So, I had an email from a faculty member asking who should move two folding trestle tables from our building to the neighboring building for a reception next week. The list of possibles included, the custodial staff or our staff. I replied that I thought we faculty could do it.
Here is the reply. Names have been omitted to protect the feeble.
Thank you for your consideration of this matter. However, you might not
have considered all implications of this decision: As far as I remember,
________ has terrible back problems as it is; _______ has a shoulder and neck
injury; and I am simply not willing to carry tables and possibly get
injured in the process. In addition, asking a junior faculty member (who
might not feel empowered enough to say no) to carry tables has all kinds
of problems of its own.
I have advised the caterer to bring his own tables and reduce the amount
of food to offset the cost.
