John Bercow gifs are doing the rounds on Twitter this week.
This week, I’ve been thinking about jargon. You get a lot of jargon when working in a technical job, and you get a lot of jargon when working in HR. I’m editing some IT job descriptions at the moment, so that combination has been fun. Read more ›
Photo of the week: seen in WHSmith. There’s a joke in there somewhere.
The last few weeks have made me think about the things I like about being self-employed.
1. If you’re not well, you don’t have to see anyone.
I’ve had a cold but working from home means I can pace myself and I don’t have to worry about spreading germs.
2. You learn lots of new things.
Working for a variety of organisations means I’m always learning new things – and new words. Here are some of the new words and phrases that I’ve enjoyed recently. Read more ›
A job title I haven’t heard before: Seafront Advisors
Things I’ve done since my last weeknote:
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is an independent research organisation that focuses on sustainable development. That’s right up my street, so I was happy to be asked to do some web editing for them.
And I’ve already learnt a lot: how agroforestry can build climate resilience, the growth of impact investing and how clean energy can ensure cleaner air in rapidly urbanising countries.
I also learnt a new word: ‘purposewash’ (the new greenwash). Read more ›
Wallingford Bunkfest: a celebration to mark the end of summer.
It’s official: being nice is good for business. A bunch of bosses from big American corporates have put out a statement telling us so. According to the New York Times, the Business Roundtable has declared that the responsibility of business is no longer just to its shareholders: now, there must be a “fundamental commitment to all of our stakeholders”. That means employees, suppliers, the environment and so on. Read more ›
Looking beautiful in the dawn light, just before demolition. I’ll miss them.
I’ve never sent a cold email, but like all small business owners I’ve received a few. There’s one in my inbox at the moment with the subject line ‘1st Page On Google Ranking’. Yeah, right.
So if ‘Yeah, right’ is the common answer to a cold email, how do you do it differently? Read more ›
