Notices by jilleduffy (jilleduffy@mastodon.social)

For everyone throwing around the words "ethnic cleansing," please remember it's a euphemism for genocide

You can just say genocide

If you don't think calling your congress member has any effect, here's an example of the contrary

Rep. Eugene Vindman of Virgnia heard from the spouse of a military member. This person wants to keep their remote work job. So Vindman quickly wrote an act that would exempt them and other military spouses

We'll see if it goes anywhere

https://www.29news.com/2025/02/05/virginia-reps-seek-exempt-military-spouses-in-person-work-order/

While none of this has been big in American news:

- the German government has collapsed
- the French government has collapsed
- the first round of the Romanian presidential election was annulled, citing Russian interference

Keep reading widely, friends

The drum I will continue to beat: Work will never love you back

https://productivityreport.org/2024/09/25/work-will-never-love-you-back/

When you interview for a remote work job at an organization that really knows how to do remote work well, there are a ton of tricks you can use to show them you'll be a good fit.

I have a whole chapter on finding a remote job and nailing the interview in my book The Everything Guide to Remote Work

#remotejobs #remotework
https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Guide-Remote-Work-Employees/dp/1507217862

- If you only read headlines shared on social media,
- and you do not read the actual stories
- and you do not read the stories that didn't make the front page
- and you do not open other newspapers, magazines, websites that contain journalism
- and you do not pay for any journalism

then you do not get to criticize "the media" for what it omits... or at least no one should listen to you.

It’s amazing how business want to run on data, but when presented with the successfulness of a 4-day work week, that’s not the data they want