Need an opinion on something -
A partner at my company just sent out an email saying we're going to continue remote work indefinitely (not surprising), and also asked that we drop them a note about how we're doing. Things have gone surprisingly well on the IT side of things, as our remote work set up has been working well for most. The setup and maintenance of that (and everything else computer-related) has fallen solely on my shoulders, as the company's only IT guy.
I don't mind the workload, it keeps me occupied - but I kind of go through the days and nights with a sense of impending doom knowing that if a server becomes in accessible, I'll have to trek into the city to power it down and back up. We have about 80 employees at our NY location (and 70 others at multiple locations across the globe that I also maintain), and part of me wants to ask if we can set something up where at least 1 person is in the NY office each day of the week. It would help to have the peace of mind of knowing I can just instruct that person on how to get a machine up and running again when it's not accessible remotely, rather than me getting all frantic/taking the hour+ to get sorted and commute in, with the potential of that happening at any given moment. I would volunteer to continue to go in one day a week....but I feel bad putting my coworkers in a position where they would be asked to come in, which might be uncomfortable for them, on top of being against what we're being advised to do. I also feel this will be tremendous leverage for me moving forward when all is said and done, as they have been singing my praises, so perhaps I should just continue to be the stoic hero and hope for the best.
What say you, fellows?