I'll preface this by stating that I hate paper.  Having said that, and
thus 
meeting expectations of the members of this forum,..., I have many 
tales about professionals rolling up their sleeves...; here is one of
the
best:

While at Duke Energy back in the  '80s the Duke Archivist and I were
working
on a project down at a couple of ancient hydro electric plants in Great
Falls, SC.
Drawings rolled up and stored in galvanized trash cans, etc. were some
of the conditions we found.  Someone mentioned some old "stuff" stored
in the attic of a vehicle maintenance shed on the plant property.  We
hauled off and grabbed a ladder, and climbed up there.  We found some
old
tires, spider webs, mud dauber nests, one dead sparrow, some 60-year
old
purchasing records (trash)...; and to the delight of my friend the
archivist 
(anarchivista), we also discovered some original ledgers, incorporation
papers, 
and the old corporate seal of the company that originally build that
old hydro 
plant in the 1800's before Duke Power was ever established, and
subsequently 
bought the company.   

August in South Carolina, a 4-foot tall attic under a metal roof over
the 
maintenance shed; under the humid haze under the SC sun.  It must
have been 150 degrees F up there.  The Duke Archivist and I were
sweating profusely..., and the Wake Forest graduate  school alumni 
& Duke archivist was about to pass out from the adrenaline rush he
felt at finding these items. 

Made his day and, from my professional point of view, automatically
qualified 
for beer thirty; it was 5 o'clock somewhere...; and we broke all
company policy 
and bought a 12-pack of frosty, amber-hued beverages housed in 12-oz. 
aluminum cylinders and consumed said product on the way back to
Charlotte 
in the company vehicle.  We deserved it. 

Of course, he and I both grew up and through our 30's, 40's, and are
now
somewhere in the 50's, and no longer do such irresponsible and
politically 
incorrect things...; and no doubt always follow organizational policy
and obey 
laws.  By the way, I have an interest in some wetlands areas in the
Carolinas that is prime for real estate development; and I will make
you
a deal.

BTW, is is now 4:38PM Pacific time; that means it is wayyy past 5
o'clock in
mountain, central, and eastern time zones, respectively...;
margaritaville
is waiting and I will keep it between the navigational beacons on the
way
home.  I'm gone, I'm out of here.

Best regards, Steve
Steven D. Whitaker, CRM
Records Systems Manager; City of Reno

>>> [log in to unmask] 2/13/2007 2:11 PM >>>
>>At times may work in basements, attics, warehouses and other records
storage areas that may be dusty or moldy.  Must be able to regularly
lift 50 lb. records storage boxes.<<

From my perspective, this is not as bad as it sounds.  I am a records
manager and find it quite interesting, and a necessity, to roll up my
sleeves from time to time and dig into stuff that has been overlooked,
ignored or forgotten.  Doing is not beneath me, it means that I am
making progress.  Boxes are a reality, if we can't lift them
occasionally, we should choose a different profession, like accounting
(no offense intended).   

I think we should also remember that environmental criteria, including
lifting, dusty conditions and the like, is requirement for inclusion
into job descriptions.  Folks that can't do the work (lifting) or work
under those conditions (dusty) should know better than to apply.
Without the employer including the information, unqualified folks
could
claim discrimination.  Another danger to employers is that an
individual
with a known problem will take the job and then blame it on the
company,
forcing them to pickup the tab.  That's the reality of an employer's
world.
<el snippo>

Bill R

Bill Roach,  CRM
Manager, Corporate Records
MoneyGram International
1550 Utica Ave. So.
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Direct: 952-591-3325
Fax: 952-591-3333


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