Forget the whole organization - I've seen huge conflicts within the same PERSON about COVID protocols! Even when it's someone's job to tell everyone to take this seriously, that same person later deliberately breaks protocol and rationalizes away the deviance.
It's kind of like workplace safety rules, except in that case our culture has generally agreed that if at least one person vocally cares about it, then we all follow the rules. It seems that bit of culture hasn't incorporated COVID protocols, everyone just sort of does their own thing based on their personal feelings.
Jean-François
On Aug 10, 2020, at 02:18, Aaron Shaw atshaw@ucdavis.edu wrote:
Hey all,
My name is Aaron. I volunteer at the Davis Bike Church in Davis, CA.
I was wondering if there are any other collectives experiencing intensely conflicting views on how to respond to the pandemic. I am looking for suggestions on how to present a safe new operating model so that those who are more at risk can agree to the shop being open (in some capacity).
My experience is that there is a spectrum of approaches to operating under COVID and it is difficult to find a middle ground where a consensus can be made among collective members. It’s true, people’s lives are at risk. But also there are needs in the community that can outweigh the risk associated with (safe) operation. It just depends on how you look at it. The stakes are definitely high and it is a touchy, if not politicized topic.
I would love to hear other people’s experiences, and if they are stuck like us or if they have figured out a new operating model that works for them. Also interested to hear about what it took, from a people/core member perspective, to get to the other side of the COVID lockdown.
Thanks a ton. Aaron ____________________________________
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