I rarely see disability highlighted in the food justice movement as more than a footnote. Thank you for sharing the positive examples set forth by some organizations. Hopefully it becomes less of a "niche" part of the movement. I look forward to subscribing to your newsletter, and perhaps becoming a member, after I receive my first job as a dietitian; I am currently about halfway through the internship. Your writing is a gift to the world.
Thank you for the kind words, Justin! Sending you an email about a comped subscription -- giving access to this info to students and interns is one of my priorities.
I love your epitaph! That is a fun writing exercise, actually...but what it really made me think of is Susan Cain's book, Quiet, and her wonderful newsletter (which I can never seem to link to, only forward, but if you go to her website you can sign up). She recently shared '5 ways for introverts to socialize' and I did not want to burn it!
Oh, thanks for the tip! I loved her book and just signed up for the newsletter! I love that it is "For kindred spirits who prefer quiet over hubbub, depth over superficiality, and sensitivity over cool." It me.
I both 100% believe that being able to work remote/virtual is great for a lot of people and that it is harder to build relationships that way for most people... I just think people have varying degrees about how much they care about that part, especially when it comes to work. But I can say that I've been in my current job for 1.5 years and it's mostly been remote and I've never felt like I've had less of a connection with my coworkers and my direct reports. There are coworkers whose faces I've literally never seen because they always keep cameras off! I'm productive and I get my work done but I miss the casual hallway conversations and the ability to pop into someone's office and to chat out a problem in 15 minutes instead of having to schedule a meeting for it. I'm in the minority on valuing the in-person interactions these days, I think though.
Yes, I don't think I would want to go back to 100% in person, but I really miss the easy chats. It is WILD to work with someone for years and never see their face! But I also recognize that that is a somewhat old-fashioned viewpoint....
I rarely see disability highlighted in the food justice movement as more than a footnote. Thank you for sharing the positive examples set forth by some organizations. Hopefully it becomes less of a "niche" part of the movement. I look forward to subscribing to your newsletter, and perhaps becoming a member, after I receive my first job as a dietitian; I am currently about halfway through the internship. Your writing is a gift to the world.
Thank you for the kind words, Justin! Sending you an email about a comped subscription -- giving access to this info to students and interns is one of my priorities.
That is incredibly kind of you. Thank you!
I love your epitaph! That is a fun writing exercise, actually...but what it really made me think of is Susan Cain's book, Quiet, and her wonderful newsletter (which I can never seem to link to, only forward, but if you go to her website you can sign up). She recently shared '5 ways for introverts to socialize' and I did not want to burn it!
Oh, thanks for the tip! I loved her book and just signed up for the newsletter! I love that it is "For kindred spirits who prefer quiet over hubbub, depth over superficiality, and sensitivity over cool." It me.
I both 100% believe that being able to work remote/virtual is great for a lot of people and that it is harder to build relationships that way for most people... I just think people have varying degrees about how much they care about that part, especially when it comes to work. But I can say that I've been in my current job for 1.5 years and it's mostly been remote and I've never felt like I've had less of a connection with my coworkers and my direct reports. There are coworkers whose faces I've literally never seen because they always keep cameras off! I'm productive and I get my work done but I miss the casual hallway conversations and the ability to pop into someone's office and to chat out a problem in 15 minutes instead of having to schedule a meeting for it. I'm in the minority on valuing the in-person interactions these days, I think though.
Yes, I don't think I would want to go back to 100% in person, but I really miss the easy chats. It is WILD to work with someone for years and never see their face! But I also recognize that that is a somewhat old-fashioned viewpoint....
I messed up the hot dog link in the email! It's fixed now.