Can I Give You Some Feedback?

Make your intentions clear

News From My Lad by James Campbell, 1859 (public domain - Wikipedia)

Note: this piece was originally written six months into the pandemic, but the principles still remain true. Timeless, you might say.

“Every calling is great when greatly pursued.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1885

It’s amazing, isn’t it, how so many companies were reluctant to allow people to work from home just over six months ago.

And look at us now.

Well, not all of us. But pretty much anyone who was in an office setting in early March 2020 has had the experience of working remotely for some part of the last six months.

There were many who didn’t have that option, though—their workplace being essential to their trades. There are too many to list individually here, but they provide the backbone of a hidden trillion-dollar industry.

I can’t even begin to imagine the stress, challenges, and anxieties that must be overwhelming people in that situation—people whose livelihoods depend on the livelihoods of others. Bakers and …