Category: Employment

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Understanding Capitalism

I have LOTS of reading to do for my Trends in Career Development course at George Brown College. Getting familiar with Adam Smith, Karl Marx and the like.

Taking a break from reading Chapter 1 of Work, Industry and Canadian Society, I ate my supper whilst watching Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown: Shanghai. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Bourdain in 2012 at Chapters Indigo. He was a delight and is sorely missed.

Little did I know that his program on Shanghai (first aired in 2014) would give me an in depth understanding of what capitalism was all about.

Thanks for the lesson.

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Squiggly careers

While my course at George Brown College does not start until September, I am taking charge of my learning now.

Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper are career development consultants who founded Amazing If. Their take is that careers should not go up a ladder – that is too limiting. Instead they opt for what they call a “squiggly” approach.

TEDx Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis

I would argue that my career so far has been neither up a ladder or “squiggly”. Instead it has been flatlined – my day jobs have long been administrative and safe, working for libraries, government and schools. They never reflected my real life, be they consulting, public speaking, media presenting, and facilitating workshops – all opportunities to teach and reach people.

Who knows? Eventually Tupper and Ellis may have a place for me. Or better yet, I will create a place for myself.

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A look at the film and TV Industry

I found this Entertainment Weekly post on women and sexism in the film and TV industry.  Eva – make that Civil War Movie!

I have said it before: I have long held that it is time for women to say to hell with Hollywood and look at other avenues to tell stories.  Hollywood is dying a death in double time. Netflix and HBO is where it’s at.  As Snagglepuss used to say.