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Music Monday – “We don’t get fooled again/Don’t get fooled again, no, no/Yeah/Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss

“Won’t Get Fooled Again” – The Who

Posted 26 May 2025 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § UK § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Wisdom Wednesday – Middle Managers Are The Most Hated Position in Any Organization

@natoutofoffice People love to hate middle management ? original sound – natoutofoffice  

Posted 21 May 2025 § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – Support vs. Congratulations

Needs one section added in the middle showing about half a dozen shadowy figures behind the guy with the briefcase that’s labeled: “The questions about the wrong things.” @hustlesfree Think about it. How many times have you wanted something or wanted to achieve a certain goal and no one supported you? But when you accomplish […]

Posted 14 May 2025 § Library § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – Would You Take Us Through A Typical Day For You?

Such a classic movie pointing out how much of our “work” is inane busy work and other bullshit games. @2008229_0108 ? original sound – InstaMakeover

Posted 07 May 2025 § Humour § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “It’s a working man I am/And I’ve been down under ground/And I swear to God if l ever see the sun Or for any length of time I can hold it in my mind/I never again will go down under ground”

Decided to go to Regina’s “Day of Mourning” event at City Hall this year. Twenty-seven people died workplace-related deaths last year and this was the first year I knew one of them which makes the whole thing a lot more real. This was a song they played at the end of the ceremony. “Working Man” […]

Posted 28 April 2025 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § Sad § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Giving The Term “Butcher” A New Meaning

I butchered this brisket for sure!

Posted 26 April 2025 § Humour § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Wisdom Wednesday – The Real Luxuries in Life

 

Posted 23 April 2025 § Family § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – But…

A senior manager recently said “I don’t want to say the word ‘but’ because everyone knows that when you say ‘but’, the next thing you say is going to be negative or bad news.” She then went on to say “However…” to speak against something someone had done that had taken a huge amount of […]

Posted 16 April 2025 § Library § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – Why Millennials and Gen Z Don’t Care About Work

And once again, Gen X gets forgotten… 😉 @mikemancusi Why young people don’t care about work #work #workethic #millennial #genz ? original sound – Mike Mancusi  

Posted 09 April 2025 § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – April Fool?

This is a post that’s five (or maybe even ten or fifteen?) years in the making. When I started at RPL fifteen years ago, I was an extremely unique position in the HR Unit called “Organization Development Specialist” with responsibility for staff training and development, change management initiatives, working on the nebulous “organizational culture” among […]

Posted 02 April 2025 § Humour § Library § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,