She’s spot on! Jeff is thinking about competition taking away Amazon business and about having to fire people because the robots and AI that he has paid for to replace his hires. Jeff is thinking about a sprint (chronic panic is not sustainable, it morphs into trauma)… because people are replaceable and interchangeable (and theyContinue reading “Fear, terror, panic”
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My texting with a 23-year-old friend about some of his frustrations at work…
The friend: I make so many repeated “attention to detail” mistakes, and I’ve had this problem my entire life. It’s a huge source of anxiety, stress, and insecurity for me because people always point it out and blast me for it. I always get ridiculed and belittled about this. My response: Once you understand and,Continue reading “My texting with a 23-year-old friend about some of his frustrations at work…”
Is the purpose of work to retire as soon as possible?
Maybe it’s achieving the ability to retire without actually retiring. Charles Tadros, M.D. January 7, 2024 Saint Louis, Missouri
A young friend worried that his bosses and team at work may not be happy with him/his work. My fatherly response:
You can’t read minds. None of us can. Also, you probably haven’t figured out how to read behavioral patterns from the people that work with you.Ask.Please understand, any boss who thinks that you’ve already met expectations will just set different or higher standards for you… nobody is going to let you keep making the sameContinue reading “A young friend worried that his bosses and team at work may not be happy with him/his work. My fatherly response:”
My text to a young friend about how so many of us end up trapped in the tyranny of work, by…
making enough money just to keep us working, but too busy to lift up our heads to see what’s happening around us, what is happening to us, or where we’re going. Charles Tadros, M.D. May 25, 2023 Saint Louis, Missouri
We are running helter skelter toward fantastic opportunities with artificial intelligence. I have stopped looking at future potentials, as well as future hazards, with yesterday’s mind.
Absolutely, humans can and will adapt… it’s just that many humans cannot adapt fast enough.
This is where organizations, governments and societies step in to support and protect the most vulnerable.
I, for one, am very fortunate that I do not need any such support or protection.
I suspect that many of you see yourselves the same way, too.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zainkahn_the-death-of-google-and-search-is-near-activity-7064572663620415489-9NwM?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android Charles Tadros, M.D. May 18, 2023 Saint Louis, Missouri
My text to a 22 year old family friend about the dislikes of his first full-time job…and my sense of the world as a 58 year-old father, husband, son, brother, physician, and former employee (turned employer).
Thanks for hanging out yesterday.I see a direct line between people who loved me and supported me (and often suffered while doing so) to my being able to sit casually with you to have a nice lunch, decades later. Seriously consider listening to what you think, say, and feel as NOT being abnormal or diseased.Continue reading “My text to a 22 year old family friend about the dislikes of his first full-time job…and my sense of the world as a 58 year-old father, husband, son, brother, physician, and former employee (turned employer).”
The tail end of my discussion with a young friend regarding his natural frustration, 4 weeks into his first real job…
by the way your bosses, just like your high school coaches, push you hard and don’t want to hear excuses. They believe that you can do good work.What your new bosses will notice are: 1) that you show up on time or, better yet, early. 2) that you ask insightful questions, BUT DO NOT ASKContinue reading “The tail end of my discussion with a young friend regarding his natural frustration, 4 weeks into his first real job…”
The unwritten rules (yes, archaic, and abusive) of showing that we’re serious about our work, wanting to keep our jobs, and serious about supporting our employer…
taking responsibility, even if it’s not our fault going, “above and beyond”, without asking for renumeration or recognition taking on coworkers’ responsibilities taking on more work than is assigned anticipating coworkers’ and supervisors’ needs not complaining not criticizing not job hunting not asking for raises, new titles, elevated positions, or job/career advancements assuming that theContinue reading “The unwritten rules (yes, archaic, and abusive) of showing that we’re serious about our work, wanting to keep our jobs, and serious about supporting our employer…”
IS THE WAY THAT YOU THINK, SPEAK, AND ACT WHILE AWAY FROM WORK CONSISTENT WITH HOW YOU PERFORM THESE ACTIONS WHILE AT WORK? IF NOT, THEN YOU ARE NOT BEING INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY CONSISTENT. YOU ARE NOT WALKING YOUR PATH. THIS DISSONANCE CREATES TENSIONS WHICH, EVENTUALLY WEAR YOU DOWN, EITHER PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY. EVENTUALLY, ALL THIS COMES CRASHING DOWN, AFFECTING YOUR PERSONAL LIFE AND YOUR FINANCIAL HEALTH. IT MAY TAKE YEARS, EVEN AS LONG AS DECADES, TO REACH THIS BREAKING POINT, BUT YOUR MIND’S NEED TO RESOLVE (or at least decrease) THESE INCONSISTENCIES IS UNRELENTING.
Charles Tadros, M.D. August 26, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri