It feels like a snow day that never ends—working from home while keeping an eye on your kids now that schools are closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. How do you attend to your children's needs while answering to your boss, clients and co-workers?
The following is a compilation of responses from a question posed on social media by Mary Kaylor, SHRM-SCP, in the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM's) department of public affairs and strategic communications. Responses are from LinkedInopens in a new tab and Twitter opens in a new tabto Kaylor's question of the day.
1. Schedule Check-Ins, Projects
On LinkedIn, Alyssa Holmesopens in a new tab, associate service manager for Tesla Mobile Services in the greater Boston area, wrote:
Trupti Kapooropens in a new tab, human resources coordinator for AVIXA, a nonprofit association in Fairfax, Va., wrote:
Kristy D. Smith, SHRM-SCP, author and an assistant professor of management for the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau, Alaska, said:
Catese Shirer, SHRMP-CP, HR business partner and manager at the New York State Housing Finance Agency/State of New York Mortgage Agency in the greater New York City area, said:
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2. Learning Takes Many Forms
Ashley Payneopens in a new tab, a public education information management system clerk at the Gulf Coast Trades Center in Conroe, Texas, wrote on LinkedIn:
On Twitter, Tamara McCulloch, certified everything DiSC workplace facilitator, special projects manager and instructional designer in Raleigh, N.C., tweeted:
Danielle Toddy, HR director at Rocky Mountain Conference in Denver, tweeted:
3. Let It Go
Tessa Brown, HR manager, CCI Pipeline Systems in Breaux Bridge, La., tweeted:
4. Plan Meals, Snacks
Josh Rock, a recruiter and sourcing strategist at M Health Fairview, a hospital and health care company in Minneapolis, tweeted:
5. You're Not Alone
David Kovacovich, business development director at Minneapolis-based BI Worldwide, tweeted:
David M. Arrington, Ph.D., executive leadership coach for Arrington Consulting based in Norfolk, Va., and author of Promotable: How to Demonstrate Your Value, Highlight Your Potential & Land Your Next Promotion (Arrington Coaching, 2020), tweeted:
6. Recess Is Your Friend
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Wendy Kelly, SHRM-CP, HR manager at Broward Children's Center based in Pompano Beach, Fla., tweeted:
Kelly Kranor, organizational development manager for Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, Neb., posted:
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