Today is October 19, 2005, or as I like to call it ... Wednesday.
Bill Huebsch is in and Kathleen is out.
Also, if you're out today, please come by and let me know so I can mention it.
(Yes, that was a joke.)
A note about our insurance: United Healthcare and Oxford have merged. Oxford is now handling the small group plans as they renew. Therefore, effective November 1, our medical insurance will be Oxford-Laurel C plan.
Oxford has been contacting doctors who contracted with UHC and claim 99 percent are also contracting with Oxford. We recommend however that you still contact your doctor to be sure they participate in Oxford plans. More details about the plan will be placed in your mailbox before November 1.
To the New London Team:
Below please find management’s responses to the questions you’ve placed in the Question/Suggestion box.
Thanks very much for your participation!
1) How is the air exchanged between our offices and the outdoors? Is it filtered and cleaned? I have noticed a lot of people coughing and sneezing. I would like to suggest also that we develop an office-wide policy in which people who are sick are expected to GO HOME. After we lap up the germs at work, we then go home and pass them around to people we love or people we have to live with whether we like them or not.
Air circulation inside the building is accomplished via a sophisticated exchange system that pulls air from the outside, cleans it while it circulates from office to office, and then expels the air. The filters are changed regularly, per manufacturer guidelines, and the system is so efficient that a person can smoke a cigar in one room and it cannot be smelled in another. But this does not mean you are allowed to smoke!
It certainly is a good idea for individuals to take time off when they are sick. Since we work more closely together now, it’s helpful to remember also the means of cold prevention: Washing hands, keeping hands away from eyes, nose, and mouth; in addition, using anti-bacterial soap can help prevent the spread of germs.
Finally, while it’s true that we undoubtedly carry germs from work to home, the reverse is true as well: Most of us freely share in both venues, interfacing with adults, delivery personnel, visitors, plants, couch potatoes of various types, teenagers, small boys, puppies, little girls, cats, and – possibly, even – a ferret or two. Some of these parties, particularly the children, have been known to carry around a couple of germs themselves.
2) The kitchen is too cold. Please make it comfortable.
We have asked the bank to raise the thermostat settings in both the café and the conference room.
3) We need a coat rack upstairs. I will not leave my winter coat here unprotected.
George will be installing a rack in the alcove by Sue Cameron’s cubicle (close to customer service) in the near future.
4) Can we install a wireless doorbell outside the door by the back stairwell? It might prevent accidental fire alarms.
Bert is looking into the cost of this option. It is a fine idea
5) Can we install a fan in the ladies room? Some of us have stage fright. (Three letters of this type were placed in the suggestion box.)
Bert is exploring this possibility with the bank.
6) I think coffee mugs should be removed from the cafeteria and instead replaced with either travel mugs with covers or Styrofoam mugs with covers. Every day I see coffee spills and drips in the stairwell. I have even seen coffee splattered on the copy machine by the stairwell door. People either need to be more careful or invest in travel mugs.
Thank you for encouraging us to better preserve our surroundings. Each of us is responsible for cleaning up after ourselves, and this friendly reminder is appreciated.
7) Can we have a cabinet in the women’s room with doors to keep Band-Aids, toilet paper, towels, personal items, etc.?
Yes, we can. We will begin looking for something suitable, and we’ll follow up with that as soon as possible.
Thanks to everyone for the great questions!
Thought for the day: "Buying the right computer and getting it to work properly is no more complicated than building a nuclear reactor from wristwatch parts in a darkened room using only your teeth." ~ Dave Barry
Bill Huebsch is in and Kathleen is out.
Also, if you're out today, please come by and let me know so I can mention it.
(Yes, that was a joke.)
A note about our insurance: United Healthcare and Oxford have merged. Oxford is now handling the small group plans as they renew. Therefore, effective November 1, our medical insurance will be Oxford-Laurel C plan.
Oxford has been contacting doctors who contracted with UHC and claim 99 percent are also contracting with Oxford. We recommend however that you still contact your doctor to be sure they participate in Oxford plans. More details about the plan will be placed in your mailbox before November 1.
To the New London Team:
Below please find management’s responses to the questions you’ve placed in the Question/Suggestion box.
Thanks very much for your participation!
1) How is the air exchanged between our offices and the outdoors? Is it filtered and cleaned? I have noticed a lot of people coughing and sneezing. I would like to suggest also that we develop an office-wide policy in which people who are sick are expected to GO HOME. After we lap up the germs at work, we then go home and pass them around to people we love or people we have to live with whether we like them or not.
Air circulation inside the building is accomplished via a sophisticated exchange system that pulls air from the outside, cleans it while it circulates from office to office, and then expels the air. The filters are changed regularly, per manufacturer guidelines, and the system is so efficient that a person can smoke a cigar in one room and it cannot be smelled in another. But this does not mean you are allowed to smoke!
It certainly is a good idea for individuals to take time off when they are sick. Since we work more closely together now, it’s helpful to remember also the means of cold prevention: Washing hands, keeping hands away from eyes, nose, and mouth; in addition, using anti-bacterial soap can help prevent the spread of germs.
Finally, while it’s true that we undoubtedly carry germs from work to home, the reverse is true as well: Most of us freely share in both venues, interfacing with adults, delivery personnel, visitors, plants, couch potatoes of various types, teenagers, small boys, puppies, little girls, cats, and – possibly, even – a ferret or two. Some of these parties, particularly the children, have been known to carry around a couple of germs themselves.
2) The kitchen is too cold. Please make it comfortable.
We have asked the bank to raise the thermostat settings in both the café and the conference room.
3) We need a coat rack upstairs. I will not leave my winter coat here unprotected.
George will be installing a rack in the alcove by Sue Cameron’s cubicle (close to customer service) in the near future.
4) Can we install a wireless doorbell outside the door by the back stairwell? It might prevent accidental fire alarms.
Bert is looking into the cost of this option. It is a fine idea
5) Can we install a fan in the ladies room? Some of us have stage fright. (Three letters of this type were placed in the suggestion box.)
Bert is exploring this possibility with the bank.
6) I think coffee mugs should be removed from the cafeteria and instead replaced with either travel mugs with covers or Styrofoam mugs with covers. Every day I see coffee spills and drips in the stairwell. I have even seen coffee splattered on the copy machine by the stairwell door. People either need to be more careful or invest in travel mugs.
Thank you for encouraging us to better preserve our surroundings. Each of us is responsible for cleaning up after ourselves, and this friendly reminder is appreciated.
7) Can we have a cabinet in the women’s room with doors to keep Band-Aids, toilet paper, towels, personal items, etc.?
Yes, we can. We will begin looking for something suitable, and we’ll follow up with that as soon as possible.
Thanks to everyone for the great questions!
Thought for the day: "Buying the right computer and getting it to work properly is no more complicated than building a nuclear reactor from wristwatch parts in a darkened room using only your teeth." ~ Dave Barry
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