#emotionallabour — Public Fediverse posts
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CW: CW: relationship ending, emotional neglect, selfishness, conflict
I ended things last night with a partner and mate, and I think I finally saw the relationship for what it was.
We started talking about a problem they were having. They explicitly wanted my perspective, so I gave it to them. I was explaining my thoughts when they interrupted me. I asked them to let me finish, they did - and then, apparently, my crime was that I hadn't let them speak.
Except… they had. That wasn't the problem.
The problem was that my answer wasn't going where they wanted it to go.
What they actually wanted wasn't my perspective. They wanted a response that was short, convenient, and relevant to their definition of relevant.
The moment my thoughts wandered outside the narrow little circle of what directly concerned them, they became something they apparently didn't need to hear.
And I've seen this pattern before.
They weren't particularly interested in other people's experiences unless they intersected with their own. Other people's feelings, perspectives, problems, lives, they mattered largely insofar as they affected them, helped them, supported them, or did something for them.
That's a very lonely way to relate to people.
Then, in the end, they told me that I simply wasn't good at communicating, and that they pitied me for that, and they just wouldn't expect me to be useful for these things anymore.
I told her that, in all my years of relationships, friendships, teaching, mentoring, and communicating with people, they were the first person to tell me that.
Their answer?
No, apparently other people felt the same way. They just hadn't told me.
So I pointed out that they do not get to speak on behalf of people they don't even know, especially when they have no idea what these people actually think or feel.
They exploded. They said what I said was deeply offensive.
And hung up.
And honestly? That little ending rather neatly illustrated the entire problem.
I don't want to be loved for what I can provide. I don't want to be listened to only when my words are what is expected. And I certainly don't want to keep making myself smaller so someone else can remain the centre of every conversation.
I'm done.
Not because we disagreed.
Because I finally understood that there was never really much room for me in the relationship at all.
#Relationships #Boundaries #EmotionalLabour #SelfRespect #QueerLife #Communication
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CW: CW: relationship ending, emotional neglect, selfishness, conflict
I ended things last night with a partner and mate, and I think I finally saw the relationship for what it was.
We started talking about a problem they were having. They explicitly wanted my perspective, so I gave it to them. I was explaining my thoughts when they interrupted me. I asked them to let me finish, they did - and then, apparently, my crime was that I hadn't let them speak.
Except… they had. That wasn't the problem.
The problem was that my answer wasn't going where they wanted it to go.
What they actually wanted wasn't my perspective. They wanted a response that was short, convenient, and relevant to their definition of relevant.
The moment my thoughts wandered outside the narrow little circle of what directly concerned them, they became something they apparently didn't need to hear.
And I've seen this pattern before.
They weren't particularly interested in other people's experiences unless they intersected with their own. Other people's feelings, perspectives, problems, lives, they mattered largely insofar as they affected them, helped them, supported them, or did something for them.
That's a very lonely way to relate to people.
Then, in the end, they told me that I simply wasn't good at communicating, and that they pitied me for that, and they just wouldn't expect me to be useful for these things anymore.
I told her that, in all my years of relationships, friendships, teaching, mentoring, and communicating with people, they were the first person to tell me that.
Their answer?
No, apparently other people felt the same way. They just hadn't told me.
So I pointed out that they do not get to speak on behalf of people they don't even know, especially when they have no idea what these people actually think or feel.
They exploded. They said what I said was deeply offensive.
And hung up.
And honestly? That little ending rather neatly illustrated the entire problem.
I don't want to be loved for what I can provide. I don't want to be listened to only when my words are what is expected. And I certainly don't want to keep making myself smaller so someone else can remain the centre of every conversation.
I'm done.
Not because we disagreed.
Because I finally understood that there was never really much room for me in the relationship at all.
#Relationships #Boundaries #EmotionalLabour #SelfRespect #QueerLife #Communication
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CW: CW: relationship ending, emotional neglect, selfishness, conflict
I ended things last night with a partner and mate, and I think I finally saw the relationship for what it was.
We started talking about a problem they were having. They explicitly wanted my perspective, so I gave it to them. I was explaining my thoughts when they interrupted me. I asked them to let me finish, they did - and then, apparently, my crime was that I hadn't let them speak.
Except… they had. That wasn't the problem.
The problem was that my answer wasn't going where they wanted it to go.
What they actually wanted wasn't my perspective. They wanted a response that was short, convenient, and relevant to their definition of relevant.
