Lack Of Events

[despect]

I can't see introducing guest hosts doing much at all. I think we'd get a maximum of 4 maybe which is still only an added 4 hours a week. It's not like they have anything to lose by letting some guest hosts in, though, so they may as well give it a go.

In some ways though giving other departments to host official events is very similar to having guest events? but yeah i think if they were topen them at least theres more events, the fact a lot are posted away from the department anyway is probably the reason why there are lack of events.

[Empired]

In some ways though giving other departments to host official events is very similar to having guest events? but yeah i think if they were topen them at least theres more events, the fact a lot are posted away from the department anyway is probably the reason why there are lack of events.

But that's what I mean. Very few people from other departments actually are hosting events! And I know lots of people are posted away but I think the amount of events hosted is pretty poor all the time, it just happens to be a little bit worse with all these people posted away.

[Matt]

We'll never know till you offer guest roles to people and its not making them events hosts at all because i think you'd rather have people who are experienced and know what they are doing than no events at all, lets face it the amount of events currently booked is poor and getting guest events to do events to fill up the calendar surely thats a good thing?

That's because of the time of year though. So youre saying if we appointed Guest Event's Organisers it would make a huge difference, would they also not be with family and friends at Christmas? Not forgetting a majority of people have based this thread on the current booking calendar for this coming week which yes, has very little to no events booked at the moment.

[despect]

But that's what I mean. Very few people from other departments actually are hosting events! And I know lots of people are posted away but I think the amount of events hosted is pretty poor all the time, it just happens to be a little bit worse with all these people posted away.

That's because of the time of year though. So youre saying if we appointed Guest Event's Organisers it would make a huge difference, would they also not be with family and friends at Christmas? Not forgetting a majority of people have based this thread on the current booking calendar for this coming week which yes, has very little to no events booked at the moment.

Completely understand that it is the time of the year, people are wanting to actually spend time with family and friends and so on. However, the point made about Guest events wanting to spend time with their family during Christmas again, that is very true. However, why not give it a trial run to see how it actually works? You could be very surprised.

It's just like the same people hosting over and over again and it shouldn't be like that. Also, the point about other staff members who aren't in the events department not wanting to host events they shouldn't really to considering half of the departments have other Christmas happenings in their own departments.

But yeah completely understand if there are 7 people posted away because we were having the same problem with HxL.

[Empired]

That's because of the time of year though. So youre saying if we appointed Guest Event's Organisers it would make a huge difference, would they also not be with family and friends at Christmas? Not forgetting a majority of people have based this thread on the current booking calendar for this coming week which yes, has very little to no events booked at the moment.

Completely understand that it is the time of the year, people are wanting to actually spend time with family and friends and so on. However, the point made about Guest events wanting to spend time with their family during Christmas again, that is very true. However, why not give it a trial run to see how it actually works? You could be very surprised.

It's just like the same people hosting over and over again and it shouldn't be like that. Also, the point about other staff members who aren't in the events department not wanting to host events they shouldn't really to considering half of the departments have other Christmas happenings in their own departments.

But yeah completely understand if there are 7 people posted away because we were having the same problem with HxL.

This is why I suggested raising the minimum to 4 events a week rather than 3. If there are people in that department who are comfortably doing 10, I don't see why anyone should complain that they cannot dedicate 4 hours a week of their time to their department.

[despect]

This is why I suggested raising the minimum to 4 events a week rather than 3. If there are people in that department who are comfortably doing 10, I don't see why anyone should complain that they cannot dedicate 4 hours a week of their time to their department.

But then increasing it that would be making it even more difficult on the people who are posted away .

[Empired]

But then increasing it that would be making it even more difficult on the people who are posted away .

If you're posted away you don't have to do any events at all do you?

[despect]

If you're posted away you don't have to do any events at all do you?

Nope, however when people go back to school etc, 4 would be way too much for them.

Unless, you mean putting it as 4 a week for the christmas period?

[Empired]

Nope, however when people go back to school etc, 4 would be way too much for them.

Unless, you mean putting it as 4 a week for the christmas period?

No I mean moving it up to 4 constantly. Like I say, if Nick can manage ten events a week and think that that's not enough, people should be able to do four. Plus, four events a day should still be fine with school as if you do one each night after school, you're already on five.

I just think it would vastly increase the amount of events being hosted, whereas introducing guest hosts would add three-four events a week maximum.

[Matt]

I do agree 4/5 events a week would maybe be too much with school going on etc but at the same time if you were to raise the minimums at certain times of the year this could possibly work. Although keeping in mind Non-GMT people don't always get holidays at the same time as GMT people. So half term times where you could raise the minimums would be hard for Non-GMT people.