Plan for outages, disasters, and life events

Plan for outages, disasters, and life events. When the power, internet, and/or the phones goes down it is the responsibility of the employer for both WFH and in-office employees to have, test, and execute backups and plans. And we all should have a plan in case of a fire or other disaster that threatens our lives at home, regardless of where we work.







When WFH you need to have a plan that also includes policies https://lastdatabase.com/ and procedures like alerting your supervisor and staying in touch with them (if safely possible) in case of emergencies, like evacuations, or extensive outages. For employees, never waste valuable time retrieving work equipment and files. They can be replaced; you and your loved ones cannot.







And for employers, reroute your customers to unaffected employees; never, EVER expect those who had to evacuate to work from their places of refuge: the stress is too great, and it consumes communications bandwidth needed for emergencies and recovery. Become your own IT help desk. Similar to the last point, this tip doesn’t get your employer off the hook.