Liz Kendall believes that "the problem with young people is too many consider doing a day's work stressful...we can't have that." Can't we? We "can't have" an acknowledgement of a reality - that work often is stressful. The Productive Pessimist is my own business. It's work I've chosen - but trying to get it to a position of productivity, trying to get clients, coming up with content which offers just enough to be interesting, without giving so much that there's no need for anyone to hire us, is incredibly stressful. Before starting The Productive Pessimist, I was a project manager in healthcare transformation. The stress of that had me at the end of my ability to cope more than once. Before getting into project management (which, as well as healthcare transformation, included employability support focused on individuals facing systemic barriers, and LGBTQ+ mental health inclusion in the third sector) I worked in marketing for a mult...
Solving business' REAL problems. The Productive Pessimist offers business consultancy focused on inclusive practice and inclusive recruitment, as well as inclusive design of corporate, private, and public spaces. We are lived experience specialists, with professional expertise across private, public, and VCSE sectors.