Work and work activism

[metawidget]

Feeling pretty good at work this week… much computational and negotiation grinding has culminated in my being able to deliver a bunch of data (on the order of 25 gigabytes!) to some people that needed it.

I'm also getting a feeling for where I can contribute best in the coming fiscal year on Positive Space and mental health fronts… and it should let me trim down the lists and meetings I'm on. Things are moving and I'm in the right place to help push and steer! I'm also finding the other pushers and building connections with them. It is very satisfying.

Comments

[blogcutter]

I see your workplace was one of the prizewinners for the National Capital Region's top employers of 2018, no doubt in part thanks to the hard work and enthusiasm of activists like you!

[metawidget]

Yeah… the things they cite as features of working there are a little odd, but I honestly believe that the agency is an unusually good place to work in the federal public service, and the length of time people stay is an empirical suggestion that I'm right :)

That, and management is generally willing to engage positively with workplace activists, which makes it a lot easier for us to get things done!