A lesson on how not to run a business — I find it absolutely fascinating just how far some employers will go to drive away good employees. At a time when there is an ever-growing need for good employees, they seem to do everything they can to drive away some of their best employees. We all know that hiring a…

Emergency, Disaster, and Crisis Management is on the verge of losing an important tool — Like many people, I’ve been watching the self-immolation of what used to be called Twitter, and which may be known as either Titter or “X” — nobody is really clear about its status at the moment. …

And not just for those who work in it… — Let’s be honest — the delivery gig economy truly is a hellhole for the people who work in it. …

Medical coverage at events should no longer be optional — January 2, 2023 was a catastrophic day for NFL player Damar Hamlin and his family, one that very quickly went from being about football to simply being about life. After making a tackle on the field, Hamlin went into Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and required both CPR and Defibrillation to…

It was an interesting experiment — A few months ago, I decided I was going to try out an experiment and see if I could earn enough money on Medium for a new car. Six months later, I’m calling an end to the experiment — and probably for the reason you expect! The Medium-Mobile Experiment Can I earn enough for a car on Medium?matthewwoodall.medium.com It’s not that I…

Childcare is too important to be concerned with profit — I am very proudly the father of a school-aged child, and am dating a woman who also has a kid in that age range. For much of the past decade, childcare has been a personal concern of mine — along with a professional one. My ex-wife, my girlfriend, and I…

Understanding your true value on Medium — I’m in a few Facebook groups where I share my work on a semi-regular basis — mostly to get it out to a wider group of people. …

Planning for urban power outages — Living in the city can be a lot of fun. Whether it is a large diverse city like NYC, a smaller historic city like Dublin, or “just another city” it is hard to beat the combination of activities, restaurants, events, and easy transportation that comes from living in a city. …

I got the data wrong, but it’s not the end of the world — With the end of 2022 also came the official end of a contract that has done many things for me over the past 5 years or so since I started it. As part of my final tasks, I’m doing some updating of older pieces — making sure that statistics and…