Working at Ironistic During the Age of COVID

You’ve all heard someone say “when things go back to normal” or “as soon as we’re back to normal” or something along those lines. Unfortunately, it seems that it might be a long time before “normal” is, well, “normal” again, so as the summer winds down, Ironistic is adapting. 

It’s important for all of our clients, friends, and family to know how and why.

I’m a product of people from the ’50s. My father (a 31-year military man) would leave early in the morning and come back at 5 pm. My mother (a teacher) would work school hours, take care of dinner/family matters, and then grade papers in the evening. And there’s no one in my generation that doesn’t know most (if not all) of the words to Dolly Parton’s working “9 to 5” song.

Tumble outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin’
Out on the street the traffic starts jumpin’
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5

Over the past two decades, the 9-to-5 standard has clearly evolved. Going to an office and working your 8-hour shift is a thing of the past, and Ironistic has always prided itself on being flexible when it comes to work schedules.

COVID is taking that to a whole new level.

Family is important to everyone at Ironistic, and we know that most of our clients agree. A few weeks ago we offered up some #IronInsights about Positive Lessons Learned during this time, and the overwhelming theme is that people are genuinely good and should be treated accordingly. We can always Do Better / Be Better, and most of us try and do that every day.