I had to go to office yesterday to work on the BCP plan and make sure that my team have everything they need to work from home. I was sure that the roads would be empty and other than essential business, everyone would be at home. But the scene was completely different -
I wanted to fill petrol for my bike and thought the petrol stations would be empty. I was wrong - the petrol pump stations were crowded as usual. People stood in lines, not bothering to keep a distance between each other.
Traffic was a little less, that is all. People went on to do their work as usual.
The only difference was the parking lot at the office. Not many vehicles, I got a space in the first row at the usual parking space.
Not much people in our ODC. A very handful of them had come in. There was additional security right before we entered the ODC and the cafeteria. They checked the temperature and then let people in. Only packed lunch boxes at the cafeteria and people were not allowed to have lunch at the cafeteria.
Still, I guess the security personnel got tired and lazy towards evening. They stopped checking people for temperature. They were just sitting in the chairs and chatting with their colleagues.
The cafeteria was crowded post lunch with associates trying to collect their desktops and going through the verification. They were all standing in queues near to each other.
While driving back, I noticed that the stores were all crowded. People were buying loads of stuff and stood next to each other in queues to get them. No one was worried about the virus spread.
It was as if everyone was taking a long holiday. They never understood the seriousness of the situation.
I wanted to fill petrol for my bike and thought the petrol stations would be empty. I was wrong - the petrol pump stations were crowded as usual. People stood in lines, not bothering to keep a distance between each other.
Traffic was a little less, that is all. People went on to do their work as usual.
The only difference was the parking lot at the office. Not many vehicles, I got a space in the first row at the usual parking space.
Not much people in our ODC. A very handful of them had come in. There was additional security right before we entered the ODC and the cafeteria. They checked the temperature and then let people in. Only packed lunch boxes at the cafeteria and people were not allowed to have lunch at the cafeteria.
Still, I guess the security personnel got tired and lazy towards evening. They stopped checking people for temperature. They were just sitting in the chairs and chatting with their colleagues.
The cafeteria was crowded post lunch with associates trying to collect their desktops and going through the verification. They were all standing in queues near to each other.
While driving back, I noticed that the stores were all crowded. People were buying loads of stuff and stood next to each other in queues to get them. No one was worried about the virus spread.
It was as if everyone was taking a long holiday. They never understood the seriousness of the situation.
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