Jenniferplusplus@grimalkina@mastodon.social They are so afraid of us, and I wish I could get more of my peers to recognize the power in that
Irenes (many)@jenniferplusplus@hachyderm.io @grimalkina@mastodon.social oh definitely. executives are scared of even the tiniest hint of labor solidarity, for example.
Scott Francis@ireneista@adhd.irenes.space @jenniferplusplus@hachyderm.io @grimalkina@mastodon.social doing what I can in all my interactions to prioritize and model valuing mental health (telling people “please do not work on this today, you're supposed to be on PTO”, “it's ok you missed that recurring sync call because you were taking a walk and getting your head together”, "please go ahead and log off for the weekend, this will be here when you get back”, “if you're going to take PTO I expect to not hear from you at all until you're back”, etc.).
The systems in which we operate, and the outcomes they optimize for, incentivize all the wrong behaviors, and it's very pernicious.
Irenes (many)@darkuncle@infosec.exchange @jenniferplusplus@hachyderm.io @grimalkina@mastodon.social agreed. we also do stuff like that ("please don't respond until Monday, you should have boundaries", etc)