Fired

Citation

(2000), "Fired", Work Study, Vol. 49 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ws.2000.07949aaa.002

Fired

Fired

I suffered a fire drill at work this morning. What amazed me was the effectiveness – not of the fire drill, but of the office grapevine. Although to simulate a "real" experience, the timing of a fire drill is supposed to be secret, everybody seemed to know that this one was planned - they were all ready with coats, bags, tidied desks, etc. As such, it was certainly less than optimal in measuring our readiness for a real emergency. But I suppose we can take some comfort from the fact that it does show that we have effective communication processes!