Catt** Makin
@kittencatt.bsky.social
I like cats and books! I work in IT and sew for fun. She / they. DW I'n dysgu cymraeg am lefel sylfaen.
If you are entitled to a free flu jab get it. If not and you can afford to pay for a jab then this is a good year to do that!
Definitely worth paying for a flu jab this year, about £15 at pharmacies!
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November 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
If you are entitled to a free flu jab get it. If not and you can afford to pay for a jab then this is a good year to do that!
Speaking as someone who works in the UK University Sector this is very true.
The UK university sector is on fire. This is happening virtually everywhere -- job cuts, hiring freezes, department closures, PhD funding programmes... full blown crisis
Cardiff University confirms that in College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 699 jobs are “in scope” of redundancy with 86 in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion.
At the leading Welsh university in the capital of (checks notes) Wales 13 are in the (checks notes) School of Welsh.
At the leading Welsh university in the capital of (checks notes) Wales 13 are in the (checks notes) School of Welsh.
March 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Speaking as someone who works in the UK University Sector this is very true.
Reposted by Catt** Makin
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
pca.st/episode/f9b4... Today's running podcast. I recommend The Allusionist podcast to everyone anyway, but this is a particularly good episode!
121. No Title - The Allusionist
In 2014, a seemingly trivial and boring incident at the bank propelled me down a linguistic road via medieval werewolves, Ms Marvel and confusingly inscribed gravestones, to find out why the English l...
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February 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
pca.st/episode/f9b4... Today's running podcast. I recommend The Allusionist podcast to everyone anyway, but this is a particularly good episode!
Listened to this podcast on my run this morning. A great episode. I am going to need to buy the book. Thank you @ologies.bsky.social
Ergopathology (BURNOUT): who gets burned out, what professions see more burnout, why a tropical vacation won't fix it, who's immune, how to identify it in yourself/others, ADHD & autistic burnout + the myth that being a dick to yourself will make you safer.
ENJOY: www.alieward.com/ologies/ergo...
ENJOY: www.alieward.com/ologies/ergo...
Ergopathology (BURNOUT) with Kandi Wiens — alie ward
Exhaustion! Numbness! Anger! You’re stressed out. I get it. Let’s fix it. I cornered one of the world’s experts on Ergopathology, scholar and author Dr. Kandi Wiens, to ask about the causes of burnout...
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January 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Listened to this podcast on my run this morning. A great episode. I am going to need to buy the book. Thank you @ologies.bsky.social
Hello bluesky! I have joined the great exodus from the horror site. May actually post more often here as it seems a much nicer place!
November 14, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Hello bluesky! I have joined the great exodus from the horror site. May actually post more often here as it seems a much nicer place!