In a message dated 6/20/2005 7:54:03 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Being bled of important talent is not their highest > priority. What is the priority ? <g> Their highest priority is security. In fact the word "security" might even be part of the name of this organization. Why the guards are armed ? Since no visitors are allowed, there are only insiders there. Visitors are allowed. They are not allowed to wander around unescorted. If you are a visitor, you wait at the entrance until your escort arrives to take you into the building. Some employee or another must stay with you at all times. The guards are armed because security is this place's middle name (figuratively and literally). Is the gun needed to shoot programmer who just got crazy? The gun is needed to shoot anyone who gets crazy, including unescorted visitors, programmers, managers, ANYONE. So, maybe they should have two guns for better security ? Or machine guns ? Or granades ? If upper management at this organization feels such weapons are necessary, then the weapons will be deployed. Been there. I wasn't able to leave the room and forget the card. Nobody fired me, no guard shot me. I didn't say these guards would shoot employees who forget their cards. I said they prevent visitors from wandering around unescorted. I don't know what this organization's policy is on leaving the room with a card or if they even have cards. I only know of the one policy involving armed guards. Bill Fairchild ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
