Apparently, you are not alone: Americans are finding that working remotely is a good way to escape a toxic work environment--and so is getting another job
I like this piece and would even go so far as to say that bad behavior (like a virus) is even more replicable than good behavior because it is so often characterized by self-indulgent behavior. The question is: how do we make positive social behavior more replicable? Or, congruently, how do we make bad social behavior less replicable. Perhaps wearing masks can give us a clue. If bad behavior is simply not rewarded -- as distinct from being punished --, by which I mean that fundamentally it receives NO REACTION AT ALL, we can train the poorly behaved to act differently? Just say no to bullies, whether on social media or in the workplace, means no emoticon, no fluster, no response whatsoever. There are those who will say: it is not my job to retrain bullies! But I think that we are all training each other how to interact with us all the time.
As for themes to write on in the coming year: What's happening to funding for the arts in the US, and does the Biden Admin even have a POV on this matter? I will ponder more themes and I hope others do, too. Cheers from sunny Mexico!
I have a question about the gossip part. There are moments when confidentiality is the right approach, but it feels like secrecy and deference serve the powerful, where radical transparency can fuel accountability. What are the salary differentials in the college? What work is the administrator doing? Does the assessment office get assessed? What was the grievance and how was it resolved? Gossip can sometimes be the tool by which questions get closer to being answered. Unless we are defining gossip as solely the discussion of the non-work-related aspects of a person's life.
I like this piece and would even go so far as to say that bad behavior (like a virus) is even more replicable than good behavior because it is so often characterized by self-indulgent behavior. The question is: how do we make positive social behavior more replicable? Or, congruently, how do we make bad social behavior less replicable. Perhaps wearing masks can give us a clue. If bad behavior is simply not rewarded -- as distinct from being punished --, by which I mean that fundamentally it receives NO REACTION AT ALL, we can train the poorly behaved to act differently? Just say no to bullies, whether on social media or in the workplace, means no emoticon, no fluster, no response whatsoever. There are those who will say: it is not my job to retrain bullies! But I think that we are all training each other how to interact with us all the time.
As for themes to write on in the coming year: What's happening to funding for the arts in the US, and does the Biden Admin even have a POV on this matter? I will ponder more themes and I hope others do, too. Cheers from sunny Mexico!
I have a question about the gossip part. There are moments when confidentiality is the right approach, but it feels like secrecy and deference serve the powerful, where radical transparency can fuel accountability. What are the salary differentials in the college? What work is the administrator doing? Does the assessment office get assessed? What was the grievance and how was it resolved? Gossip can sometimes be the tool by which questions get closer to being answered. Unless we are defining gossip as solely the discussion of the non-work-related aspects of a person's life.