[BC] BDR Flu Article

[Chuck Lakaytis]

We have adopted a new policy in the office.  Do not try and be a hero.  
If you are sick, or feeling that you are going to be sick, stay home.

We have worked very hard to allow everybody to VPN to our office.

Today for instance, one of our folks has kids at home.  So she is 
working from home through a VPN.  Another thing we have done is to get 
our Cisco voip system working.  If you are at  home using your laptop, 
all your calls will be forwarded to your laptop.  And we have headsets 
for them.  And if someone leaves voice mail, they are forwarded to our 
email account as a wave file.

Barry Mishkind wrote:
> Thanks, Steve.
>
> For those who didn't see it, the article is at www.theBDR.net/articles/ops/mng/mng-flu.pdf
>
> There are a lot of additional precautions that can be taken ... but, as I noted in the article, we already know some will not cooperate ... and just like some kids at school, SOMEONE WILL bring the flu into the station.
>
> Perhaps we need more social engineering - everyone should be alert to suggest a co-worker who is coughing and sneezing take it outside as quickly as possible.  Stations should be expecting a few malingerers - as some "game the system" for a few day/week off - but even that is cheaper than having mass absences throughout the station!
>
> I may well be adding some of your notes to the article.
>
> Hope you are back to 100% TPO these days!
>
> barry
>
> At 11:43 AM 10/29/2009, Stevan A. White wrote:
>   
>> Barry,
>>     
>
>   
>> While not something we usually consider "broadcast related," I
>> thought the article on flu and sickness prevention was
>> well-placed.  Having just been through the unpleasant process of a
>> doctor's office visit, posterior pincushion treatment, AND needing
>> Tamiflu, I heartily recommend your article for the required reading
>> list with a couple of extra added notes.
>>     
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Chuck Lakaytis
Director of Engineering, Alaska Public Broadcasting
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