TheIronSheik
SUPER ELITE UPPER TIER
When I got in Monday from vacation, I had an email that asked if I could send out a company wide email saying that we shouldn't be letting people in the office doors that we don't know. Basically, if someone doesn't have a key card, and you don't recognize them, don't let them in.
They have me write things like this from time to time because the IT Department doesn't have a Technical Writer, so they use me because I've done it for a couple of jobs in the past. Doesn't bother me. I have a lot of free time on my hands.
Well, today I forgot my key card at home. I got in the habit of taking it out of my pocket when I got to the car and took my smokes out of my pocket. But I no longer smoke in my car, now that I have a new one, so I don't take my cigs out of my pocket anymore. So, as I arrived at work today and approached the door, I realized my key card was in the pocket of the pants I wore yesterday.
Luckily, my boss arrived the same time I did today, so I was able to piggy back in behind him.
But since I do still smoke, I leave the office a couple of times a day to go have a cigarette and screw around on Facebook outside. The first time coming back in, no one was at the door. I had to wait there for about 10 minutes before someone else showed up. As she tagged in, she closed the door on me behind her. I tried to grab the door, but she said, "Umm... can I help you?"
I said, "Oh. Yeah. Umm... I forgot my key card today." She said, "I'm sorry. I can't let you in."
I tried to tell her it was OK, but she said that they just sent out an email saying not to let anyone in. I smiled and said, "Yeah. That was me."
Her -
Me - "I sent that email. I work here."
Her - "Oh. Is this some kind of test then?"
I told her that I just forgot my key card and I was trying to get back in the office. She smiled and said, "OK. But did I pass?"
As she let me in, I tried to tell her again that it wasn't a test.
Fast forward to my next smoke break... As I come back in, I have to wait again. A lady walks in front of the glass and I flag her down to open the door for me. She stops and asks, "Who are you here to see?" (The one time I'm really regretting nobody knowing me at work.)
I try to tell her that I work here and that I was the one that sent the email. She flags down someone else to verify my story and sure enough, it's the girl from before. She says to the other lady, "It's OK. He's testing to see if people are obeying his email."
She then lets me in.
As I'm sitting at my desk, my boss' boss sends me an email asking me to resend the email out today. Turns out that there's a rumor going around the office that someone is claiming to be testing people and they're not sure if it's real or if there's someone out there trying to gain access.
This kind of stress makes me need a cigarette, but I think I'm done going outside anymore today.
They have me write things like this from time to time because the IT Department doesn't have a Technical Writer, so they use me because I've done it for a couple of jobs in the past. Doesn't bother me. I have a lot of free time on my hands.
Well, today I forgot my key card at home. I got in the habit of taking it out of my pocket when I got to the car and took my smokes out of my pocket. But I no longer smoke in my car, now that I have a new one, so I don't take my cigs out of my pocket anymore. So, as I arrived at work today and approached the door, I realized my key card was in the pocket of the pants I wore yesterday.
Luckily, my boss arrived the same time I did today, so I was able to piggy back in behind him.
But since I do still smoke, I leave the office a couple of times a day to go have a cigarette and screw around on Facebook outside. The first time coming back in, no one was at the door. I had to wait there for about 10 minutes before someone else showed up. As she tagged in, she closed the door on me behind her. I tried to grab the door, but she said, "Umm... can I help you?"
I said, "Oh. Yeah. Umm... I forgot my key card today." She said, "I'm sorry. I can't let you in."
I tried to tell her it was OK, but she said that they just sent out an email saying not to let anyone in. I smiled and said, "Yeah. That was me."
Her -

Me - "I sent that email. I work here."
Her - "Oh. Is this some kind of test then?"
I told her that I just forgot my key card and I was trying to get back in the office. She smiled and said, "OK. But did I pass?"
As she let me in, I tried to tell her again that it wasn't a test.
Fast forward to my next smoke break... As I come back in, I have to wait again. A lady walks in front of the glass and I flag her down to open the door for me. She stops and asks, "Who are you here to see?" (The one time I'm really regretting nobody knowing me at work.)
I try to tell her that I work here and that I was the one that sent the email. She flags down someone else to verify my story and sure enough, it's the girl from before. She says to the other lady, "It's OK. He's testing to see if people are obeying his email."
She then lets me in.
As I'm sitting at my desk, my boss' boss sends me an email asking me to resend the email out today. Turns out that there's a rumor going around the office that someone is claiming to be testing people and they're not sure if it's real or if there's someone out there trying to gain access.
This kind of stress makes me need a cigarette, but I think I'm done going outside anymore today.