17 Aug Wait a minute… I thought ppl’r’ doin’ great…?
Uhhh...
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16 Aug Productivity Metrics đ Naw, Surveillance.
-https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/whats-your-productivity-score-4901137/ Remember in The Avengers when Bruce Banner looks around and says, "So, this all seems horrible." Yeah. It sure does. This article from LI references one from The NY Times, which you can find here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/08/14/business/worker-productivity-tracking.html?referringSource=articleShare I'll be talking about this in more depth over on Patreon...
15 Aug Bonus Episode: Who is Coming to Save You?
[buzzsprout episode='11131724' player='true'] I'm hearing across the board from people in the emergency preparedness community about people - irrespective of age, geography, personal situations, etc. - who want everything done for them. "Hey, could you just like rough out a survival game plan for me? K,...
14 Aug So this was going onâŚ
Riiiight. So at first, we had Lord Elon announcing that people could pretend to work somewhere else. If that narrative wasnât strong enough, weâll push the notion that remote workers are thieving! Buwaaahahaha! Now, nevermind the fact that BI itself admits, âData on people outsourcing their work...
13 Aug Saturday Broadcast 11
[buzzsprout episode='11102388' player='true'] Key topics: âď¸ ICYMI news, 8/8 - 8/12. âď¸ The push for RTO is getting more and more obvious. âď¸ More layoffs. Risk analysts are warning businesses that food shortages could lead to civil unrest. âď¸ Gas and food prices are expected to go up even more,...
12 Aug Yes, agreed, but… they’re gonna do what they’re gonna do!
Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash. Also, a real-time depiction of the Toxic Positivity / Toxic Optimism crowd who are not ready for the economic poop storm a'brewing. I agree with the sentiment here, but I fear it's overly optimistic: I read this post on LI last...
11 Aug The Dictator & Lessons Not Learned from The Great Resignation
[buzzsprout episode='11083486' player='true'] In last Thursday's episode, I added the Tattletale and the Blame Gamer to the Hall of Infamy. Now I would like to add the Dictator. Key topics: âď¸ Sadly, there are plenty of companies that learned nothing from The Great Resignation. IMO, this is why I am seeing...
10 Aug ONE OF US… ONE OF US… ONE OF US…
Man, the list of RTO fluff pieces / WFH hit pieces keeps on growing. So much fodder for Cult-Like Tactics Used in Corporate America here. "With spontaneous encounters having disappeared over the last year, some have sought to romanticize office life as a sort of throwback. 'Itâs almost...
09 Aug This is total “buwahaha” evil laugh territory.
Photo by Rhett Wesley on Unsplash I've warned many, many times on this blog and on my podcast: IMO, Corporate America wants you back butt-in-seat in the Digital Panopticon. If you haven't figured that out yet, I dunno what to tell ya. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1125110/10708626 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1125110/10736331 https://causeyconsultingllc.com/2022/03/21/rto-employers-who-dont-care/ And that's just a small...
08 Aug Bonus Episode: The Cat’s Out of the Bag!
[buzzsprout episode='11095219' player='true'] On August 5th, the NY Post published, "Malcolm Gladwell slams working from home: âWhat have you reduced your life to?â" The very first line reads, "Author Malcolm Gladwell thinks that remote work is hurting society and that a recession will likely drive employees who...