A late November batch of links
Since the most recent batch of links went out, paying subscribers have received my take on Threads, and how social media has polluted our minds and mindset, and then a recommendation on how to position yourself via your devotion, when interviewing for next roles. This coming weekend, they’ll receive an essay about what’s changing regarding job hopping.
Below, you’ll find a batch of links covering the themes of this newsletter, which are career development, community building, and self care.
The Envy Office: Can Instagrammable Design Lure Young Workers Back? Of all the many suggestions to improve the future of work in comparison to the past of work, this is the one I’d put at the bottom of the list. You’re better off not having an office at all than one that looks and feels like this one. It’s artificial, and it won’t lure people to get excited to come work there.
Why Americans Hate a Good Economy.
Why Is Everyone So Unhappy at Work Right Now?
During a brief leave, Mimande realized she no longer felt a sense of purpose from her product-management job. She resigned last month after she and her wife decided they could live on one salary.
She now helps promote a band and pet-sits.
Americans ditched big cities during the pandemic. Now many are regretting it. This story is fabulous. Five stars. Would recommend. The portion midway through when it points out that there’s no perfect option - anywhere - is a crucial component of the migration we saw and will continue to see across this country. People might be happier for a while, but there are tradeoffs with every big decision we make.
Teaching Cursive Makes a Comeback, Now that Kids Can’t Read Grandma’s Letters.
I Removed the Internet From My House.
Separating spaces for online work and home life has helped me draw a sharp dividing line between my responsibilities to family and employer. The rise of telecommuting, supercharged by the pandemic, seems to have been a mixed bag, even for employees who enjoy it. Workers have more flexibility, but they are now expected to be reachable beyond work hours. Burnout persists.
New incentives could boost satisfaction with in-person work, but few employers are making changes. We should take off the table any talk about what work looked like before the pandemic set in. That’s not helpful to compare to. We should instead think about what employees require now and ahead, using this month as the baseline for what is currently missing or overlooked and can be offered and addressed.
What a Drop in Promotions for Black Workers Says About Corporate Diversity Efforts.
From late arrivals to surprise phone calls, how to recover when your job interview is going off the rails. I don’t think that the third example listed in this story should be in this story at all… you’re entitled to go to the bathroom, and you shouldn’t feel ashamed about it. That’s not an indication that things have gone off the rails. One of these things is not like the other…
Why employer misunderstanding of psychological safety is hurting teams’ performance.
U.S. Suicides Reached a Record High Last Year.
Mental-health care is harder to find than before the pandemic. About half of people in the U.S. live in an area without a mental-health professional, federal data show, and some 8,500 more would be needed to fill the gap. Most people rely on family doctors for mental-health care, said Leichter at Sanford Health.
Philanthropy doesn’t always get it right. Let’s rethink how we give. All of this is very sensible, and it makes sense to rethink and reconsider your approach to philanthropic contributions at a time when everything else is in flux alongside it.