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9 votes
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What gets you out of bed?
Responsibilities can be hard sometimes. Sometimes, we aren't acknowledged for our efforts. What gets you out of bed? What's the narrative you have with yourself as you stare at the ceiling as your...
Responsibilities can be hard sometimes. Sometimes, we aren't acknowledged for our efforts.
What gets you out of bed? What's the narrative you have with yourself as you stare at the ceiling as your alarm jingles? On a side note: What your alarm sound? Is it as brutal as a bullhorn? Or do you prefer something calm, like trickling water?
Related: How do you prefer to be acknowledged at home or compensated at work? Do financial incentives get you going or do you prefer thoughtful gifts or do you look forward speaking with a coworker you get along with?
I've had 3 "adult" jobs. With each job, I've been getting less and less financial compensation (yeah, I know, I'm going the wrong way!). However, with every job, I'm getting happier/more content. I'm not sure if it's related to the financial compensation or just me learning more about myself. I remember working 24/7 at my highest compensation. I had to have my work phone on me at all times, getting phone calls at any time of day (coworkers) and night (contractors). At my second "adult" job, I found that my interpersonal relationship with my coworker(s) made me happier. I'd get out of bed and say "oh, can't wait to tell 'x' about this dream I had" or a new recipe I tried. It also helped that my second job was something I found important (I was an engineer who worked on reducing energy and water consumption for apartment complexes), and the majority of my coworkers felt the same. The job I'm currently in falls right in line with what I studied in school. I work for a consultant company in the wastewater infrastructure field. I'm happy to even have gotten this opportunity. I see it as very important. However, since I work in the field of poo, many of my coworkers and contractors I work with seem very jaded and only has financial compensation in mind. It's hard to be surrounded by that type of attitude. One coworker mentioned that "it's not like people want to work in sewage" and I said "actually, I studied it in school. I just never was able to get my foot in the door until now and I feel lucky that it happened." Don't get me wrong, the work is hard and there are days one gets exhausted and it ALWAYS stinks. But it's important. It effects the health of people and the environment if it isn't done right. Yeah, I'm rambling. I'm just trying to say I thrive off the attitude of people around me. Interpersonal relationships, for me, are better than financial compensation. Don't get me wrong.. pay me fairly, but I'm not going to be bummed if I don't get a huge raise every year. The pay check doesn't get me to work, the people do.
25 votes -
Male dominated fields
Are you in a male dominated field or have you been in a male dominated field in the past? What was your experience like? Any funny/heartbreaking/etc. stories or interactions you would like to...
Are you in a male dominated field or have you been in a male dominated field in the past? What was your experience like? Any funny/heartbreaking/etc. stories or interactions you would like to share? What do/did you like/dislike about it? What would you change? How would the field change if males were no longer the majority? What advice would you give to anyone coming into a male dominated field?
19 votes -
An app lets you de-stress by screaming at the Icelandic wilderness from afar
9 votes -
The anti-semitism we didn’t see: DeSean Jackson’s Hitler moment—and mine—showed that Black Americans’ experience of racism doesn’t automatically sensitize us toward other forms of prejudice
11 votes -
Is there such a thing as a "Hispanic" and "Latino" person?
8 votes -
How New Zealand became an apocalypse escape destination for Americans
8 votes -
One woman, four men bound for the remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on a four-month expedition that covered more than 4,500 miles
5 votes -
Every time someone is better at something than you are, it just means they failed at it more times than you did
9 votes -
You've been through a lot this year and it looks like you need the perfect place to let your frustrations out – record your scream and we'll release it in Iceland
7 votes -
From anti-racism to psychobabble
5 votes -
End of the office: The quiet, grinding loneliness of working from home
11 votes -
An Irish coast sound generator
6 votes -
How do unschoolers turn out?
11 votes -
Less than 2% of Kentucky farms are Black-owned. This company is trying to change that.
