I'm sure that there are readers out there where their workplace is the better place to be, so not all kits that we keep at work are necessarily "get home bags" and could be more "stay where you are" kits.

Maybe it's just the sheer distance or terrain in between work and home. Maybe your house is in a flood zone and work is not. Maybe your work has a well or its own big propane tank or a more reliable connection to the grid. Maybe some industrial accident or terrorism incident forces you to shelter-in-place at work for an extended time. Maybe you have a job where you feel the need to stay, like some of those guys who operated the pumping stations in New Orleans during Katrina. Those guys probably never imagined having to spends days there with really no outside assistance, but it happened. Or you're a teacher or school bus driver or work at a hospital or nursing home where you would not abandon the people in your charge. The possibilities are endless.

However, I agree, our natural instinct is to head home when calamity strikes, though, especially when there's someone waiting for us.