mercedo's Journal: Holiday Unexpected

No public transportation available. It is dangerous to use a car, bicycle, let alone walking.

I know I am irreplaceable in that facility, but I am unable to get access to 15 km away from here. So I consulted my company already yesterday, and today they said ok for me not to be on duty in that facility.

It is a sad thing for us to have a holiday in such a form, no one but one can be replaceable in my position, he is off duty but happen to live near the facility.

This is Japanese way in general. They don't hire an extra personel to take the place of such vacancies in case of emergency.

Mercado

[Allen Zadr]

I think this is common across the world now. Once upon a time it was common practice to have a backup for every important position. This is no longer the common, in fact - not it's unexpected.

Re:Mercado

[mercedo]

In ordinary times, we don't have to question the real value of company, country, et.al., but in time of war or an emergency when the true value would be in question. Most Japanese companies are vulnerable. If you could feel it's the same as American companies, it is not only the crisis of one company, one country but a crisis of capitalist system. We have no future unless we recognise the importance to have alternatives regardless of its cost.

If I were able to take a rest under the sacrifice of someone, I

So, you are O.K.

[Allen Zadr]

Now that your Tsunami has moved North, I'm glad that you are safe. I've heard that 300,000 people have been displaced from thier homes, with a dozen dead.

I hope that you and those you care about are all safe, and have suffered minimum damange.

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The financial risk assessment of having key personel missing for a given time frame is typically smaller than the cost of hiring a full-time backup for "the mean-time between personel failures" (yes, this is the business language for a missing or dead employee).

Re:So, you are O.K.

[mercedo]

I don't know exact number of evacuees, as far as I knew, the number of evacuated households were 39,000. If you read the figure somewhere in the news, probably it's right.

Unlike other disasters, typhoon is predictable. Thus preventative. Drill is also useful, and it is vital to keep a source of information, and it has to be trustful. Keep staying inside our house unless we were told to evacuate.

I kept on staying in my house for 40 hours, it was just fine.