5 votes -
Five sex workers talk about doing their jobs during COVID-19
7 votes -
At hundreds of rehabs, recovery means work without pay
4 votes -
Australia will offer a path to permanent residency for thousands of Hong Kong citizens, while suspending its extradition agreement with the city
4 votes -
Videos of police killings are numbing us to the spectacle of Black death
7 votes -
Goodhart's Law - How systems are shaped by the metrics you chase
9 votes -
Window Swap - Open a new window somewhere in the world
28 votes -
Sixteen-year-old student gets thousands of primary school children to write to lonely care home residents
7 votes -
How "The Wing", a women-focused, co-working space collective and club is now reeling from allegations of racism, exclusivity and abuses of power
13 votes -
Fires linked to fireworks erupt across San Francisco, Bay Area
15 votes -
ICE announces modifications to international student policies amid coronavirus pandemic
8 votes -
Check in but never leave: Taiwan offers fake flights for travel-starved tourists
5 votes -
Our country is in chaos. But it's a great time to be an American
12 votes -
US pediatricians call for in-person school this fall
12 votes -
The Whiteness Project is an interactive investigation into how Americans who identify as white, or partially white, understand and experience their race
9 votes -
The fight to redefine racism
4 votes -
Resilience is the goal of governments and employers who expect people to endure crisis
4 votes -
Tell me about your living space
With widespread lockdowns and quarantines having been in place for awhile now, I imagine many of us are more intimately familiar with our living spaces -- houses, apartments, rooms, wherever we're...
With widespread lockdowns and quarantines having been in place for awhile now, I imagine many of us are more intimately familiar with our living spaces -- houses, apartments, rooms, wherever we're stuck -- than we ever have been. We know them inside and out, along with all their positives, negatives, and quirks.
Tell me all about:
- What's the breakdown of your living space?
- What do you appreciate about it?
- What bothers you about it?
- In what ways have you made the space "yours"?
- Do you share it with anyone: pets, plants, or people?
- Are you happy with where you are?
- Is there anything you'd recommend for others regarding their living spaces?
26 votes -
Photographing orphaned baby squirrels in the wild – photographer and zoologist Dani Connor 'adopted' four squirrels after their mother died
7 votes -
The true cost of dollar stores - discount chains are thriving, but fostering violence and neglect in poor communities
7 votes -
Three stories of people fired after being accused of racism
25 votes -
Inside the social media cult that convinces young people to give up everything
14 votes -
Is Asia’s cosmopolitan elite so entrenched with American ‘global culture’ that it fails to see problems at home?
6 votes -
Meet the caretakers of Sealand, the world’s most stubborn micronation
9 votes -
Why fireworks scare some dogs but not others
7 votes -
Higher ed: Enough already
17 votes -
How a protest in Seattle turned from peaceful to violent in sixty seconds
9 votes -
Family buys all of a Chicago paletero’s ice pops on Father’s Day, collects nearly $40K for him: ‘He refuses to stop working’
4 votes -
You want a Confederate monument? My body is a Confederate monument (sexual assault trigger warning)
20 votes -
Will places that depend on tourism be more open to high tech, given that remote work is more accepted?
5 votes -
What the Dutch can teach the world about remote work
5 votes -
Why America's police look like soldiers
12 votes -
Your Black Friends Are Busy - A growing resource for learning about anti-racism, and supporting the people & organizations doing important work for the Black Lives Matter movement
If, like me, you'd like to learn more about how to be an ally to your black friends, but feel awkward bringing it up, this is a cool little web app that has a bunch of literature and links you can...
If, like me, you'd like to learn more about how to be an ally to your black friends, but feel awkward bringing it up, this is a cool little web app that has a bunch of literature and links you can read to find out more about the black experience and how to help.
12 votes -
Flirting for morons
29 votes -
YouTube brings summer camp home to kids. Experience adventure, arts, sports or STEM camp at home with #CampYouTube
3 votes -
Reflections on being a female founder
7 votes