#introduction - I'm Anya Reading - good to meet/connect!
Working on Antarctica (tectonics, ice sheet change, int. with ocean and atmosphere, inter disc. links). Focus on ground-based geophysics (esp. seismology) and compute. Professor of Geophysics at #UTAS#physics#comp_antarctic group, enabling/advocate for research, learning, #diversity in #stem.
To date this year in the United States, 32,500 people have been laid off in the #tech sector. During 2023, 263,000 were laid off, and in 2022 it was 165,000. And these data are only for the U.S. tech sector.
From the #actor POV, it has been fascinating to watch people share their lived layoff experiences, as well as the cycle of job search —> job application —> job interview —> additional job interviews —> no job offer —> repeat, because it’s evident this cycle is not customary for many. 🧵
Additionally, Dr. Brown writes, “Embracing #failure without acknowledging the real hurt and fear that it can cause, or the complex journey that underlies rising strong, is gold-plating #grit. To strip failure of its real emotional consequences is to scrub the concepts of grit and resilience of the very qualities that make them both so important — toughness, doggedness, and #perseverance.”
There is “working well”, and then there is “overworking”. Warning your employees that they need to become “ambitious” and overwork themselves to support your executive goals is a warning sign of Christmas Carol proportions.
Or whatever similar story you prefer. There are many.
“In the future, wealthy industrialists and business magnates and their top employees reign over the city of Metropolis from colossal skyscrapers, while underground-dwelling workers toil to operate the great machines that power it.“
In 100 years humans are the same.
In the hopes of starting this new community about Les Mills here, I am asking what is probably the most basic question any Les Mills enthusiasts would ask when meeting for the first time: What is your favorite training, and why?...
What is your favorite program/training and why?
In the hopes of starting this new community about Les Mills here, I am asking what is probably the most basic question any Les Mills enthusiasts would ask when meeting for the first time: What is your favorite training, and why?...