The moment my thoughts wandered outside the narrow little circle of what directly concerned them, they became something they apparently didn't need to hear.
And I've seen this pattern before.
They weren't particularly interested in other people's experiences unless they intersected with their own. Other people's feelings, perspectives, problems, lives, they mattered largely insofar as they affected them, helped them, supported them, or did something for them.
That's a very lonely way to relate to people.
Then, in the end, they told me that I simply wasn't good at communicating, and that they pitied me for that, and they just wouldn't expect me to be useful for these things anymore.
I told her that, in all my years of relationships, friendships, teaching, mentoring, and communicating with people, they were the first person to tell me that.
Their answer?
No, apparently other people felt the same way. They just hadn't told me.
So I pointed out that they do not get to speak on behalf of people they don't even know, especially when they have no idea what these people actually think or feel.
They exploded. They said what I said was deeply offensive.
And hung up.
And honestly? That little ending rather neatly illustrated the entire problem.
I don't want to be loved for what I can provide. I don't want to be listened to only when my words are what is expected. And I certainly don't want to keep making myself smaller so someone else can remain the centre of every conversation.
I'm done.
Not because we disagreed.
Because I finally understood that there was never really much room for me in the relationship at all.
#Relationships #Boundaries #EmotionalLabour #SelfRespect #QueerLife #Communication
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This is one of those ideas I’ve had for a long time that has often troubled me. And this one is deeply personal.
There’s a particular kind of ache in giving softness to a world that answers with indifference.
You keep offering warmth. The world keeps handing back cold.
And still the question remains: how long can one person hold the better end of that bargain?
#Compassion #HumanNature #EmotionalLabour #Wellbeing #PerformancePsychology
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This is one of those ideas I’ve had for a long time that has often troubled me. And this one is deeply personal.
There’s a particular kind of ache in giving softness to a world that answers with indifference.
You keep offering warmth. The world keeps handing back cold.
And still the question remains: how long can one person hold the better end of that bargain?
#Compassion #HumanNature #EmotionalLabour #Wellbeing #PerformancePsychology
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This is one of those ideas I’ve had for a long time that has often troubled me. And this one is deeply personal.
There’s a particular kind of ache in giving softness to a world that answers with indifference.
You keep offering warmth. The world keeps handing back cold.
And still the question remains: how long can one person hold the better end of that bargain?
#Compassion #HumanNature #EmotionalLabour #Wellbeing #PerformancePsychology
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This is one of those ideas I’ve had for a long time that has often troubled me. And this one is deeply personal.
There’s a particular kind of ache in giving softness to a world that answers with indifference.
You keep offering warmth. The world keeps handing back cold.
And still the question remains: how long can one person hold the better end of that bargain?
#Compassion #HumanNature #EmotionalLabour #Wellbeing #PerformancePsychology
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Workers are expected to perform “friendly” & make it look spontaneous.Training of emotional, physical, and cognitive work that serves the bosses commercial purpose.
https://qz.com/emotional-labor-starbucks-baristas-green-apron-service-051926
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Workers are expected to perform “friendly” & make it look spontaneous.Training of emotional, physical, and cognitive work that serves the bosses commercial purpose.
https://qz.com/emotional-labor-starbucks-baristas-green-apron-service-051926
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Workers are expected to perform “friendly” & make it look spontaneous.Training of emotional, physical, and cognitive work that serves the bosses commercial purpose.
https://qz.com/emotional-labor-starbucks-baristas-green-apron-service-051926
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Workers are expected to perform “friendly” & make it look spontaneous.Training of emotional, physical, and cognitive work that serves the bosses commercial purpose.
https://qz.com/emotional-labor-starbucks-baristas-green-apron-service-051926
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The four stages of the mental load explained
If you’re responsible for the mental load in your home and feel that burden isn’t understood, supported or…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mentalhealth #caringduties #cognitivelabour #emotionallabour #GenderEquity #Health #householdduties #Marriage #Mentalload #MentalHealth #motherhood #Parenting #relationships
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/362959/ The four stages of the mental load explained #CaringDuties #CognitiveLabour #Éire #EmotionalLabour #GenderEquity #Health #HouseholdDuties #IE #Ireland #Marriage #MentalHealth #MentalLoad #MentalHealth #motherhood #Parenting #Relationships
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/797625/ The four stages of the mental load explained ##Parenting #CaringDuties #CognitiveLabour #EmotionalLabour #GenderEquity #Health #HouseholdDuties #Marriage #MentalHealth #MentalLoad #motherhood #relationships #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Less partnership, more burden: How ‘mankeeping’ is straining modern relationships https://english.mathrubhumi.com/lifestyle/understanding-mankeeping-unpaid-labour-lqpxnuat?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #mankeeping #emotionalLabour #genderInequality #relationships
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Less partnership, more burden: How ‘mankeeping’ is straining modern relationships https://english.mathrubhumi.com/lifestyle/understanding-mankeeping-unpaid-labour-lqpxnuat?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #mankeeping #emotionalLabour #genderInequality #relationships
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"She’d been dating Max for a few months when it struck her — mid-conversation with a friend — that she had no idea what he felt about her or their future.
