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Subject:Re: Questions about the work day for the Whirlers From:Hannah Drake <hannah -at- formulatrix -dot- com> To:Kathleen MacDowell <kathleen -dot- eamd -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:21:06 -0400
Anywhere from 6:00 - 7:30 (Depends on if I'm going to the gym)
Email from home in the morning til about 9-9:30, arrive at office 10-1030,
stay til 530-645
Meetings with other side of the world start at 9:30 PM, sometimes till
midnight
Adjust schedule based on whether or not there were meetings and length of
time spent on meetings
WFH one day per week, when I usually sleep til 8:30, transition to living
room and work 9-6 ish
We have a 50 hour work week, so time is a bit flexible as far as what's
done in office/at home. So really, I have no straight answer for you :)
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Kathleen MacDowell <
kathleen -dot- eamd -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> The PHE aspect of your life is interesting Gregory. What's your role? Have
> you learned anything about preps for the new respiratory infection and the
> possibility of an Ebola outbreak (considering international air travel, it
> seems like we're going to see at least a few cases?)?
>
> On a related note, I just saw/signed a petition for One.org urging action
> on medical help to Ebola stricken countries. If anyone is interested, email
> me and I'll forward. Not sure I could forward to the list.
>
> Stay well everyone
>
> Kathleen
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Sweet, Gregory (HEALTH) <
> gregory -dot- sweet -at- health -dot- ny -dot- gov> wrote:
>
> > To answer these questions we need to split this into the following
> > categories:
> > * "Days I have to drop the kids at school & wife at work" (DKW, about 90%
> > of the time)
> > * "Days it is just me" (DJM)
> > * "Days with Public Health Emergencies" (PHE)
> >
> > > 1. When does everyone get up in the morning for work?
> > DKW: Up by 5:00 a.m. Dressed & ready to leave by 6:00 a.m., then start
> > working on the kids (dressing, breakfast, lunches etc.) leave the house
> by
> > 7:30.
> >
> > DJM: All of the above, but leave the house at 8:10 a.m.
> >
> > PHE: Whenever the phone rings.
> >
> > > 2. If you drive to an office, how many miles is your commute?
> > DWK: 15 miles, 31 minutes
> >
> > DJM: 4 miles, 10 minutes
> >
> > PHE: Who know's? The office could be 10 minutes away or hundreds of miles
> > -- I go where I am sent.
> >
> > > 3. How long is your work day?
> > DKW/DJM: Typically 8:30-4:30 (37.5 hour week), but it's quite flexible as
> > long as you get 7.5hrs in every day. On call 24x7 to support applications
> > (but that comes with an iPhone, iPad, mifi card and unlimited data).
> >
> > PHE: On call for these 24x7, and work 24x7 whenever there is a public
> > health emergency. And in case you are wondering, I don't necessarily do
> > technical writing or training during these events. Our whole team is
> cross
> > trained on roles for events and you do whatever is necessary, where ever
> it
> > is required.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
> >
> >
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