Bonus Episode 2
# Bonus Episode 2
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Topics
Thanksgiving – Two Questions
What are you thankful for in your career / current job?
What are some career-related items you should be thankful for but have not been in the past?
3:24 Community Feedback – Thankful for in career / current job
Flexibility
Work from home when needed
Flexible schedule
Work / life balance encouraged
Encouraged to take PTO by management
Some companies offer floating holidays as an additional flexibility benefit.
Growth
Growth in knowledge, into a new position, in the number / type of people you get to interact with
Being in a specific field can provide more growth than other fields
Variety in day-to-day work
Being supported by management / others who work with you
Job / Career
Benefits (days off, corporate emphasis on family, etc.)
Ability to use creativity in your role
Thankful for customers and their support
Excitement about the job
Ability to hire the people you work with
Thankful for a paycheck and benefits
John’s Answers
Jobs of the past
Doing this podcast and the mindfulness of problems
Positive customer interactions
Ability to give back
People in the industry doing cool things, writing about it, and allowing him to learn from it
Cody De Arkland’s posts about blogging in Hugo with ClarityUI
Chris Curran - Podcast Engineering School
Mentors
Nick’s Answers
Great team (same desire / drive)
Dynamic environment
Being a part of the technology community
Previous employer activities
Office potlucks
Surprise early office shutdown on holidays
Nick gets on the soap box about thankfulness
Remember to take time often to reflect on the things you are thankful for
Learn to be content where you are
Don’t lose sight of the most important things
Be thankful for the smaller things like a child would
John encourages listeners to progress for the right reasons and to not get caught on the hamster wheel of acquisition
23:05 Community Feedback – Career-related items you should be thankful for but have not been in the past?
Growth
People forget about how much they get to grow based on what they do each day
Working for a company that fosters employee growth
Working for a growing / healthy company
Community
Professional community involvement and relationships that have been fostered as a result
Involvement in social media and its advantages
John and Nick discuss how they met through the Spiceworks Community.
Environment
End users as the reason support personnel are needed
Roles that don’t require extreme physical exertion or exposure to the elements
John’s Answers
Basic Safety can be suddenly threatened
Nick’s Answers
Go “back to basics” to gain perspective on what you may be taking for granted
Garage for the car to avoid ice scraping
Avoid exposure to elements
Control of schedule / types of work
33:20 Sharing Thanksgiving Traditions
John
- Quiche for breakfast is apparently a thing
Nick
Consistently scheduled family feast the Sunday before Thanksgiving / Christmas
Nick connects the dots between John’s family tradition and his
Beware of the sugar crash after pie consumption
John and Nick go from talking about pie to talking about pizza. How did we get here?
- Future topic idea – the effect of pizza intake on personal growth
39:55 More questions for community discussion
What has the effect of your job been on your holiday experiences (i.e. allowed you to unplug, forced you to work, etc.)?
How do you allow yourself / force yourself to unplug on holidays (assuming you get some time off)?
From a professional standpoint, what are your resolutions for 2019?
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