"So she stopped asking."As Pepper puts it, it’s “fine to give boys and men some homework.” This homework begins with fostering self-awareness, emotional literacy and responsibility for your actions.
By Alice Lassman: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alicelassman/mankeeping-dating-emotional-labor-research-sc
#single #incel #relationship #relationships #emotionalLabor #emotionalLabour #emotions #masculinity
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"She’d been dating Max for a few months when it struck her — mid-conversation with a friend — that she had no idea what he felt about her or their future.
"So she stopped asking."As Pepper puts it, it’s “fine to give boys and men some homework.” This homework begins with fostering self-awareness, emotional literacy and responsibility for your actions.
By Alice Lassman: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alicelassman/mankeeping-dating-emotional-labor-research-sc
#single #incel #relationship #relationships #emotionalLabor #emotionalLabour #emotions #masculinity
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"She’d been dating Max for a few months when it struck her — mid-conversation with a friend — that she had no idea what he felt about her or their future.
"So she stopped asking."As Pepper puts it, it’s “fine to give boys and men some homework.” This homework begins with fostering self-awareness, emotional literacy and responsibility for your actions.
By Alice Lassman: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alicelassman/mankeeping-dating-emotional-labor-research-sc
#single #incel #relationship #relationships #emotionalLabor #emotionalLabour #emotions #masculinity
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"She’d been dating Max for a few months when it struck her — mid-conversation with a friend — that she had no idea what he felt about her or their future.
"So she stopped asking."As Pepper puts it, it’s “fine to give boys and men some homework.” This homework begins with fostering self-awareness, emotional literacy and responsibility for your actions.
By Alice Lassman: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alicelassman/mankeeping-dating-emotional-labor-research-sc
#single #incel #relationship #relationships #emotionalLabor #emotionalLabour #emotions #masculinity
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Teacher mental health in India: Burnout, low pay and rising pressure
The first bell rings. Before the day even begins at s…
#NewsBeep #News #Mentalhealth #AU #Australia #classroomdynamics #counsellorsinschools #educationreform #educationsystemIndia #emotionallabour #Health #mentalhealthtraining #MentalHealth #parent-teacherrelationship #schoolstress #studentmentalhealth #studentsuicides #teacherburnoutIndia #teachermentalhealth #teacherstress #teacherworkload
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/263716/ -
Teacher mental health in India: Burnout, low pay and rising pressure
The first bell rings. Before the day even begins …
#NewsBeep #News #Mentalhealth #classroomdynamics #counsellorsinschools #educationreform #educationsystemIndia #emotionallabour #Health #mentalhealthtraining #MentalHealth #parent-teacherrelationship #schoolstress #studentmentalhealth #studentsuicides #teacherburnoutIndia #teachermentalhealth #teacherstress #teacherworkload #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/242754/ -
https://www.europesays.com/ie/161596/ Teacher mental health in India: Burnout, low pay and rising pressure #ClassroomDynamics #CounsellorsInSchools #EducationReform #EducationSystemIndia #Éire #EmotionalLabour #Health #IE #Ireland #MentalHealth #MentalHealthTraining #MentalHealth #ParentTeacherRelationship #SchoolStress #StudentMentalHealth #StudentSuicides #TeacherBurnoutIndia #TeacherMentalHealth #TeacherStress #TeacherWorkload
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As expected, no empathy or compassion was shown in response to my "deep" introductory post—only an expectation and a request for me to provide additional work and #EmotionalLabour for the unit coordinator (which, I had already completed).
So yes, while I appreciate that there was no #InspirationPorn, it would be nice to hear that they acknowledge it and are happy to support if needed.
