TechRepublic polled members of its CIO Jury to find out how they re handling remote work within their own organizations. Jury members were asked this question, Will you offer a remote work option for at least some of your employees after the pandemic? All 12 jury members said yes , for a unanimous decision.
Christine Schoeff, senior vice president of HR at FourKites, said that her company will allow employees to continue to work remotely at least through 2021. We anticipate a hybrid model in the future with a combination of office presence and remote workers, which will also allow us to capitalize on broader talent markets, Schoeff said. Our entire global workforce went remote back in mid-March. What we found was that we lost no productivity, and in many cases, our productivity as a team increased as we rushed to answer urgent requests from customers in need of support during those early COVID-19 months.
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Wurst Chef Ever
Hot dog! Humboldt’s President of Positivity is once again cookin’ up something delectable for her community with her fearless Rotarian buds. Next week, the Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka will stage a COVID-appropriate “Best of the Wurst” drive-by dinner at the The Lodge on Herrick Avenue in Eureka to raise funds for the Humboldt Senior Resource Center’s Home-delivered Meal Program.
For more details, we invite you to peruse the fresh-out-the-oven press release below:
The Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka is, once again, bringing the tasty and the tantalizing to diners on the North Coast. On Thursday, March 25, from 5PM to 7PM, The Best of the Wurst, a brat-fest that is new to the Rotary calendar, will connect brat fans with dinners that will feature grilled bratwursts, hot potato salad, sauerkraut and a giant pretzel according to club President John Vandermolen. This year the club, following the success of October’s Drive-by Fi
Sarah Vevodaâs 7-year-old daughter Jaz used to say she had âup hair,â her natural Black curls growing upward instead of hanging down like nearly everyone elseâs around her, including her family. Sarah, who is white, says Jaz has commented on not seeing other people who look like her.
âItâs very hard for her to be in a sea of white people everywhere she goes,â says Vevoda, noting Jaz is darker skinned than her eldest child, whoâs also bi-racial, and her hair and skin are sometimes treated as curiosities by classmates. âAs innocent as they are, because theyâre children and arenât used to being around someone who looks like Jaz ⦠they can say things that make her feel like she doesnât fit in, that she stands out.â
An HC Black Music and Arts Association class on pan-African culture at the Arcata Marsh. Sarah Vevoda s 7-year-old daughter Jaz used to say she had up hair, her natural Black curls growing upward instead of hanging down like nearly everyone else s around her, including her family. Sarah, who is white, says Jaz has commented on not seeing other people who look like her. It s very hard for her to be in a sea of white people everywhere she goes, says Vevoda, noting Jaz is darker skinned than her eldest child, who s also bi-racial, and her hair and skin are sometimes treated as curiosities by classmates. As innocent as they are, because they re children and aren t used to being around someone who looks like Jaz . they can say things that make her feel like she doesn t fit in, that she stands out.
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This bank robber robbed banks in Northern California. In all three instances, the individual entered a branch office of Coast Central Credit Union, passed a note threatening to shoot the teller and/or all customers if any alarms were activated or dye packs deployed. The first two robberies occurred in Arcata, California, at the Coast Central Credit Union F Street branch on December 18, 2020, and January 8, 2021. The third robbery occurred at the Bay Shore Mall branch in Eureka, California, on January 16, 2021. His good posture has been noted by witnesses. His notes are unique with all caps writing and strange phrases.