Sometimes, volunteers and such are more work than if they were not here
Now,don't get me wrong. Some volunteers and community service people are wonderful. In the case of community service they were sentenced to xx hours of service for whatever they might have done wrong. We've had some GREAT people that way, hard workers who later, in fact, became staff members.
However.....
We are now implementing a new policy, for those who are NOT hard workers, and this will go for community service AND those who are doing service in the humane society for credits towards a college course
Put your damn cell phone up and WORK for Bastet and Annubis' sake.
Quite honestly....should you come in, sign in and then immediately sit and start texting, facebooking, whatever the heck (I have a go phone....if it rings, I'll answer, sometimes) then your credibility with us just dropped. Should you be given a job and it's done half assed, if even that well, because you are checking your phone while 'working' we start thinking about showing you where the door is. Should the nice lady at the desk have to continuelly watch you and remind you to work, because you've got your phone in your hand, and the job requires both hands....remember, that door is not tempered unbreakable glass..if we throw hard enough, I'm sure it will break.
So now...we have decided, this kid is going to do a job that we've been needing someone to do. He is going to be cleaning and organizing the linen shelves, then the laundry room. With three guys to watch him and make sure he keeps working. Oh...and he will be told, the phone stays at the front desk...unless he has reason to believe that he will be getting an emergency phone call. Emergencies being
CLOSE family member in ER or hospital, and not expected to live or needs immediate blood donation and he has that blood type.
He is a member of the rare blood club, and a call goes out for his blood type.
Emergencies do not include
A friend on facebook asking what he is doing, or if there are any 'hot chicks' where he is (no....lady at desk is lovely, but married, cat lady is nearly 60 and looks it)
Oh and yes, as a matter of fact, the guys to tend to get on their phones, as I answered mine. then again, they were on break or lunch...and my call was from the VA setting up my yearly eye exam.
As I've said...sometimes, volunteers and such are blessings. We had kids from a special class who would come in once a week to help clean...those kids were great. Sometimes, we really wish some of them would just stay home....or volunteer someplace else.
However.....
We are now implementing a new policy, for those who are NOT hard workers, and this will go for community service AND those who are doing service in the humane society for credits towards a college course
Put your damn cell phone up and WORK for Bastet and Annubis' sake.
Quite honestly....should you come in, sign in and then immediately sit and start texting, facebooking, whatever the heck (I have a go phone....if it rings, I'll answer, sometimes) then your credibility with us just dropped. Should you be given a job and it's done half assed, if even that well, because you are checking your phone while 'working' we start thinking about showing you where the door is. Should the nice lady at the desk have to continuelly watch you and remind you to work, because you've got your phone in your hand, and the job requires both hands....remember, that door is not tempered unbreakable glass..if we throw hard enough, I'm sure it will break.
So now...we have decided, this kid is going to do a job that we've been needing someone to do. He is going to be cleaning and organizing the linen shelves, then the laundry room. With three guys to watch him and make sure he keeps working. Oh...and he will be told, the phone stays at the front desk...unless he has reason to believe that he will be getting an emergency phone call. Emergencies being
CLOSE family member in ER or hospital, and not expected to live or needs immediate blood donation and he has that blood type.
He is a member of the rare blood club, and a call goes out for his blood type.
Emergencies do not include
A friend on facebook asking what he is doing, or if there are any 'hot chicks' where he is (no....lady at desk is lovely, but married, cat lady is nearly 60 and looks it)
Oh and yes, as a matter of fact, the guys to tend to get on their phones, as I answered mine. then again, they were on break or lunch...and my call was from the VA setting up my yearly eye exam.
As I've said...sometimes, volunteers and such are blessings. We had kids from a special class who would come in once a week to help clean...those kids were great. Sometimes, we really wish some of them would just stay home....or volunteer someplace else.