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As expected, no empathy or compassion was shown in response to my "deep" introductory post—only an expectation and a request for me to provide additional work and #EmotionalLabour for the unit coordinator (which, I had already completed).
So yes, while I appreciate that there was no #InspirationPorn, it would be nice to hear that they acknowledge it and are happy to support if needed.
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As expected, no empathy or compassion was shown in response to my "deep" introductory post—only an expectation and a request for me to provide additional work and #EmotionalLabour for the unit coordinator (which, I had already completed).
So yes, while I appreciate that there was no #InspirationPorn, it would be nice to hear that they acknowledge it and are happy to support if needed.
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As expected, no empathy or compassion was shown in response to my "deep" introductory post—only an expectation and a request for me to provide additional work and #EmotionalLabour for the unit coordinator (which, I had already completed).
So yes, while I appreciate that there was no #InspirationPorn, it would be nice to hear that they acknowledge it and are happy to support if needed.
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CW: neurodivergence/burnout 4/n
And every time I have to go through that, I can feel how much it wipes me out.
Now of course that one is exacerbated by the high stakes, i.e. knowing how much another round of covid would probably mess me up. It's scary.
But I do think that part of it is the effort of presenting a diplomatic front. Emotional labour to not be angry with them, cognitive labour for how to explain it so they'll understand.
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CW: neurodivergence/burnout 4/n
And every time I have to go through that, I can feel how much it wipes me out.
Now of course that one is exacerbated by the high stakes, i.e. knowing how much another round of covid would probably mess me up. It's scary.
But I do think that part of it is the effort of presenting a diplomatic front. Emotional labour to not be angry with them, cognitive labour for how to explain it so they'll understand.
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CW: neurodivergence/burnout 4/n
And every time I have to go through that, I can feel how much it wipes me out.
Now of course that one is exacerbated by the high stakes, i.e. knowing how much another round of covid would probably mess me up. It's scary.
But I do think that part of it is the effort of presenting a diplomatic front. Emotional labour to not be angry with them, cognitive labour for how to explain it so they'll understand.
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CW: neurodivergence/burnout 4/n
And every time I have to go through that, I can feel how much it wipes me out.
Now of course that one is exacerbated by the high stakes, i.e. knowing how much another round of covid would probably mess me up. It's scary.
But I do think that part of it is the effort of presenting a diplomatic front. Emotional labour to not be angry with them, cognitive labour for how to explain it so they'll understand.
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So far, in my experience I have disproven unilateral social reciprocity and relational inequity.
Two out of three tenets. Would be all three, but I keep holding up the last one.
#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #cPTSD #EmotionalLabour #Enby #Queer #SocialCohesionTheory
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Pret A Manger Year 2023 in Review:
https://vimeo.com/865201095#pret #pretamanger #NatashasLaw #panochristou #cliveschlee #jeffreyhyman #jeffreyepstein #julianmetcalfe #sinclairbeecham #workplacebullying #vegan #veganrecipe #veganrecipes #vegetarian #glutenfree #gf #emotionallabour #emotionallabor #expret #expretDOTorg #expretamanger
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Pret A Manger Year 2023 in Review:
https://vimeo.com/865201095#pret #pretamanger #NatashasLaw #panochristou #cliveschlee #jeffreyhyman #jeffreyepstein #julianmetcalfe #sinclairbeecham #workplacebullying #vegan #veganrecipe #veganrecipes #vegetarian #glutenfree #gf #emotionallabour #emotionallabor #expret #expretDOTorg #expretamanger
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Links to Pret A Manger issues incl ongoing mislabelling, mouldy food, systemic workplace bullying, £800,000 fine after staff in freezer, wage theft, hiked prices for lower quality, bad press, £700 million debt etc. etc.
https://linktr.ee/expret.org <
#pret #pretamanger #expretDOTorg #foodsafety #foodallergies #foodallergy #emotionallabour #emotionallabor
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Links to Pret A Manger issues incl ongoing mislabelling, mouldy food, systemic workplace bullying, £800,000 fine after staff in freezer, wage theft, hiked prices for lower quality, bad press, £700 million debt etc. etc.
https://linktr.ee/expret.org <
#pret #pretamanger #expretDOTorg #foodsafety #foodallergies #foodallergy #emotionallabour #emotionallabor
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Links to Pret A Manger issues incl ongoing mislabelling, mouldy food, systemic workplace bullying, £800,000 fine after staff in freezer, wage theft, hiked prices for lower quality, bad press, £700 million debt etc. etc.
