Thunderstorms, Power Spikes & a Fried Computer Server

This has been a Tuesday that I think should be reclassified as a Monday.  Today there were roving thunderstorms throughout Georgia and Florida which I've been informed resulted in some energy spikes.  One of those mean nasty energy spikes found their way to our computer server.  The smoke has now cleared but the burnt smell of computer parts still lingers.  Tomorrow morning is when the we will learn how dependent we have become on computers and how inventive we can be as we schedule shifts and process payroll without computers.  But this is where experience comes into play ... I've been in this business for over 23 years.  AMS was founded back in the Dark Ages of http://www.bc.com/ (before computers).  I remember paper, pencils, erasers, colored markers, legible handwriting and White-Out that came in bottles.  I guess I just seriously dated myself as semi-ancient.  Tonight I'll say a little prayer for patient nurses, inventive office staff and hopefully a rejuvenated computer server.   

UPDATE:  A Huge Thank You to Jerry Ray @ Computer Doctors here in St. Augustine!  He took our sad burnt out server back to his store.  He fixed it, improved it and brought it back to AMS happy and rejuvenated. It is humming right along thanks to his expertise and dedication.          

I love an organized nurse!

Truely, I love an organized nurse.  Let me explain.  I spent most of my day today creating "profiles".  A profile is a collection of credentials, documents, tests, checklists and medical records that we here at the AMS Office present to each of our clients as a way of introducing our new nurse.  A profile can be as short as five pages or as complex as 40 pages depending on the requests of the client.  An organized nurse can make this sometimes overwhelming process of creating a profile feel doable.  I will move mountains for some one who when I say "I need ... ", replies "I've got that, let me email it right over to you."  When I see a nurse walk into our office carrying a briefcase or one of those portable filing cabinets, it takes everything in my being not to jump right up and hug them. So this short blog post is a huge THANK YOU to the organized nurses of the world.     

"A Fun Place to Work"

Recently I received a message on Facebook from a friend who was inquiring about a position for a co-worker. She said "AMS just seems like a fun place to work". She messaged me on a day that I wasn't having fun and her inquiry reminded me of the fun times we have here in the office. It made me remember some of the silly things we do to celebrate our successes.

Until recently we have had a large round desk in our office that three Staffing Coordinators worked at. When ever we would increase our hours scheduled by 100 all of us in the office would run laps around the desk. Picture it...half dozen grown adults jogging around a really big desk...10, 12, 14 times. On a busy day this could happen multiple times in a hour. Oh yes, did I mention? Our office is all windows on 3 sides so everyone in the parking lot and other offices were able to enjoy "the show". Currently here at AMS we celebrate increases in hours scheduled with very loud party horns! I'm sure the man in the office next door probably isn't very thrilled to have AMS as his neighbor. With the New Year upon us and everyone wanting to lose a few pounds, maybe quiet Jumping Jacks should be our new form of celebration?