Craft your origin story • Pointed questions for devs to ask prospective employers • Strategies against Ageism • IBM’s a**hole test • Take a pass on a “fast-paced environment.” • WordPress Translation Day • Writing Tips for Engineers • Preventing burnout as a manager Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Walt Kania explains why you should… Continue reading WordPress Careers Roundup for the Week of September 26, 2022
Category: Burnout
WordPress Community News Roundup for the Week of September 19, 2022
The Post Status Member Spotlight turns onto Tom Greenwood this week. The WordPress community conversation about accessibility at WordCamps continues on Twitter, WP Builds, Post Status Draft, and Post Status Excerpt. Let’s have WordPress Accessibility for All! Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Post Status Member Spotlight: Tom Greenwood Tom Greenwood is the co-founder and Managing… Continue reading WordPress Community News Roundup for the Week of September 19, 2022
WordPress Careers Roundup for the Week of September 19, 2022
Why do designers quit? Matej Latin breaks down the results of his survey. Amelia Nagoski says self-care is not enough to prevent burnout — we have to care for each other. Alyssa Place explains how managers can do that. Maintenance failures can be lethal, but Stewart Brand finds the winning maintenance style in sailing history.… Continue reading WordPress Careers Roundup for the Week of September 19, 2022
The Cure for Burnout Is Not Self-Care
This is a good interview with burnout expert and author Amelia Nagoski on “quiet quitting.” She concludes: Quiet quitting is a step toward rational and fair labor practices, but not everyone will have that choice. This is why we say in our book that the cure for burnout is not self-care. The cure for burnout… Continue reading The Cure for Burnout Is Not Self-Care
Post Status Picks for the Week of August 22
How to hire or build a diverse team with @Piccia and @UnderRepdInTech • @BobWP on FftF • @heyadamsilver reviews @ForumWP on @kitchensinkwp • @MasterWP on burnout and breaks w/ @Ny_the_Creator • The All Star FSE Outreach Team has a Hallway Hangout on block theming • @TheWPMinute with all the news in 3 minutes and 46… Continue reading Post Status Picks for the Week of August 22
Takeaways From My ‘Forced’ Sabbatical
Cory Miller on Burnout Are you going through burnout? You’re not alone. Here’s my story about burnout and a framework for working through it. Estimated reading time: 1 minute In the past, I often dreamed of how cool it would be to take a sabbatical, but never got serious about actually taking one. There always… Continue reading Takeaways From My ‘Forced’ Sabbatical
Don’t Go Alone and Burnout, the Book
Cory Miller reflects on his Burnout and Recovery Journey, sharing the framework for understanding it and working through: to know you’re not alone, to help others think about their own journey, and “most importantly, to not go it alone.” Over at Commoncog Guides you can get their guide to Burnout, by Guan Jie Fung and… Continue reading Don’t Go Alone and Burnout, the Book
Don’t Go Alone and Burnout, the Book
Cory Miller reflects on his Burnout and Recovery Journey, sharing the framework for understanding it and working through: to know you’re not alone, to help others think about their own journey, and “most importantly, to not go it alone.” Over at Commoncog Guides you can get their guide to Burnout, by Guan Jie Fung and… Continue reading Don’t Go Alone and Burnout, the Book