On Saturday night, an attacker at Colorado Spring’s Club Q killed five people and injured 17. While we all hope and pray that no violent person shows up at our businesses or businesses we patronize, if it can happen there, it can happen wherever you are.
This wasn’t a traditional workplace attack, as the alleged perpetrator wasn’t an employee or a former employee, but the mass shooter killed people at work and people at play.
Just what should you do in response to this tragedy?
Say something
Katrina Kibben (they/them), CEO and founder of Three Ears Media, says leaders need to speak up. They say,
To keep reading, click here: How to Talk With Your Employees about the Club Q Shootings
Tell your employees you’re beefing up security, to the extent possible. Listen to your employees’ concerns and suggestions. Tell your employees that those whose duties can be performed via telework will be allowed to work remotely. Remind your employees of any EAP or other supportive resources. In the US, it’s currently impossible for any employee to — realistically — feel totally “safe.”
One note, the woman who helped subdue the shooter was not a drag queen, but a trans woman. See the update here:
https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/21/drag-queen-stomped-colorado-springs-gunman-heels-lgbtq-club-shooting/
Drag queen =/= trans woman
I came here to comment the same thing. Hopefully our HR Lady makes a correction to the INC piece.