Action you can take re: return-to-office directive: CAPE has put together this template letter you can use to send to your MP from your personal email address to express your concerns regarding the recent back-to-office mandate. acep-cape.ca/en/news/action…#CanLab
People wielding great power & responsibility walk the corridors of #COP27.
When I walk the same corridors, what I see is a space of smoke and mirrors.
Today I asked leaders to be real & accountable.
Smoke and mirrors betray the people at the frontline of the climate crisis.
Can we all take a moment to recognize @plpilon’s incredible courage for talking openly about the elephant in the room—the human cost of accelerated transformation—and helping others to do the same?
This will save lives and careers.
#fwd50
One fundamental mistake software design teams make is behaving like they are the main character in their user's life story, and not the other way around.
Design as if your user
-didn't want to use your product or develop expertise
-hasn't thought about your product for months
I know I frequently talk about sacrifice and an ethical dedication to working in the public service but let me be clear: requiring any in-office work is a hard no for me. There will be a massive talent exodus from the IT side of the public service if this happens.
Attended an event - How to help ees #ReturnToWork without too much stress - with 700+ #GC MGs.
It was really upsetting.
The talk was biased towards in-office work, included many negative stereotypes about remote workers, didn’t present research on human/equity benefits of #WFH.
1/2 #DYK? Following the launch of the Federal #2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan, the #GC has now adopted the 2SLGBTQI+ acronym and encourages its use across the federal government as a more inclusive term. The change was in response to 2SLGBTQI+ communities’ call for an updated acronym.
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Rassembler les leaders à tous niveaux pour façonner notre fonction publique #LeadersGC
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