1/6 Someone asked: A big thing I've observed is that managers in LIS are often promoted for being good at their job-specific duties (ex: cataloging), not for infrastructure / management skills (ex: building the cataloging workflow and supervising student workers). The way we make

https://twitter.com/lellyjz/status/1401902156983279617

2/6 decisions when we are solely responsible for them is very different from the way we make decisions when we are responsible for supervising/coordinating the work of others. Many managers don't learn this and define "supervising" as telling others what to do. They treat the

1/6 A common thing I hear in horror stories about managers in LIS: those higher in the reporting structure seeing competence as an insult. Specifically, seeing calls for due process as an attack and accusing ppl of being obstructive or emotional/petty. I attribute this to a 2/6 culture of “fake it till you make it” where LIS staff are often encouraged to wing infrastructure and hire people who are happy holding things together w/duct tape, chewing gum, and a paper clip. Then, when people begin to point out that there is no longer a need to do this/

I learned early on to just leave a community (when possible) if I want peace because more than “not understanding,” others in the community engage in less overt forms of abuse themselves. I just recently had someone acknowledge that what happened to me was deeply messed up and,

https://twitter.com/butchanarchy/status/1401294153573572611

while I don’t hold a grudge,
I side-eyed them because the behaviors they were now listing as messed up had always been there & played for laughs. The harm others faced was just derided (i.e. neglected, which is also abuse). My point is, if ongoing abuse has been happening, there

1/4 Sitting around wondering how much of this diverse congress is just an example of the Glass Cliff 2.0 concept — google.com/amp/s/www.vox.… 2/4 I often wonder how many PoC are brought in at peaks of stability vs. points where an org is trying to fight decline (pursuing shallow staffing changes in place of ethical practices). I wonder about this in LIS where funding has declined/become tied to capitalist value models

1) Tip: whenever I come across a dialog that implicates my complicity in oppressive structures (colorism, for example), I don’t share my feelings. I stay quiet & listen to those who are impacted speak...permanently. Even when invited into the dialog, I simply cite what those... 2) who are impacted have said. There is no reason for my voice to enter the chat. If I am checked for unwittingly engaging in problematic behavior, I listen, clarify, ask what the preferred way to rectify the situation is, & resume listening. If asked to speak on the topic...