Doing everything myself, all the time
So, I became self-employed so that I could manage my time as I wished. But that was an illusion, and I want to say so plainly. You’re still trading time for money, and you can’t always plan when that time…
Month October 2026
Why I created this platform
This learning platform would never have existed without my father and the current state of the care system. I’m an only child and cared for my father for 22 years – ‘on the side,’ as the authorities so kindly explained…
The chair can do more than we give it credit for.
There are three levers under the office chair. The employee knows one of them: it adjusts the height. She tried the other two once. When the backrest started moving in an unfamiliar way, she locked everything again. It has stayed…
The email looked just like the others.
The invoice was expected. The supplier had delivered, the amount was right, and the email arrived with the familiar sender name. At the bottom were the same sign-off and contact details as usual. Only the bank details had changed. A…
When a new colleague asks why
A new colleague watches a task being carried out and asks: “Why do we actually do it this way?” An experienced employee explains the steps. He knows where the materials are, what needs doing first and where things sometimes get…