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Category Archives: Wisdom Wednesday

Wisdom Wednesday – Rebuilding The Working Class

Saw the story I’ve copied below online and it made me think of the current Federal NDP Leadership Race where this is a major topic of conversation. It was also in the first provincial NDP Leadership race I was involved in where I got introduced to the term “Granholier Than Thou” as someone who was […]

Posted 07 January 2026 § Jobs § MemoryLane § Politics § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – “The Company Hired Me To Lead Their ‘Agile’ Transformation (I Don’t Know What ‘Agile’ Means. Nobody Does.)”

Beware those who use language to hide, not to clarify… The company hired me to lead their "Agile Transformation."I don't know what Agile means.Nobody does.That's why it works. I make $425,000 a year.To move sticky notes.From left to right.On a board.The board is digital now.The sticky notes cost $80,000 in Jira licenses.… — Peter Girnus […]

Posted 24 December 2025 § Humour § Jobs § Meme § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – Three Sentences To Disrupt Any Conflict

This is how you can diffuse any conflict instantly???? pic.twitter.com/ApqLRlqPDT — Leaders ? Junction (@LeadersJunction) December 7, 2025  What would you suggest? What would it take for you to agree? Can you live with this if you don’t agree? (If the answer is “no”, go back to question #1.)

Posted 17 December 2025 § Jobs § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – GenX Is The Bridge Between Old Consciousness and New Consciousness

@kristen1942 Generation X is the bridge between old and new consciousness #genx #genz #consciousness #reality #fyp ? original sound – Kristen

Posted 10 December 2025 § PopCulture § Technology § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Wisdom Wednesday – HR (un)approved Gift Ideas For Your Work Christmas Party

I guess it depends on where you work if these would be appropriate or not – I’ve had a few over the years that would be happy to get any of these as gifts!

Posted 03 December 2025 § Humour § Jobs § Meme ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – The Existential Elk and the Value of Not Cutting Your Horns Off

@nononsensespirituality #existentialcrisis #antinatalism #philosophy #nihilism #nononsensespirituality ? original sound – No Nonsense Spirituality

Posted 26 November 2025 § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – The Greatest Act of Rebellion

Posted 19 November 2025 § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Wisdom Wednesday – Be Nice To Workers

It’s really quite simple…

Posted 12 November 2025 § Jobs § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – The Agitator’s Prayer?

I repeatedly hear people say some variation of: “You should only worry about things within your control”. I hear it at work.  In politics.  In the labour movement.  In memes and Internet posts. As if saying it, somehow makes it true. I’m not sure if it comes out of the mental health/self-help movement.  It might […]

Posted 04 November 2025 § Family § Jobs § Library § News § Pace § Politics § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – 10 Toxic Work Behaviours We Should Stop Normalizing

One of the many advantages of working in a library over a corporate environment is that you’re generally less likely to see these behaviours.  But we still have our fair share – I mean, in terms of “micromanaging” is a profession that attracts people who want to organize all the world’s information from 000 to […]

Posted 29 October 2025 § Infographic § Jobs § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: