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This kind of research goes hand in hand with much of the research on social media. Do happy people naturally connect with people better and have more meaningful conversations? Do unhappy people spend more time on social media having shallow interactions? Further research is still needed, because it’s not clear whether people make themselves happier…
Linked: Political Leaders Should Stop Caring About Twitter
These are some interesting numbers, but as a regular Twitter user, who doesn’t tweet about politics, it also doesn’t surprise me because it’s exactly what I see when I compare “on Twitter” to “off Twitter”. “According to just about every study that has been conducted on the question, Twitter is not representative in the slightest….
Linked: Leadership Lessons from The Great Resignation
It’s going to be hard to compete for talent if you aren’t adapting. I don’t suggest you waste much time waiting for everything to “go back”.
Linked: 10 million American workers are considering freelancing amid the ‘Great Resignation’
You know, I think there is one thing that prevents this from being an even higher number. Health insurance.
If you’re young, looking for flexibility, and not really finding it, working freelance might look like a pretty attractive option. But, your health insurance costs might be pretty manageable, especially if you’re in relatively good health. Those of us who are older, or have some health issues that cause the price of getting a health insurance policy on our own to be rather high, might have a more difficult time making this decision.
I have had conversations privately, so some people already know this, but while I’m not necessarily for, or against, Universal Health Care, (I think it’s a really complicated issue that we refuse to talk honestly about, from both sides) if the US ever gets to that point, I will be planning my exit from Corporate America the next day.
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Apparently it has been around for awhile, but RMIT University in Australia created a font that is specifically designed tor retention called Sans Forgetica.
Reading – The OPM Hack is Far Worse Than Initially Thought
The facts about how shabby the security procedures at the OPM are appalling. The US government is constantly asking us to trust them to know what’s best and protect us, but how can we when facts like these come out? No security staff until 2013 and not using encryption? WTH? The OPM Hack is Far…
