This is a tweet I shared last year. If you were around me in 2023 you know I’ve been through mega fucking piles of fucking ableist wank bullshit. (And yes, that’s the nicest way I can put it.) I’m starting a blog post on an “unacceptable” topic: What if I don’t want to work […]
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Not disabled enough
I had a flash back to reading an enterprise bargaining agreement. I know, I have had a wild life. Part of the agreement included a way to kick people out of the university based on health. It did mention that if you’re going through this process, you should engage with your super fund to see if […]
No fun at work
Recently I saw someone reshare the Vice article from a couple of years back where someone won a lawsuit saying that their employer couldn’t force them to do fun things. And I think a lot of people were joking about it. I mean, a lot of people don’t like their team building activities and […]
Self Care only for the abled?
Consider people who go for a run during the work day vs people who need a nap during the work day. One is seen as acceptable, and the other is seen as lazy. Both are things that are broadly actions a body needs to function. (As someone with ME/CFS, exercise is dangerous. I want to […]
Oh, that’s terrible!
I’m tired of people centering their reactions to my “stuff” when I’m the one who has to live through the shitty parts & they don’t. This is what I got when I was job hunting in 2023. I had people telling me how awful it was that I was housebound. It wasn’t about me, […]
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Be good to the cash flow of others
Small steps can be a saving grace for people. If you’re in a position to positively impact the cash flow of others, do it. It’s rare and it’s a good thing to do. Eons ago in my mining and construction industry days, I had corporate credit cards. I’m pretty sure I had two, though […]
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Corporate Inclusion
Corporate inclusion can be summed up as… of course we’ll include you, as long as we don’t have to: do anything be reminded of your needs and as long as we can: trot you out for photos when we need good PR If you like my posts, consider supporting me.
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No More Merit?
The university I used to work at is in the news for removing merit from its hiring practices. There were signs of this happening when I worked there but it was much subtler. It’s interesting. I agree the way merit is used in practice doesn’t work. The article kind of implies removing merit will […]
Cognitive Fatigue and Communication Preferences
Take a look at the second slide on this Instagram post. Embedded and screenshot versions are below, with the text transcribed below both image options: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anja Vesterhus Knustad ♥ Chronic illness • ME/CFS • Spoonie (@this.is.the.illness.m.e) The post says “Being social; […]
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Employment Greed
Have you seen that Twitter is mad a Meta for launching a competing app, Threads? It seems that Meta hired staff that Twitter fired. Which brings me to… selfish companies! I’ve never understood why non compete clauses for employees are legal. Employers always want to hire you with the exact same job […]