{"id":1938,"date":"2015-12-31T01:24:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T01:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/?p=1938"},"modified":"2015-12-31T01:24:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T01:24:30","slug":"lighthouse-keeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/31\/lighthouse-keeper\/","title":{"rendered":"lighthouse keeper"},"content":{"rendered":"

The university has been closed for winter break since the 24th of December and while I’ve been spending time with family and playing a lot of video games – I mean, a lot<\/em> of video games – I’ve also been keeping up with one specific part of my work email.<\/p>\n

On all the webpages on our site there’s a link at the bottom of the page that says, “Contact Us” and it points to a simple form – which, in turn, sends an email to webmaster@uakron.edu<\/p>\n

Now, I’m not the webmaster, but I do answer his email. Through the rest of the year, the webmaster email is just one part of what I do during the regular workday. But, over the break, it’s the only task I keep up with from home.<\/p>\n

I answer all the messages that come into that account and reply to the individuals with as much information as I can and direct them to the appropriate areas for when the university reopens.<\/p>\n

I feel a little like a lighthouse keeper – keeping the lights burning in my tower and guiding the lost into port.<\/p>\n

I take it seriously too. The young woman with a question might be our next freshman. The senior citizen looking for a photography class might also be a donor. And the young man worried about his grades might end up enrolling in graduate school.<\/p>\n

A little light in the dark and a friendly voice over the waves might make the difference. And even if none of those things are true – well, it’s still a good thing to be polite.<\/p>\n

So, I do my little part and keep up with the emails. Maybe a small thing, but worth it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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