Friday 19 July 2013

Depression is the pits

From Micah Sparacio's blogpost
10 Ways to Fight Depression
When I say I was in therapy for ten years, people often exclaim in surprise: "You're the last person I would have thought needed therapy." I say, "Yeah! that's cuz I've done it!" 

Friday 12 July 2013

Part-time work (full time play!)

This image from a graduate jobs 
website,
illustrates their part-time 
page. The page is aimed at
students looking to supplement their
grant rather than people who
might choose to work part-time. 
I was interested to see this article by Zoe Williams on part-time work in The Guardian yesterday, as I've long thought part-time work could be the answer to many problems. I'm always surprised that organisations like The Work Foundation seem to have so little to say about part-time working.