Shared Links (weekly) June 23, 2024
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Is Anthropic’s CEO a Psychopath or a Liar?
Which is it? Does Dario Amodei believe AI is going to shatter billions of lives and doesn’t care, or is this part of the AI hype cycle?
Linked: Attorneys’ Remote All-Nighters Are Fueling an E-Discovery Hiring Spree
But, should that mean that eDiscovery companies need to be on call to assist with anything beyond an emergency during those late hour sessions? I’m not sure what the answer is, but I know the expectation will definitely be that support is available, which creates a problem for vendors, notably they owe their employees some work-life balance as well. If I’m a project manager on this review, I shouldn’t be expected to be available for all of the variations of work schedules that will exist among a team of lawyers. Thankfully, this is something our industry has started to move away from, but truly moving away from it means hiring more staff to cover those odd hours.
In the absence of that staff being on board though, we are all risking massive turnover if we expect to have 24×7 coverage for these projects.
Is it worth it to set that expectation? Or should we consider something else?
A Completely Non-Scientific View of Mental Health Stigma in the Workplace
A little over a week ago, I came clean on my other blog, and social media. I admitted that I’m just really not OK.
If you’ve read the post, then you also know that when I mention mental health stigma, I’m not really talking about what happened with my workplace. No, that was exactly what I would want to happen. But, what I noticed was what happened kind of out in public, after the fact.
Shared Links (weekly) Jan. 1 2023
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Here’s what cybersecurity professionals at companies actually do, and why they’re so vital
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New Virginia legislation to protect personal data goes into effect Jan. 1
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Bookmark This! Employee Mental Health Edition – hr bartender
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Trust, Risk, and Opportunity: Overseeing a Comprehensive Data and Privacy Strategy
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Linked – Are Today’s Companies Becoming Tyrannies?
This opinion might be a bit overly broad, and is clearly based on anecdotal evidence, but there’s no question this goes on in many workplaces. The philosophy of today’s corporations is simple: get all you can out of employees and pay them as little as possible. If possible hire them on a freelance basis so…
