The office I work in is located in a former Philips headquarters building. An old one, build in 1927, when customs were different from the way we do things now. At that time employees would line up in front of the vault where all the wages were stored to receive their share of the week.
One of those vaults is located on our floor and since there is hardly any use for physical money anymore, it was converted into a meeting room. They left the vault door in, it is an original feature and it looks damn cool, especially when you invite visitors and clang some chains. MUHAHAHAAA.
Now one of my fellow workers (who remains anonymous) managed to close the door in a jammed-shut sort of way. And vault doors are usually built to resist opening when they are closed. I can tell you that it is doing what it was designed to do with excellence. All our video conferencing equipment is inside, I guess at least it is safe.
I can’t help but finding this extremely hilarious. We probably have to call someone to open it again. God, I hope it involves blowtorches.
gr.jakko
