The corona virus also affects the professional life of many people in Würzburg. Therefore, they have to completely change their work. But how does it work now?
For many professions, the corona crisis is a kind of field trial. Because often the working day does not currently start with going to or going to work. Numerous people from Würzburg currently work in the home office, i.e. exclusively from home – even though their job actually requires contact with people. This editorial team asked three very different industries how work is carried out under difficult conditions.
Video chat instead of waiting room
“Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures.” Privatdozent Dr. med. Simon Lenschow is sitting at home in his study – equipped with a headset, webcam and patient records. He is a specialist in trauma surgery and orthopedics at the Ortho-Mainfranken group practice in Würzburg. Recently he started a video consultation every Monday morning. “Even if there is no substitute for a face-to-face interview and a detailed examination, I would like to give patients who belong to a risk group, who are in quarantine or limited mobility or who simply have a tight schedule or a long journey, the opportunity to simply contact me record. “
Lenschow uses a program that enables him to have online video conversations with his patients. He can even play MRI and X-ray images on his patient’s screen. However, there are conditions for the sensitive conversation between doctor and patient. The surgeon had to submit his license to practice in order to identify himself as a doctor. New patients must also show their IDs. Lenschow knows that talking about video is practical in many ways. “There are no long waiting times and the patients do not have to drive to the practice.” In addition, there is no fear of infection.
Ortho-Mainfranken had already thought about introducing video consultation hours before the Corona crisis, now the doctors want to see how the offer is accepted by the patients and if necessary continue it after the Corona crisis. So far, the feedback has been positive.
Musicians: living room instead of a large stage
The workplace has changed not only for many doctors. The musicians of the Würzburg band “Devil May Care” also experience an unusual situation. Instead of playing on the stages of the region, she also said: off to the musical home office. “Appearances have been canceled, rehearsals are impossible. If someone had told us at the beginning of 2020, we would have laughed at him, that’s for sure,” says Lukas Esslinger when asked by the editorial team. But how does that actually work in an industry that thrives on audiences and loud sounds? The young men are not rehearsing at all at the moment. “We take the current restrictions very seriously and have completely put personal meetings on hold,” says Esslinger.
Photo: Florian Benelli
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Fortunately, there is now the technical possibility to rehearse and rehearse songs yourself so as not to fall completely out of practice. “What was the 50-kilo tube amplifier five years ago can now be used very well in toaster format at home,” he says. However, there are still gigs. But they take place in a one-man cast in the flat share as a “home concert”. Singer Tim Herberlein organized a live concert on social media. Euro pallets and smartphones instead of cheers and concert atmosphere. “For us, it was the logical consequence to still keep in touch with the people,” explains Esslinger. Of course, this cannot replace a proper appearance. “It was still great to see how much the audience enjoyed it,” said the musician.
What does an event manager do without events?
Max Baumgart’s workplace is actually in the s. Oliver Würzburg office or in the s.Oliver-Arena. He is the event manager of the basketball team and is responsible for the entire event department and primarily for all home games and events. Now he is sitting at his desk in his apartment. But what does an event manager do without events? “A lot of work is currently being done,” says the 32-year-old in an interview with this editorial team. “The biggest challenge right now is to develop a game plan for different scenarios.” So from which point of view the season can continue, whether with so-called ghost games or without.
Photo: Baumgart
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He can do his job in the home office as well as in the office – the Baskets employees were already equipped with company laptops and cell phones before the Corona crisis. What Baumgart lacks is direct communication with colleagues. “We have a video conference every day to talk to the employees, but the communication path has obviously become much longer since Corona.”
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