The company I work for is one of the largest indutrial technology leaders in the world. You wouldn’t recognize the brand, if you are a mall rat. But if you work in offshore drilling or hi-tech manufacturing or data network engineering, it will definitely ring a bell. We are a 20 billion dollar company that has a product and service portfolio so diverse, I have yet to fully understand its breadth, despite 15 months of attempting.
Yesterday, at a presentation for visiting American investment analysts where I was one of several presentors, I learned one of our divisions produced a product line critical to industrial process management. Gas analyzers.
Instead of keeping my mind on the presentations like a normal person, I found myself making a mental note of people I knew whose social lives would benefit from having their gas analyzed:
- Code Green Alert. Typically from cabbage, hard-boiled eggs. Unstable. Mitigate by looking around and blaming the guy next to you.
- Code Yellow Alert. Typically from tacos, beer. Serious. Mitigate by avoiding open windows and electric fans. Stay downwind.
- Code Red Alert. Typically from kamote, curry. Critical. Stay away from open flame. Riding an elevator would be a crime.
