Author: Matt Jukes

  • WFH WTF SOS (1 year later)

    WFH WTF SOS (1 year later)

    This time last year I wrote about my concerns about the sudden shift to remote working – at the time thinking it would be a couple of months. My main worry was really that I was bad at it. I’d struggled with remote at mySociety and nothing made me think I’d changed. I was worried…

  • S01E09: Repeat

    S01E09: Repeat

    Wasn’t a bad week but I was a bit flat performance wise. Emotionally and mentally last week took quite a bit out of me and then the announcement of a new acquisition for the Group that would (eventually) be joining us in F4 was quite a lot to take in. Never a dull moment. I’ve…

  • S01E08: Retreat

    S01E08: Retreat

    Another difficult week. February has been HARD. This week has actually been less challenging from a cognitive whiplash point of view but a couple of things burrowed right into my skull and wouldn’t shift and ramped my anxiety up to entirely unhealthy levels early in the week. So much so that I took a ‘duvet…

  • S01E07: Retrograde

    S01E07: Retrograde

    This week really didn’t feel great.  Physically I managed to dislocate a couple of toes on my bad foot at the weekend which meant I couldn’t get out for a few days. Mentally I had an awkward incident at work that wasn’t entirely my fault, though I wasn’t without blame, that definitely left me feeling…

  • An Elder

    An Elder

    Recently when discussing my role with a colleague I quipped – “I am less a manager and more a village elder at this point”. As you’ll know many a true word is spoken in jest and the more I dwelled on it the more I realised there was a certain kind of truth to it.…