Welcome to the weird limbo week between 2 long weekends! Hopefully you’re all stuffed full of choccies and hot cross buns WITH LASHINGS of butter!! LASHINGGGGS!
I’ll keep the TWIT this week short and sweet – mainly because I had the very unfortunate experience of contracting Covid last week, and I’m still recovering. I tested positive on Thursday just as the long weekend was kicking off – wheeeeeee!
This was my first Covid stint! I’ve managed to dodge it this whole time, and whilst I very much owe that to science (thank you vaccines and masks) and the fact that I’m relatively healthy, I also think that I’ve been pushing myself too hard in all areas of my life recently and my immune system was probably struggling to keep up and as such … it let Covid through it’s sacred doors and ruined my long weekend plans. Rude.
I won’t go into the details (because I’ve honestly had the week from hell whilst recovering), but it was a wake up call for me that I’m not invincible. A good reminder to look after yourselves, take time out when you need it, listen to your body, and keep washing your hands! Cause my GAWD… the spicy cough sucks!
Two important side notes this week – firstly, we have a webinar with Modern Hire coming up next week that is all about how to battle bias with data. Well worth a watch/listen! Sign up here.
And secondly – don’t forget to get some tickets to TA Brew next week at the Bodriggy Brewery, and have a play with us!
Idea: ask your colleagues to consider you dead outside of your normal working hours so they don’t bother reaching out to you.
OMG I FEEL THIS. As much as I love working hybrid, my brain is still getting used to the mix of both remote and office working – keeping 2 work spaces clean and tidy, packing up my laptop at the end of each day and lugging it to and from the office (I mean… I shouldn’t complain, I have a Surface Pro which weighs about the same as a grape), coordinating office days with colleagues… so many blips that still need ironing out so I can live my best hybrid life!
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