IT work is hard. Being happy isn’t complicated, but it is hard, too. IT people oftentimes carry the stigma of being grumpy. I can be a stereotype, but sometimes that label is earned. And I get it. Technology work is challenging. If everything works, it’s thankless. If something breaks, end-users can gripe and wonder if you do anything […]
Surviving IT: Caring for Your Health in Technology Work
Knowledge work can be deadly. Information workers face a new set of challenges. You used to worry about getting hurt by the elements or some errant industrial machine. Today, the biggest dangers facing IT and knowledge workers are the dangers of not moving around, our furniture, and our food! For thousands of years, men and women have worked […]