PinnedMember-onlyWhy Scrum Never WorksWhen the struggle to be Agile meets the realities of business — All Expenses Paid When Scrum was concocted to justify a two-week “Agile Framework Conference” at a ski resort in the Swiss Alps, probably in a mad rush right before the end of the trip by some British guy who’s into rugby, I’m sure the intention behind it was good. What they created is…Work6 min readWork6 min read
PinnedMember-onlyWhy I Love Remote WorkingCommuting to an office every day can be dangerous. I Won’t Go Back This article lists key reasons why it’s better to work remotely than have to go into an office every day. I couldn’t agree more. I won’t just repeat what Dr Stuart Woolley already said. The important thing is that his opinion…Work4 min readWork4 min read
Nov 20Member-onlyStop Trying To Make Us CareWhy Can We Not Be Left Alone To Work? — Here’s the deal: I come to work, I do my hours and I do my job to the best of my ability, and in exchange you pay me an agreed salary and benefits and we mutually benefit each other. …Work3 min readWork3 min read
Nov 12Member-onlyHow To Lay Someone OffNo More Bad News Delivered By Underlings — It’s a sad fact of corporate life that layoffs will come around on a regular basis. Sometimes you survive, sometimes you don’t. The one thing you can rely on is that the person showing you the door is not the person who decides your time has come. I propose we…Layoffs3 min readLayoffs3 min read
Oct 23Member-onlyWhy A Raise Is Not Always GoodDon’t Put A Target On Your Back — You work hard right? Chances are, you’re not being paid what you really deserve. Work out your hourly rate and multiply that by the number of hours you actually put into your job and the result likely falls way short of what you take home. …Work4 min readWork4 min read
Oct 13Member-onlyEmployers Will Dump You In A HeartbeatLoyalty Goes Only One Way — For the amount of times your employer talks about how all their workers are family and how much they value their people, you would think that when they are forced to shed some of their numbers it would be real ordeal. …Work3 min readWork3 min read
Oct 9Member-onlyPeople On Late Night Work CallsYou Thought Folks On Daytime Zoom Calls Were Quirky — Next time you get a notification from your banking app that service will be unavailable from midnight to 4am, spare a thought for the people who will be working through this window. …Work3 min readWork3 min read
Sep 24Member-onlyWhy You Should Quit Caring About DeadlinesProject Completion Dates Can And Will Move, So Why Worry? — Anyone who’s worked on any kind of professional project knows how it feels when a deadline is approaching. …Project Management7 min readProject Management7 min read
Aug 13Member-onlyTypes of People On Work CallsA Guide To The Weird And Wonderful World Of Workers On Camera — If you work with people in other countries or if your commute to work is about ten seconds from your bed, chances are you take a lot of calls on Zoom, Skype, Teams, or one of the other dozens of irritating conference applications nobody can agree upon which to use. …Work5 min readWork5 min read
Jul 9Member-onlyYour Job Is Not Your LifeDon’t Miss Out On What’s Important — People talk about having a good work/life balance, but in the end there’s only one side of the scales that’s important. Having a job is a means to support yourself and your family. That’s all it really is. It’s important to earn money consistently so your kids have clothes, shelter…Work6 min readWork6 min read
