Cousin bait: Reinhardt Solly or similar
I am seeking the origins of a man known as Reinhardt Solly, b approx 1802 Alsace, d 1882, Erie County, New York, USA. I would love to find any records about him from before 1850. On documents, he has many…
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How Downshifting From a Director to an Individual Contributor Is Saving My Career
As a young professional, I argued with my dad about how to grow a career. He said, if I wanted to get ahead in my field, I’d eventually need to become a manager. I did grow into manager roles and…
3 updates and a hot take!
1️⃣ I’m four months into freelancing and loving it. My clients are fantastic, the work is fun, I feel respected, and I’m learning so much. I’m so happy! I’m not fully booked yet; one or two more agency contracts would…
Experience that doesn’t fit on a resume
In 2008, I took 120 people to Burning Man. I led over a hundred people to the Black Rock Desert, where our camp hosted daily events, had daily meals for our campers, and got a Green rating for Leave No…
Freelancing
With nearly a year of unemployment looming, and probably close to a thousand job applications behind me, on August 25, my pruned public social media accounts, dressed up to be presentable for potential employers who might Google me, went private.…
AI can shoulder emotional labor.
🤖 Food for thought: AI can shoulder emotional labor. I know a client-facing professional who was managing communication of a major error. She was exhausted. ChatGPT was able to muster emails with the empathy and positive attitude needed to maintain…
I turn my camera on.
Remote Work: I turn my camera on. On my most recent team, we had a culture of keeping our cameras on during meetings, and I’m so grateful for that, personally and professionally. Now, it’s easy for me, and I can…