Packing for Adventure

As a banker by day, one of my annual duties is to conduct a full-scale test of our Disaster Response Plan.

It involves having staff work off their laptops from home using a different server than normal.

Per policy, I also have to interject an “unplanned event” to throw a wrench in the day and further test the efficacy of the plan. Usually this involves a key team member “getting hit by a bus” or something of that nature. (No one is harmed in the testing of the plan- they just get to log off early!)

Sound fun? You’d think. It’s actually the most stressful day of the year and I dread it for months in advance.

I understand why it’s important- banking is incredibly important to everyone everywhere. People need their money.

But I always find it funny. If there was ever a true disaster, my thoughts and actions would revolve around the safety of my family. Work would not be my top priority, or even my seventh priority.

That said, I don’t think I have a true emergency preparedness plan. I guess I better get cracking creating one!

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