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Had a meeting with a coworker yesterday who was honest and vulnerable. He said (and I paraphrase): "We& #39;re just here talking all day into glowing rectangles about really abstract stuff that doesn& #39;t matter that much while the world is on fire"
And honestly he& #39;s right. I& #39;m someone who treats my work like a mission — I want to evangelize a strong, strategic writing practice across Adobe& #39;s product landscape — but dang, it feels decreasingly important.
I& #39;m having trouble connecting it to something important — by working through all this, I& #39;m taking care of myself and my family and generating income, sure. But also... how am I doing good in the world right now by keeping on keeping on?
(I recognize this is a SUUUUPER privileged question to ask. People are dying. People are homeless. And I& #39;m sitting around in my soft pants while I& #39;m gainfully employed asking these questions out loud to my above-average Twitter followers)
I& #39;m afraid that& #39;s it... that& #39;s the tweet. I& #39;d love to know how, if you& #39;re like me and in a "knowledge worker" situation where you can easily work from home, you& #39;re keeping motivated and focused.
Thank you for all your advice and words of encouragement, friends. I know I& #39;m not alone, but sometimes we just need confirmation of that, you know?
Here& #39;s a way I think I can more directly help:
Here& #39;s a way I think I can more directly help:
Inspired by the consulting office hours offered by my friends @mattmay, @scottkubie and others, I& #39;d love to offer some of my time to help those who need some UX writing/content design/content strategy career advice or portfolio review.
So starting next Friday until — I dunno, through May — I want to offer a couple opportunities for people who are unemployed and looking for work in this field (or for those who are in it, looking for advice) to chat. Check it out: http://andy.wtf/office-hours ">https://andy.wtf/office-ho...
A few things. I won& #39;t turn anyone away, but if this fills up I want to give priority to:
- unemployed people over employed people
- women and non-binary people and/or people of color
I hope you understand. Our industry needs folks with all kinds of experience and perspectives.
- unemployed people over employed people
- women and non-binary people and/or people of color
I hope you understand. Our industry needs folks with all kinds of experience and perspectives.
This isn& #39;t usually the kind of thing I do, but whenever I have face-to-face coffees and chats with people new to the field, it& #39;s energizing for me, and (I hope) helpful for them.
(and, of course, putting this in the world makes me feel better, because it feels like I& #39;m helping.)
(and, of course, putting this in the world makes me feel better, because it feels like I& #39;m helping.)
Holy WOW, we filled that up quick! 14 slots booked in a matter of 12-ish hours.
Just opened a few more slots from now until the end of May.
Just opened a few more slots from now until the end of May.
