“You’re not the only one to have life events affect work” by Julia_Wise🔸
Cross-posted from Otherwise Part of my job is being available as a “contact person” at some events. The main purpose is to address problems promptly if something happened at the event, but often I end up hearing from people who are stressed about something unrelated. Sometimes they need someone to listen to what's front-of-mind for them, which has included: They lost a pregnancy and they’re dreading people asking them about it Their marriage has fallen apart They just lost a family member to suicide They’re having a fight with their mother about whether to make an expensive flight to a family funeral Their baby is sick, their partner is handling it alone, and they need to decide whether to fly back early Somehow everything just feels wrong and embarrassing and they feel like crying And sometimes I’ve been that person. I remember sitting down with a [...] --- First published: September 28th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/roKwRynk29YR2AvzJ/you-re-not-the-only-one-to-have-life-events-affect-work --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.