#Work Culture

[thepeacefulgarden]

[animentality]

[geek-22]

[nando161mando]

Don't know what to even say

[itellmyselfsecrets]

“Several studies conducted over the past decade or so show that letters of recommendation are another seemingly gender-neutral part of a hiring process that is in fact anything but. One U.S. study found that female candidates are described with more communal (warm; kind; nurturing) and less active (ambitious; self-confident) language than men. And having communal characteristics included in your letter of recommendation makes it less likely that you will get the job, particularly if you're a woman: while 'team-player' is taken as a leadership quality in men, for women the term ‘can make a woman seem like a follower’”. - Caroline Criado Perez (Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men)

[katsy-kitty]

Me to myself at work:

Be like Hannibal. No shame.

You didn't know something? Not your problem. You know it now -- okay, whatever.

You missed someone's e-mail? Apologize and move on. No big deal.

You didn't do something you were supposed to because no-one had trained you? No shame. The company's fault.

NO SHAME AT WORK

You don't have to give your 100% because it's gonna kill you.

Take breaks, take care of yourself and remember: fuck grind culture.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Times have changed and waiting until retirement to enjoy life is no longer the milestone Canadian millennials and Gen Z strive for, according to a recent survey. A Leger survey commissioned by Canadian investment service Wealthsimple found that nearly three-quarters (74 per cent) of Canadians between the ages of 25 and 44 feel the conventional approach to retirement — to stop working at 65 years old to then enjoy travelling, leisure and time with family and friends — is an outdated concept. The online money management platform says the study reflects ambition among millennials and Gen Z Canadians for "a modern form of retirement" that lets them pursue personal and professional passions throughout their adult lives.

Continue Reading.

Tagging: @newsfromstolenland

[maxiglow]

resting is productive. doing nothing or engaging in activities outside the work field actually has a name, “creative leisure,” and it’s what fuels us to keep us alive and well.

resting our body & mind and doing nothing “productive” (from a capitalistic viewpoint) is precisely the best thing we, as humans (remember, we’re not machines!!), can do to be more productive and live better.

so yes, don’t answer that message outside your work hours, shut down your work computer, and go grab some snacks to watch that movie you’ve been trying to find time for and then go take a nap ♡

[usernamesarehard1]

[digipixelhub]

When you are irreplaceable...even on vacation

[kalavathiraj]

Dear Inner Perfectionist, Please listen to my helpless moods, I panic under the rod of your instructions, If you wait to catch up with my breath, We would be bringing together, Your leadership and my compassion, To create warm weather inside, After all, we both created the universe. -Softly delicate + dangerously strong

Life Lessons, QUOTUS

[thepeacefulgarden]

[animentality]

[shamebats]

All the pressure we put on kids in school gets even more ridiculous after you've worked a few boring office jobs. I've had managers take over a week to skim through a short document, only to then schedule a meeting and ask me to explain what's in the document. Nobody died, nobody lost their job, it was fine.

Ask the average office worker to do work equivalent to the amount of homework and studying a 14 year old has to do in a week, in addition to going to school full-time, and they'll go "oof, that's gonna need a 3 month deadline boss" and still end up asking for a due date extension.

Some school teachers and even uni professors made me feel like the "real working world" is always this high pressure environment where you either swim or drown, but for the average person it's realistically gonna be more like a waist-deep swimming pool that you swim around in at a leisurely pace until your skin gets all wrinkly.

[femmefatalevibe]

Any idea to know what to do and say in terms of conflict?

Depersonalize others' comments & actions

Perceive the person's intentions – are they seeking war or peace?

If their intentions are sound, enter the conversation with the mindset of two individuals vs. a problem – decouple their humanity, emotions, wants, and needs from external factors & situations

Seek to understand, not win through your conversation

Approach the conversation from a solutions-oriented POV

Remember that compromise means both parties walk away happy or at least content with the outcome – self-sacrifice has no place in conflict resolution or negotiation

Hope this helps xx