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Workaholics Anonymous

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Image source: http://bit.ly/2ZAGiQ0 I have heard a lot of people talking about the virtues of “hard work” wherein sacrificing everything else in life is considered normal and almost always, expected. In my limited experience, I have learnt that nothing can be further from the truth. While I have never shied away from responsibility, I have generally ignored such “well meaning advice”. Recently, I came across two posts that brought this thought to the fore again. The glorification of a sixty or eighty hour work week or similar nonsense is the clarion call of those who are terrible at managing their work or are generally clueless about what their priorities in life or work are or believe that employees should be available at their beck and call or worse, plain exploitative. I have personally suffered at the hands of those who loved to schedule team meetings on holidays or wanted to have a discussion after six in the evening or regularly set unrealistic deadlines to ensure tha

London Diaries_18/12/2019

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A Christmas party. Lot of people, food, drinks and dancing. All below the hull of a ship! An eventful evening looking up at the lovingly restored Cutty Sark in Greenwich The "Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869". Today, it is a museum and venue for events ( http://bit.ly/2EVIgks ). #london #newadventures #exploreuk #nonperiodicoscillations #architecture #design #christmas #dancing #party #ship #greenwich #cuttysark

London DIaries_06/12/2019

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A "warm" day, British rain, heavy lunch, Friday and a rainbow. Almost perfect. Almost. In the background, you can see "the Honourable Artillery Company, a charity set up by Henry VIII in 1537 to support the Regiment that shares its name. The historic venue is a place for current and ex-members of the Regiment to gather for social occasions and business meetings, but also serves as a unique venue for a wide range of non-member events." The ground is a regular helicopter "adda" too (www.hac.org.uk/). #london #newadventures #exploreuk #nonperiodicoscillations #finsbury #sun #rain #clouds #rainbow #FridayFeeling #notshotoniphone