Tim should really get a Covid test. Tell him the lurkers support you in email.
My Maria's school just had her start back teaching in person, but we are definately on the rise here. The University students (except Nursing) are leaving next week and not coming back until February.
I also have a weird work situation, but I think it is good. So you may remember that in 2018 I got a new job at the same school, but could not get rid of my old one well. I am still doing about half of it (admissions and customer service and clinical placements) plus being an emotional support panda for my replacement and one faculty member. In February, my much beloved director of the old job stepped down, and the coordinator of my new position was appointed to take her place as well as still do her old job. The idea was to figure out what/where I could hand off things and/or if it warranted creating a new position just for admissions/recruitment. Then Covid hit, and my new job is online course design! So we have just been through the wringer, and new interim director for old job just stepped down and another interim director was appointed. But even though I am still doing the admissions stuff for old department, I still report to new department only, which is a little confusing.
Regardless[ I LOVE the new director of the old job and I am seriously re-energized. I still feel like I am not doing enough for new job and I still feel overworked, but we communicate really well and have the same sense of humor. And she is able to focus on those problems so I don't have to be emotional support panda as much!