The position of client
liaison at Callagy Law, for
the most, involves being in the field a great deal, and not necessarily planted
in one location day after day. Also,
technology has enabled greater flexibility in geographic location. For example, laptops and Smartphones
allow employees to perform their job functions from home or other locations
remote from the office. The confluence
of these two circumstances has provided liaisons, like myself, with greater
flexibility in how we do our jobs.
Personally, it has afforded me the opportunity to work from home, which
has enabled me to respond to fire calls and help with community events during
the day, an opportunity most full time workers do not have. I have even been able to attend certain
educational events, such as school presentations during Fire Prevention week. Callagy
Law has been terrific in allowing me such flexibility.
Some of the problems with trying to be both a client liaison and a volunteer
firefighter surface most often at night.
In the evening, I try to answer my emails, which is the time not only
for drills, meetings and other firefighter responsibilities, but also a time
when calls often occur.
I spend about 15 hours per week volunteering, and the job of
a liaison is not a Monday to
Friday, 9-5 position, if it is to be done effectively. There are many nights, after a drill, when
most members of the department are headed home to relax or go to bed, I am
headed home to keep working.
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