What really drives you at work?
Few of us end up doing the job that answered the question “what would you like to do when you grow up?” as a child. Many factors influence what jobs or careers we have – and many people these days have a number of different careers throughout their lives. Some jobs we love – we [...]
Should disabled people be paid less than non-disabled people?
A Conservative back bencher, Philip Davies, expressed his view that the minimum wage might be a hindrance to disabled people who might want to offer to work for less than the minimum wage. He claimed that the most vulnerable, including those with learning disabilities and mental health problems, were disadvantaged in their search for work [...]
Working from home (second time around)
I worked from home for fourteen years while my children were growing up. With young children, and then as a single parent, being self-employed and working from home allowed more flexibility than being employed or working away from home would have. Although I was based at home I still spent much time elsewhere – seeing [...]
Pushing your Comfort Zone – Firewalking!
There have been a couple of very interesting blogs on BOTB recently on comfort zones. Since becoming disabled, my comfort zones have really shrunk (even sitting for longer than 5 minutes is so uncomfortable as to be impossible). But there is a kind of stubborn rebel inside me that still likes to push, or at [...]
The question of employing disabled people – part two
I recently wrote a blog post about employment from a disabled job seeker’s perspective, and this time I’d like to look at the same issue from the employer’s perspective. Just as all disabled people are different, so are all employers. Some less-enlightened employers will have many concerns about employing disabled people. They may worry that: [...]
In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell
In her shoes is a series of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]
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