No, I’m not talking about opportunities for women (pun intended). Sometimes the security team gets an odd request to help operations or even become operations in times of need. The BBC report on the bread crisis in Egypt puts this into perspective:

Hosni Mubarak said eradicating bread queues was “imperative”.

The army and interior ministry control numerous bakeries normally used to supply bread for troops and police.

Mr Mubarak issued his order to the army at a meeting of cabinet ministers on Sunday that was called to address the growing crisis, his spokesman said.

Perhaps the next time the network teams asks you to start working for them to reduce panic among users, just remember bread price inflation in Egypt. Or maybe the 100,000% inflation in Zimbabwe is worth consideration as well. Another article I read said Zimbabwe’s issues are just foreshadowing of things to come for the rest of the world. Food for thought (pun not intended).