We had a
rather good day today. As part of the trainees’ route to qualification they have
to show awareness of “diversity in the workplace”. Back in the day we’d
just do an on-line e-learning course and the box would be ticked. These days
each trainee picks one cultural event from something that is not from their
personal culture and organises a celebration of it. Today Ellie organised a celebration of Holi; a Hindu
festival celebrating the arrival of Spring. We all learned something, we all
got to scoff samosas, sweeties and cakes, and there was even a (rather
demure) bit of face-painting too. I
took a few photos of what went on, and the boss suggested that I put them
on the works’ Facebook page.
How times
change. Where I used to work the mere mention of the workplace on social media
was grounds for formal disciplinary action; I still have the written warning
for saying that I was tired at 6am on a night shift. In a far better workplace,
the use of social media is encouraged.
