Guncontrol hysteria and not engaging in it.
First off this is not an entirely serious discourse. Let us not go there unnecessary.
I work in a public institution. It is open 365/24/7. We serve the homeless and give them shelter. First off it is very difficult to keep all the staff in such an operation informed as to what is going on in all shifts. The best mechanism we have discovered so far is the 'shift note'. It is a formal structured email sent out to all people who work there detailing things that went on in your shift. Only client initials are used because of privacy concerns. The initials are oft-times a barrier to reading the shift notes, but ...hey, what can you do?
So I received a shift note that said: "Automatic weapons magazine found in resource room. Client AA (not real initial) was not approached so as not to antagonize (her or him)."
The next morning several people in management blew a gasket. The midnight shifter who wrote this was off duty and complete explanations were difficult. Lots of energy was dumped in and discussion ensued. We have never had gun violence occur and so this was extremely concerning. Lots of ethics issues, lots of procedural discussions, etc. Just imagine. Still as usual, one clear headed person, (not at the top) had all the correct story. I am so pleased with the people I work with that this was easily sorted.
It turned out that it was magazine as in 'reading matter', not magazine as in 'bullet holding mechanism.' Obviously a completely differnt issue. I am very pleased to say that our management did not go off doing anything without complete info. To me it shows an ingrained respect of person in counterpoint to giving into fear and foolishness. I continue to have pride in where I work and those I work with.
So grammar is important. Especially in email and the internet. I do love my job.
I work in a public institution. It is open 365/24/7. We serve the homeless and give them shelter. First off it is very difficult to keep all the staff in such an operation informed as to what is going on in all shifts. The best mechanism we have discovered so far is the 'shift note'. It is a formal structured email sent out to all people who work there detailing things that went on in your shift. Only client initials are used because of privacy concerns. The initials are oft-times a barrier to reading the shift notes, but ...hey, what can you do?
So I received a shift note that said: "Automatic weapons magazine found in resource room. Client AA (not real initial) was not approached so as not to antagonize (her or him)."
The next morning several people in management blew a gasket. The midnight shifter who wrote this was off duty and complete explanations were difficult. Lots of energy was dumped in and discussion ensued. We have never had gun violence occur and so this was extremely concerning. Lots of ethics issues, lots of procedural discussions, etc. Just imagine. Still as usual, one clear headed person, (not at the top) had all the correct story. I am so pleased with the people I work with that this was easily sorted.
It turned out that it was magazine as in 'reading matter', not magazine as in 'bullet holding mechanism.' Obviously a completely differnt issue. I am very pleased to say that our management did not go off doing anything without complete info. To me it shows an ingrained respect of person in counterpoint to giving into fear and foolishness. I continue to have pride in where I work and those I work with.
So grammar is important. Especially in email and the internet. I do love my job.