https://linktr.ee/expret.org <
#pret #pretamanger #expretDOTorg #foodsafety #foodallergies #foodallergy #emotionallabour #emotionallabor
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Links to Pret A Manger issues incl ongoing mislabelling, mouldy food, systemic workplace bullying, £800,000 fine after staff in freezer, wage theft, hiked prices for lower quality, bad press, £700 million debt etc. etc.
https://linktr.ee/expret.org <
#pret #pretamanger #expretDOTorg #foodsafety #foodallergies #foodallergy #emotionallabour #emotionallabor
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LinkTree to important issues at Pret A Manger: from wage theft to bullying culture to #EmotionalLabour micromanagement to mouldy food to staff trapped in freezer to bad press etc. etc.
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https://linktr.ee/expret.org <.
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LinkTree to important issues at Pret A Manger: from wage theft to bullying culture to #EmotionalLabour micromanagement to mouldy food to staff trapped in freezer to bad press etc. etc.
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https://linktr.ee/expret.org <.
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LinkTree to important issues at Pret A Manger: from wage theft to bullying culture to #EmotionalLabour micromanagement to mouldy food to staff trapped in freezer to bad press etc. etc.
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https://linktr.ee/expret.org <.
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LinkTree to important issues at Pret A Manger: from wage theft to bullying culture to #EmotionalLabour micromanagement to mouldy food to staff trapped in freezer to bad press etc. etc.
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https://linktr.ee/expret.org <.
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@APBBlue @rockmastermike
Perfect! The females of the species tend to do an enormous amount of #EmotionalLabour and it's perfectly fine to get reimbursed from time to time. -
@APBBlue @rockmastermike
Perfect! The females of the species tend to do an enormous amount of #EmotionalLabour and it's perfectly fine to get reimbursed from time to time. -
@APBBlue @rockmastermike
Perfect! The females of the species tend to do an enormous amount of #EmotionalLabour and it's perfectly fine to get reimbursed from time to time. -
@APBBlue @rockmastermike
Perfect! The females of the species tend to do an enormous amount of #EmotionalLabour and it's perfectly fine to get reimbursed from time to time. -
Gefühlt,ist es fast leichter,wenn es um Medikamente gehe,weil ich da eh beschränkte Freiheit habe viel zu entscheiden.Aber zB Mobilisation,Wundbehandlung,Diabetesmanagement,Trinkmengerestriktion.Das sind wirklich jeden Tag Minenfelder.
Ich habe das Gefühl,dass die Anerkennung für #EmotionalLabour fehlt.
Sie laugt aus. -
Gefühlt,ist es fast leichter,wenn es um Medikamente gehe,weil ich da eh beschränkte Freiheit habe viel zu entscheiden.Aber zB Mobilisation,Wundbehandlung,Diabetesmanagement,Trinkmengerestriktion.Das sind wirklich jeden Tag Minenfelder.
Ich habe das Gefühl,dass die Anerkennung für #EmotionalLabour fehlt.
Sie laugt aus. -
Gefühlt,ist es fast leichter,wenn es um Medikamente gehe,weil ich da eh beschränkte Freiheit habe viel zu entscheiden.Aber zB Mobilisation,Wundbehandlung,Diabetesmanagement,Trinkmengerestriktion.Das sind wirklich jeden Tag Minenfelder.
Ich habe das Gefühl,dass die Anerkennung für #EmotionalLabour fehlt.
Sie laugt aus. -
Good morning! Today from Lund, Sweden, where I will talk about my work with #ResearchSupportPartnershipUiO between the University of Oslo Library & the Dept. of Archeology, Conservation and History.
I will give a talk at the research seminar series for mediated culture and information: https://www.kultur.lu.se/en/research/seminar-series/research-seminar-for-mediated-culture-and-information/
I will also talk about #EmotionalLabour #CompetitionForResources, Norwegian academic peculiarities and how (or not) the library deals with these.
Will write it up in a blog post later! -
Good morning! Today from Lund, Sweden, where I will talk about my work with #ResearchSupportPartnershipUiO between the University of Oslo Library & the Dept. of Archeology, Conservation and History.
I will give a talk at the research seminar series for mediated culture and information: https://www.kultur.lu.se/en/research/seminar-series/research-seminar-for-mediated-culture-and-information/
I will also talk about #EmotionalLabour #CompetitionForResources, Norwegian academic peculiarities and how (or not) the library deals with these.
