Call 911!

At work the other day, a supervisor stumbled and fell to the floor.

An employee a few seats down saw this and exclaimed, "call 911," before heading over to the supervisor's aid. Even after this, another employee sitting across from the supervisor turns to me and exclaims, "call 911," before ALSO heading over to the supervisor's aid. The supervisor immediately stopped them both and said she was fine, she just tripped.

While I appreciate how the employees rushed to the supervisor's aid, had the supervisor not said everything was fine, I could foresee a chain reaction of employees turning to the person next to them and exclaiming "call 911," before joining the pack. The situation somewhat reminded me of Down and Out in Beverly Hills, where Richard Dreyfuss rushes to the aid of Nick Nolte yelling out "call 911, call 911," while holding a phone in his hand.

Bottom line - when someone tells you to call 911, CALL 911. Sure, you may want to check in quickly to see why you're calling 911, but don't just turn to the person next you pass the buck. This is not the time.