As David will agree, one of our least favourite tasks is interviewing. I hoped I had escaped this chore for a year as I am away when most of the interviews will be taking place, alas not! I am working in HR this week and my first task on Monday morning was to sit in on interviews! However, it turns out they are a lot less stressful when the decision isn't down to you! It was a good chance to see how other people approach the task and how we actually all think very similarly when faced with an interview situation!
Another of our least enjoyed tasks are workplace inspections which I am carrying out today. This is basically a review of health and safety in the workplace. It seems that when it is not your workplace then the task is a lot more fun especially when it entails going into the basement of dark and dusty places and getting to audit the conservators offices. There is a lot of very cool stuff going on there from paper conservation, pictures being cleaned, metalwork being repaired and textiles being darned, there is also a good amount of health and safety risks to be monitored as you can imagine! I am hoping to go back to conservation for a bit longer at some point during my sabbatical so I can tell you more then I hope.
The sad thing is - no photos allowed!
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