless they have a firesafe, which I'm doubting they do with the level of planning I'm seeing so far.

Wait...my datacenter's on fire? Why am I always the last to hear of this?

No really, I'd be telling the admin to go get the boxes himself, and going to safety. (nevermind the fact I am an admin, but that's the sort of thing that would happen here.) :-P

[Talon]

Is he for real? And the expendable employees went along with this insanity?

I hope the fire department ripped him several new ones over this.

[Megg]

Wow. No freaking WAY am I running into a burning building unless someone's in trouble! And people WENT? Fail on so many levels. My brain hurts now.

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

Is he for real? And the expendable employees went along with this insanity?

I hope the fire department ripped him several new ones over this.

I would imagine if any employees objected, the boss just said "in this economy you're lucky to have a job! If you don't do this you're fired, now get me those tapes!"

[Cookie]

I have to ask...do his employees at that level all wear red shirts? Cuz you know what they say about the red shirts.

[XCashier]

Some people are incredibly naïve about their rights, and what bosses legally can and cannot tell them to do (younger folks especially tend to be). CrazedClerk is probably right, that the boss threatened their job and they believed him.

[Talon]

If you don't do this you're fired, now get me those tapes!"

And if I go in there I'm fired anyway! I'll take unemployment over 3rd-degree burns asshole!

[Aut]

Seriously?

I took a basic Information Systems class last spring and the biggest issue they touched on was that you have OFF SITE BACKUP. Duh!

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Gee, that won't get attorneys salivating at all....

[Der Cute]

What an Ucking Fidiot. Jeez louise!

THE ADMIN told the employees to go fetch the tapes? Please, let us hope that somewhere there was backup, and it's fresh, and there was nobody hurt.

/cries

Cutenoob

[Megg]

Cuz you know what they say about the red shirts.

Bwahaha! I am so glad I was not drinking anything.