The Mode/Switch With Craig Mattson

28/06/2023

Read the whole article at themodeswtich.substack.com

19/05/2023

This week, contributing writer, Emily Bosscher, discussed the ‘theatre of productivity,’ in which your every movement is increasingly seen as a measure of your workplace usefulness.

themodeswtich.substack.com

27/04/2023

You may have overheard managers asking... What’s wrong with these younger workers? Bad attitudes? Laziness? Incompetence? No grit?

Careful on the blame.

This week's The Mode/Switch article is written by guest writer, Emily Bosscher, and dives into what's going on with disengagement in the workforce.

20/04/2023

You say you just do your job for the money, so that means it doesn't have any meaning, right? Not so fast...

For more career explorations subscribe to themodeswitch.substack.com.

12/04/2023

Do you ever feel like you should get an Oscar for your brilliant performance as "someone who has it all together" at work every day? Meryl's got nothin' on you.

But why do we feel like we need to hide our true selves at work?

https://themodeswitch.substack.com/p/why-do-we-hide-who-we-are-at-work

03/04/2023

What do you do when you can't give your all at work? The answer depends on your company's culture...

27/03/2023

You feel bad about your job. But how bad is bad? Bad enough to exit? First, you need to name your feelings clearly. Read more in this week's The Mode/Switch. (Link in bio on IG!)
https://themodeswitch.substack.com/

21/03/2023

"You've Got Mail" is no romcom anymore, is it? But why is it so awful? It might be the constant accountability or the fear of missing something. But maybe it's also us... maybe we're... bored?

Scary Answer? We Can't Stand Being Bored

28/02/2023

If your job had a screen, what would be on it right now? Something like your Macbook's Spinning Wait Beachball? The Mode/Switch Pod discusses what to do when it seems like your job might be going no where. Or maybe your job's going one way and you another.

Your Career Can Get That Way Sometimes, Too

23/02/2023

What will the conversational search engines do to your workplace culture?

You Should Probably Swipe Left

17/02/2023

Does job-hopping make you flaky? Not necessarily. Check out this Mode/Switch article that helps make clear why job-switching can be good for workplace culture.

And why that's good for your company

15/02/2023

Love LinkedIn. Absolutely love it. Great, organic posting going on all the time. But do you ever sense a dark side to the platform, an anxiety about whether you're not moving fast enough in work and life? Or not as fast as the other accomplished professionals in your feed?

Social Media Envy and the Rising Professional

13/02/2023

When things get hard at work, well-intentioned people will tell you, “You just gotta have faith.” But when you suffer shame or anger professionally, “having faith” doesn’t necessarily mean feeling secure.

So how do we deal with getting fired? Do we always need a silver lining, or do we just let it hurt sometimes? We explore this question and more in this new episode of our The Mode/Switch podcast.

A Conversation about Difficult Feelings at Work

10/02/2023

Anne Helen Peterson describes "Layoff Brain" in her recent Substack issue of Culture Studies, a condition which she describes variously as "an anxious pit of despair about your future employment" and (for those are not--yet--laid off) " a curious mix of guilt, relief, trepidation, and anger."

She's right on. But let's get this stuff out of our brains and into our conversations, as Kelsey and Alex do in this week's Mode/Switch newsletter.

https://themodeswitch.substack.com/p/you-cant-quit-me-im-fired?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

It's Time to Talk about Getting Canned