Another in the occasional series where I take a quiet look at the things which annoy, irritate and get my goat. This time, it’s a follow-up to a post from five years ago about the things on LinkedIn that manage to be both irritating and oddly successful. Performative vulnerability“Three years ago I was broke, burnt… Read More What Grinds My Gears – LinkedIn (2026 Edition)
I was working with a group of younger graduates last week, and we were talking about different technologies from decades past. I mentioned how email started being used more extensively in the 1990s. I also noted that wi-fi became popular in the 2000s. Quite reasonably, I was asked: How did people access email without WiFi?… Read More Changing times
There’s a genre of LinkedIn content doing very well right now – you know it when you see it. Colourful, hand-drawn aesthetic. Highlighted keywords. Emoji. A pyramid. Bullet points inside bullet points. A heading that says “The Why” followed by a heading that says “The How.” I saw one this week titled “Clear Thinking =… Read More The image that does the thinking for you
The government’s response to the consultation on mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting landed today. From this point, we can expect large employers to report pay gaps, workforce composition, declaration rates, and action plans for both characteristics. The framework mirrors gender pay gap reporting, which at least means employers already have the infrastructure. This… Read More Data gaps
Waltham Forest Council issued my wife a PCN for entering a School Streets zone. She had a valid permit, and their own system confirmation said so. I submitted formal representations to the published email address within the statutory window and attached the valid permit. I didn’t get an acknowledgement, so I chased, but still nothing.… Read More Something personal
Lost and Desperate 