I feel for these guys, but that's not "all the proper backup procedures". I'm part of a three-man shop and storing backups in another place is the second thing

I feel for these guys, but that's not "all the proper backup procedures". I'm part of a three-man shop and storing backups in another place is the second thing you do immediately after having backups in the first place. Never mind being locked out by the company - what happens if the data centre burns to the ground?