[Redshirts] Schedule!

[daravinne]

i am not a hat person. i would be pretty irritated if i had to wear a hat
as part of a uniform. it's too personal an item.  shirts are perfect, and i
already know how i'm going to customize mine to make it more comfortable (i
cut the necklines out of my tshirts because i don't like feeling choked).

I spoke with Shannon about this at nb after the last 5mof;  I want to have
at least one meeting where I bring the ranger manual in and we go over the
techniques in it and chat about them.  I took ranger training before the
last burn (though I ended up not rangering, I was working on an art project
as well).  Black Rock rangers aren't cops or security, but they are meant
to provide noninvasive conflict resolution and other gently applied roles,
and honestly have a very hands off way of working. I think they are a good
analogue to the way we want docents to work.

The other thing about the meetings that I brought up to shannon, in person,
was that for a job like docents we need a lot of in-team support.
 Basically: the team that docents together, beers together.  We need to
make sure we go do fun things like get shitfaced at zeitgeist or uptown as
a team, so we don't end up doing an emotionally draining thankless task
with zero upsides or camraderie.


On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Leif Ryge <leif at synthesize.us> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 03:49:51PM -0700, Johny Radio wrote:
> > On 6/28/2013 3:02 PM, Shannon Lee wrote:
> > >There hasn't been a meeting yet, no; though it is a really good
> > >idea, we should have one at least once per month or so.
> >
> > i'd like to suggest something radical, and NOT have a monthly
> > meeting. Some of us are incredibly busy, we don't have the space to
> > cram another monthly meeting into our packed schedules. We should
> > minimize administrative overhead, and maximize benefit to the space.
> >
> > We should not need a monthly meeting, since the Greeting process
> > should be pretty straightforward. I suggest a spate of meetings at
> > the beginning, then trail off:
> >
> >  * meet once, a few days from now, to quickly and collectively write a
> >    short and simple Greeter's Mission,  solve scheduling, and take up
> tasks
> >  * meet 1 to 2 weeks later to review on-the-floor experience,
> >    collectively write a practical Greeters Guide which can be posted
> >    physically at the Greeter desk, and take up tasks
> >  * meet a month later to review
> >  * meet once every 3 to 6 months thereafter
> >  * use the list for all other discussion and administration
>
> +1
>
> > Frankly, I'm not sure how comfortable i am having to wear an
> > official shirt. I don't like the image it creates, like some kind of
> > dork uniform. I have my own style. Noisebridge represents freedom
> > and individuality. I think it will reduce the number of volunteers
> > you get, cuz i'm not the only one who will feel this way. I'm much
> > more comfortable with a hat or accessory.
>
> I'm not going to wear a hat or accessory or any other symbol of
> authority. Sitting at the front desk is plenty symbolic already.
>
> > Also, before one spends a bunch of money on something affecting a
> > bunch of other people, i humbly suggest one run it by people first.
>
> It (buying shirts) was run by a bunch of people, at both a rebase
> meeting and a general meeting, if i remember correctly. Several people
> encouraged Shannon to order red shirts and several others said red
> shirts were silly and/or a bad idea. I have no objection to docents
> wearing red shirts, as long as there aren't objections to docents *not*
> wearing red shirts. :)
>
> ~leif
>
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