Cwalker935
Member
As some of you are aware, I temporarily reentered the workforce at the beginning of the year. I expected to be re-retired by now, but even the best laid plans sometimes go awry. After conducting a round of interviews, we concluded that there were no outside candidates that we were doing backflips over and while we had some good internal candidates none of them were quite ready for the position. We decided to create two Deputy positions, post and fill those positions. My old (now new) bosses asked me to stay on and coach the new Deputies up with the hope that one of them would ready to take over within a year. I agreed with the understanding that I would transition to part time.
We like the rest of the world did not anticipate the Coronavirus. I am now telecommuting and it is difficult to mentor people distantly. In addition to that, I manage natural gas pipeline and railroad safety inspectors who have to stay in the field since they are considered essential personnel.
So as it turns out my temporary gig ain't so temporary and I have to deal with a pandemic and look after people who might be in harms way. We have instituted best practices that will hopefully help them avoid infection. Unfortunately, we have struggled to find a way to equip the inspectors with hand sanitizer (at least I do not feel it necessary to provide them with toilet paper). We did find a local distillery that converted their operation over to producing sanitizer and I picked up a 5 gallon jug and we are now in the process of filling bottles and getting them out to the inspectors.
I am hoping that my people will continue to be safe but am worried that someone will inevitably get sick.
We like the rest of the world did not anticipate the Coronavirus. I am now telecommuting and it is difficult to mentor people distantly. In addition to that, I manage natural gas pipeline and railroad safety inspectors who have to stay in the field since they are considered essential personnel.
So as it turns out my temporary gig ain't so temporary and I have to deal with a pandemic and look after people who might be in harms way. We have instituted best practices that will hopefully help them avoid infection. Unfortunately, we have struggled to find a way to equip the inspectors with hand sanitizer (at least I do not feel it necessary to provide them with toilet paper). We did find a local distillery that converted their operation over to producing sanitizer and I picked up a 5 gallon jug and we are now in the process of filling bottles and getting them out to the inspectors.
I am hoping that my people will continue to be safe but am worried that someone will inevitably get sick.