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Control of our labor (and distance management from employment relationships) is only going to get more critical in these coming years…
I do believe that withholding our labor is incredibly powerful right now…I also believe that employers have left most Americans in a position where that choice requires sacrifices they aren’t willing to make, regardless of the long-term implications
That’s through low wages and continued control of access to healthcare during a global pandemic.
More than ever, I think people need to explore the easiest and most accessible paths to independent labor that they can find…everybody #BlackBurnout
More than ever, I think people need to explore the easiest and most accessible paths to independent labor that they can find…everybody #BlackBurnout
Because practically everybody is actively supporting the facade of the base decency of employment.
They only start to get honest once they know you’ve experienced a crack...and even then they won’t tell you the whole truth because they need the lies themselves.
They only start to get honest once they know you’ve experienced a crack...and even then they won’t tell you the whole truth because they need the lies themselves.
“Your job isn’t who you are” is a partial truth to keep you invested in the system.
The whole truth starts when we talk about how a job will change, consume, and even destroy who you are and who you want to be...but that’s painful for anyone to admit.
The whole truth starts when we talk about how a job will change, consume, and even destroy who you are and who you want to be...but that’s painful for anyone to admit.
As always, yes, even a good job.
Anything that dictates your sleep patterns, where you live, who you spend time around, how often you see your friends, family, and children? It might not be who you are, but it’s in the drivers’ seat. #BlackBurnout
Anything that dictates your sleep patterns, where you live, who you spend time around, how often you see your friends, family, and children? It might not be who you are, but it’s in the drivers’ seat. #BlackBurnout
LOVE this mention of using freelance writing to fund a "Grownup Gap Year" from @vaycarious—"I actually wish I'd started earlier." buff.ly/31xjNfl
I just did my first work-travel stint in Japan and it was amazing how much I was able to do just working a few hrs each morn
I just did my first work-travel stint in Japan and it was amazing how much I was able to do just working a few hrs each morn
That trip taught me a lot. I was getting $500-$700 of work done/day before 9AM (with a little boost from jet lag) but that basically left me with a full day to hang out/explore.
It *really* clarified my high-earning/low-effort services and what slows me down at home.
It *really* clarified my high-earning/low-effort services and what slows me down at home.
i.e. I realized that blogging, even at $400+ for a ~500-word post, is a low-earner for me. Long-form work (case studies, white papers) and short form (emails, web copy) is where I start getting close to those $1000 days without working all day. #BFTips
A thread about BLACK BURNOUT! When I saw this article pop up yesterday I was excited to read it. Yes, I finally identity with something targeted for elders millennials—yahoo—me! I was even going to excerpt & retweet & be all proud/vulnerably cute about my burnout. BUT then...
the more I read this lengthy article, the more and more I DID NOT SEE MYSELF. The article even states that millennials are a “specific subset of mostly white, largely middle-class people born between 1981 and 1996” I don’t expect avery article to tackle every angle,
but when talking about the “the dominant millennial condition, regardless of class or race or location” WELP, that just seems dangerous. For me, BLACK & BROWN BURNOUT are different, especially when coupled with factors like toggling scarcity mentality and fighting systemic racism
