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Working Together to Ride Your Waves, Your Way

We now have sector-tailored business development concepts, E-books, self-study courses, and more over on Gumroad.com - very reasonable prices, very simple purchase process; great if you're on the go, or just need it now!

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Our services are EXCLUSIVELY remote-only provision.
This is a decision we have come to in the wake of the UK Supreme Court's decision in For Women Scotland vs. Scottish Ministers, and the overstepping of the Judgement's remit that is currently being enacted.

Working remotely ensures the safety of everyone who is part of The Productive Pessimist family - our colleagues who happen to be tall, squarer-faced women.  Our colleagues who are trans.  Our colleagues who risk racially-motivated violence which can now be lensed through "concern for the safety of cisgender women and girls."

We apologise for any inconvenience; please take up your frustrations with the UK government.  

Tailored Pessimism: £17.00
Ideal for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Identify up to three topics/sectors/areas of interest, and we will provide you with tailored 'Productive Pessimism' takes on current affairs, legislative changes, etc related to these areas.

Tailored Pessimism sent weekly by email.

Business Consultancy: Inclusive Practice HR Support: £150 one-off, or retained quarterly rates of £1,350, or annual fee of £5,000
Bringing together professional experience in employment, recruitment, healthcare, finance, non-profit and public sector with lived experience of disability, financial exclusion, neurodiversity, psychiatric diagnosis, kinship care, and gendered experience to support your HR teams with deep dive insights into challenging situations and difficult conversations.

Business Consultancy: Inclusive Recruitment: 3% of Salary Spend
Helping you remove the barriers to the best talent walking in your door through our tailored blend of professional expertise and lived experience of systemic challenge.

Inclusive Design Plan for New/Full Rebuild Developments: £150 
This includes an unlimited-duration remote call to discuss your build project, and unlimited email follow up support.

Quick Question: £10 - This is an ad-hoc service: check our socials (Insta/LI) for updates on when we're running Quick Questions
Answers within 1hr on issues around disability, neurodiversity, gender and transgender issues, and leadership challenges.

Public Speaking In Remote Panels: £100 appearance fee.
Articles on these topics for print media: £75
Topics covered:
. Welfare Reform
. Lived Experience - Sight Loss 
. Lived Experience - Schizophrenia
. Lived Experience - Male Identity as a Trans Man
. Lived Experience - 'Female Autism' as a Trans Woman
. Masculinity In a Feminine-Focused World
Exploring modern roles for contemporary masculinity, why men are struggling with their social transition period, and what it feels like to be a 21st-century man facing many responsibilities which are still centred as "women's work", such as care, household management, etc.
. Surviving and Thriving Car-Free
Discussing the process of managing daily life, in rural England, with disability, without the ability to drive (and without the money to employ a chauffeur, or take taxis!)
Minimum 24hrs notice for speaking engagements.


To book any of our services, or for more information, just drop us an email: theproductivepessimist@yahoo.com


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