Shifter tasks#
Although sometimes there may only be one person on shift at a time, the hope is that (in the beginning at least) there will be two people on shift at any one time (as indicated in the shift block diagram).
The following tasks are expected of Ask-JGI team members while they are on shift:
Each shift block begins on a Monday. Each Monday drop a note in the Ask-JGI Teams channel to say good morning. This is to check-in with the Staff Data Scientists and the other person currently on shift.
If there are two of you on shift, then check-in with your new shift buddy on the first day of your (or their) shift, which will be a Monday. If it is your first day (week 1 of your shift block), then your buddy should be able to fill you in with any news from the previous week. If it is your second week on shift then you should be able to provide this information to your new buddy.
You are expected to monitor the Ask-JGI mailbox every day, checking for any new queries or any follow-up emails from past weeks.
You are expected to monitor the Ask-JGI Teams channel throughout the day in case of any important messages. This is also where you can post any new queries that you would like input on, or that you would like to offer up to other Ask-JGI team members to participate in.
Tip
Remember that the Staff Data Scientists are on the Teams channel too, and they can offer advice and pointers on any query that you need help with.
Ask-JGI team members are expected to attend the weekly Ask-JGI data science meetings while they are on shift to report on the status of the mailbox and any ongoing queries.
For any query that you pick up, you are responsible for filling out the Ask-JGI tracker as per the instructions here. It is important to keep this up to date to reflect the status of all mailbox queries.
Note
When there are no queries, there may be other work that needs to be done. Check the notes from the last team meeting for any tasks, or feel free to ask the Ask-JGI team coordinator on the Ask-JGI Teams Channel.