Remote Control

Remembering all the many years
we called on you to drop your fears.
Audits we said you would not fail
if signature were by email.
And invoices in copies sent
would not end up with noses bent.
We screamed paperless for so long
and all it took was a viral song.

You said we’d never work from home
Doing conferences by phone, 
or Zoom which we had for a decade.
You stifled every sensible upgrade.

Then once the threat got up in your face
In two weeks the undoable was in place.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 3/31/2020 1:14:00 PM
I'm working from home and I don't like it. Seem to get a lot more done though. Zoom will be loving the current situation!
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Alison Hodges
Date: 3/31/2020 1:55:00 PM
I'm retired now, but it's such a kicker that they said all they are doing now wasn't doable...too hard....etc. and when they had to they got almost all classes on line and all business. I wouldn't like working from home …. I need social interaction some of each day.
Date: 3/31/2020 7:38:00 AM
Heh heh. AWESOME ;D,
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Alison Hodges
Date: 3/31/2020 8:15:00 AM
Thanks Maureen, I'm retired but still on the University business managers listserve. It's been a real hoot to see what they could have done if they had just wanted to!
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