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Your WFH colleagues: Furry, feathered and scaly

March 24, 2020 •

Celebrating Our Community • 1 Comment

Last week we asked you to share the animals in your household who are contributing to your work-from-home experience — and you delivered! Check out the newest batch of UCOP colleagues.

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Sugar, UCANR Business Operations intern, is taking a break from working on her self-appraisal and reading the Link “furry colleagues” article. (Sonia Scott)

Infection Control Specialist Jinxie, to whom social distancing comes naturally, hoards sanitizer. (Heather Pineda)

Squirrel Controller Noodle heads up our squirrel flow management. She ensures that the presence of any squirrels is accounted for and enforces all internal operations to chase them off the property. (Rana Freedman)

Hallway Monitor Beau B. Branin does not believe in working from home in his PJs. In fact, he prefers to take naps on yours. (Larissa Branin)

Ethics, Compliance, and Audit Services’ newest investigator, Valentine, is on the case of the missing treats, but first a nap is in order. (Erin Pressman)

Regurgitation Specialist Lucy Wallace is currently exceeding all expectations for this newly-created role. (Sybil Wartenberg)

Yuna holds three years of experience as director of Cuddle Compliance, but is working hard to earn a promotion to SVP of Treat Distribution. She hopes that the store is quickly restocked with apples and peanut butter, for her human colleagues of course. (Katie Ward)

Office Assistant Cloud, AKA Slacker. "Good help is hard to find!" (Amy Vrizuela)

Tofu starts his first day as head of treat security. He understands the importance of following the dress code! (Anna Chan)

Betty, business resource interim supervisor, sometimes snores disruptively, but the team is doing its best during this difficult time. (Blaze Farrar)

Chief Snuggle Snooze Smooch & Snack Officer Reilly, a 13-year-old wire fox terrier, befriends a local cat. (Claudia Conrad)

Cinder is director of mood and morale management! (Tiffany Wilson)

Sherman is thinking, “Mom’s gonna be mad when she realizes I’m lying on her spreadsheet!” (Berni Fitzsimmons)

Dorie is the official home office equipment tester. Keyboard, mouse, chair - she puts them all through the official cockatoo endurance test! (Lia Scott)

Nugget was recently promoted to chief toy quality control officer. Previously she was intern in charge of snack testing, where she learned to dress for success. (Jessica Wu)

Assistant Nanny Aries Chao is currently on sick leave, due to the "mom is home so no kid-watching for me" illness. (Mey Saechao)

In-house therapist Coco wants to know what's been keeping you awake. (Michelle Simone)

"Really, Mom? You are interrupting my research!" says Crema, sleep analyst IV. (Grace Loll)

Riley, strategic pawcurement analyst, is keeping us informed by reading the latest LINK news! (Anita Enos)

Arlis, chair of the Committee on Naps, is pretty sure that social distancing is what she was born for. (Ginny Delaney)

Gemma's new title is fluffy support coordinator II! (Jan Mignone)

Lounge Director Miss Yvonne was so proud that she voted! (Kathy Kirkpatrick)

Here's my ubiquitous assistant, Welsh terrier Phoebe, helping me work from home! (Nicola Gruen)

UC Press Editorial Assistant Pica assures you that you can have an extension on your book manuscript deadline during this craziness. (Maura Roessner)

Rosa, head of Recreation and Fitness, reminds you to take a daily constitutional. (Michelle Simone)

Winne and Harriet, ESG Integration tech support interns, enjoy working from home because it enables them to get “hands on” experience with tech issues. (Wendy Pulling)

Trooper, president of Food Acquisition and Consumption, is in the middle of negotiating the very important Breakfast Toast Contract. (Tiffany Wilson)

Oliver, chief lap warmer (Heavenly Clegg)

Aslan, editorial assistant, is terrible about following instructions, listening and staying awake. He pays attention only to stories about what a good boy he is.

Scheduling Assistants Luna and Zora are using sun and slumber to help clear their minds. (Teresa Jackson)

Abby engages in a rigorous round of Q/A testing. (Mary Meyer)

Meeting Facilitator Dusty is shown in action. (Eric Goodman)

Bubba the ball python takes a break from his pest control and extermination duties. (Tiffany Wilson)

Legal Advisors Miss Holly and Sadie apparently didn’t get the memo as they are not up to speed on “social distancing.” (Adrienne Witte)

Have another fun topic you’d like us to cover in Link? Send your suggestions to Link@ucop.edu.

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Laura Levy March 24, 2020 Reply

Thank you all for posting! So glad you all have the fuzzy support system you need in crisis times like this. The pics kept me smiling all the way through. Be safe.

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