Will write it up in a blog post later! -
Good morning! Today from Lund, Sweden, where I will talk about my work with #ResearchSupportPartnershipUiO between the University of Oslo Library & the Dept. of Archeology, Conservation and History.
I will give a talk at the research seminar series for mediated culture and information: https://www.kultur.lu.se/en/research/seminar-series/research-seminar-for-mediated-culture-and-information/
I will also talk about #EmotionalLabour #CompetitionForResources, Norwegian academic peculiarities and how (or not) the library deals with these.
Will write it up in a blog post later! -
Good morning! Today from Lund, Sweden, where I will talk about my work with #ResearchSupportPartnershipUiO between the University of Oslo Library & the Dept. of Archeology, Conservation and History.
I will give a talk at the research seminar series for mediated culture and information: https://www.kultur.lu.se/en/research/seminar-series/research-seminar-for-mediated-culture-and-information/
I will also talk about #EmotionalLabour #CompetitionForResources, Norwegian academic peculiarities and how (or not) the library deals with these.
Will write it up in a blog post later! -
Global News BC: ‘We are always there’: Indigenous people also practice self-care on Sept. 30 https://globalnews.ca/news/9990492/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-indigenous-self-care/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation #TruthandReconciliation #emotionallabour #BCFirstNations #OrangeShirtDay #Reconciliation #Perspectives #Indigenous #SelfCare #Sept.30 #Canada #TRCDay
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Global News BC: ‘We are always there’: Indigenous people also practice self-care on Sept. 30 https://globalnews.ca/news/9990492/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-indigenous-self-care/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation #TruthandReconciliation #emotionallabour #BCFirstNations #OrangeShirtDay #Reconciliation #Perspectives #Indigenous #SelfCare #Sept.30 #Canada #TRCDay
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Global News BC: ‘We are always there’: Indigenous people also practice self-care on Sept. 30 https://globalnews.ca/news/9990492/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-indigenous-self-care/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation #TruthandReconciliation #emotionallabour #BCFirstNations #OrangeShirtDay #Reconciliation #Perspectives #Indigenous #SelfCare #Sept.30 #Canada #TRCDay
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Global News BC: ‘We are always there’: Indigenous people also practice self-care on Sept. 30 https://globalnews.ca/news/9990492/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-indigenous-self-care/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation #TruthandReconciliation #emotionallabour #BCFirstNations #OrangeShirtDay #Reconciliation #Perspectives #Indigenous #SelfCare #Sept.30 #Canada #TRCDay
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Finally warm enough to get into bee hives. One hive is lost. After doing the post mortem, I think this hive had lost the queen possibly last fall. Top box completely full of honey, bottom box with empty brood frames surrounded by honey. Dead bees mostly just on the bottom. There had been a couple of huge die-offs when there was still snow on the ground. Still some were alive 4 weeks ago but soon after were done. It sucks but they were never a strong hive right from the beginning. In retrospect, I should have re-queened last summer.
Strong hive is 2 boxes full of bees. They still have honey but they had eaten all the candy board and all the pollen pattie I gave them a couple of weeks ago. Very active and healthy. Still not warm enough to do a full inspection. I think this one needs to be split as soon as weather and resources permit. The nice thing was that even though it was quite an intrusion to them and they got pretty excited, they were not aggressive to me. I am happy how these genetics are playing out.
Have a new nuc from the same place as the strong box coming in 4 weeks so they will get full frames of honey to start them off. Hail to the Wee Girls.
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Finally warm enough to get into bee hives. One hive is lost. After doing the post mortem, I think this hive had lost the queen possibly last fall. Top box completely full of honey, bottom box with empty brood frames surrounded by honey. Dead bees mostly just on the bottom. There had been a couple of huge die-offs when there was still snow on the ground. Still some were alive 4 weeks ago but soon after were done. It sucks but they were never a strong hive right from the beginning. In retrospect, I should have re-queened last summer.
Strong hive is 2 boxes full of bees. They still have honey but they had eaten all the candy board and all the pollen pattie I gave them a couple of weeks ago. Very active and healthy. Still not warm enough to do a full inspection. I think this one needs to be split as soon as weather and resources permit. The nice thing was that even though it was quite an intrusion to them and they got pretty excited, they were not aggressive to me. I am happy how these genetics are playing out.
Have a new nuc from the same place as the strong box coming in 4 weeks so they will get full frames of honey to start them off. Hail to the Wee Girls.