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A Thread by Allie Morgan AKA @grumpwitch
I got pulled up by my direct manager yesterday for contravening some of our COVID safety rules. I fully admit that I did do that and will probably continue to do it every now and again because the specific rule is, quite frankly, inhumane
I got pulled up by my direct manager yesterday for contravening some of our COVID safety rules. I fully admit that I did do that and will probably continue to do it every now and again because the specific rule is, quite frankly, inhumane
We are not allowed to provide ANY help at the computers. None. We have a shitty "FAQ" sheet which explains nothing that we are meant to hand out. We must not stand behind IT users to view their screens. We must not provide assistance.
I got caught, of course, and we all had a sit down.
I explained to the manager that I fully understand the reason for the rules but at least once a day now I am comforting sobbing adults, grown bloody adults who have never navigated the benefit system and are now destitute.
I explained to the manager that I fully understand the reason for the rules but at least once a day now I am comforting sobbing adults, grown bloody adults who have never navigated the benefit system and are now destitute.
My husband was laid off this morning (which is how our day is going) but let me give a tip based on this experience. He was called about the lay off 15 minutes before his workday started. By the time he logged into his work email to grab any important emails this am (like stuff +
about his salary, benefits, evaluation history) they had already cut off his access to his work email account and now he can't retrieve anything. Yes, he can get all that shit by contacting their HR employment people, but it's a time-consuming process. If you have IMPORTANT stuff
in your work email or work-controlled file storage, make sure you save or fwd that to yourself --proactively and regularly throughout this crisis. We talked repeatedly about the possibility of layoffs for us both since March, but he hadn't wagered on their cord-cutting alacrity.
I was asked by a friend today about what I was doing the last few weeks as she could not understand how I was busy 8+ hours per day with the library closed. Here is a little run down of #librarylife as a #WFH #programminglibrarian /1
The first few days of closure were spent emailing dozens of people (performers, speakers, authors, publicists, community partners) to update them about the cancellation of programs that had been in the works for months. This was pretty depressing. /2
At the same time Senior Staff, of which I am a part, were making plans about how to pivot and make sure we could still serve our community. This meant investigating new software, services and figuring out the best ways to communicate with staff and community members.
