- A main space fire.
- A life threatening illness on a ship without a doctor, far from the nearest medical facility.
- Having some chucklehead compromise the military's cryptographic codes to our enemies for fun and profit.
- Having your steering fail during an underway replenishment (UNREP).
- Having communications fail during Flight Ops on a ship without a landing pad.
- An in-country uprising near an American base on foreign soil.
- A support person is unavailable to attend a customer meeting on an unqualified opportunity.
- Associates who are not "on call" do not respond to your e:mail/text/call at 2:30 a.m.
- Your colleague does not respond within 5 minutes of you sending a "priority" e:mail.
- A requirement for technical support on a project that is due two days after you ask for help.
- A request for six different proposal options on the same opportunity.
- Your colleague does not make themselves always available via IM.
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7 comments:
Hee hee
Yep
You mean, my poor planning skills do not constitute an emergency for you?
Sacrilege!
I know. I suck.
Proper prior palnning prevents piss poor performance!
Indeed it does, Mechanicky.
That seems not to be a truism in the civilian work force, however.
Oh, no kidding about the civilian work force not adopting that truism. Then if you object even if you've got 99 prior emergencies you're dealing with, well, you're not a team player and aren't interested in helping the business succeed.
Also your UAT requirements change to meet a OMGWTFBBQ gottahaveit last minute idea do not constitute an emergency.
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