Tidbit for the day

I saw this on Reddit the other day as I was keeping myself updated:

If I ever look busy, it's because you're having a bad day.

This was in response to someone's manager making the comment that they were "slacking off" because they didn't look busy.

That's the thing.

Operations should be visible and appreciated for not having a bad day, as much as the 'hero' culture disproportionately rewards those who are most visible during periods of high stress.

I propose a variant of "This workplace has gone days without an accident" to "This team has gone { hours || days } without a major incident" as a measure of how well things are run.

Thought for the day

"Technology lifespans are now measured in years, not careers".

Futureproof your career by learning how to learn, not what to learn.