Excellent thread by @tammyschirle.bsky.social on work-from-home arrangements in Canada.
Whether or not one is successful, I remind everyone to give our colleagues credit for putting in the time just trying to apply for SSHRC.
Although the number of kids under 5 living in Southern Ontario is falling, in most places in S. Ontario it's actually rising. How? Most of the decline is isolated to a few places: City of Toronto, York Region, Peel Region, and the City of Ottawa.
University email: Please do this survey, we need your input! Me: ok, fine. University survey: Please read this 45 page document, then click next. Me: um, no?
ALT: a woman says " i should ve seen this coming " in front of a counter
People love the anecdotes, and many seem to believe the workforce is filled with George Costanzas (who did this in person, so WFH isn't the real problem). youtube.com/shorts/210z3...
YouTube video by Seinfeld
all the more reason for me to skip driving, and just take my bike to the pub instead! 🍻
A first for me - a publication with 77 coauthors! I joined this collaboration nearly 2 decades ago, and have learned so much along the way. 📈📉 Social security and retirement around the world👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
This place seems really empty, I'm confused.
Cursing the coworker who brought in the Girl Guide cookies, as I just keep having just one more.
ALT: a little girl is sitting at a table with a bowl of flour and a plate of food .
Perhaps I'm optimistic - when I looked at WFH arrangements, it looks like both new moms and dads are enjoying this. I think it's on us more senior folks to support normalizing the less-greedy jobs and find ways to make it work
