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“You’re not the only one to have life events affect work” by Julia_Wise🔸


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Part of my job is being available as a “contact person” at some events. The main purpose is to address problems promptly if something happened at the event, but often I end up hearing from people who are stressed about something unrelated. Sometimes they need someone to listen to what's front-of-mind for them, which has included:

  • They lost a pregnancy and they’re dreading people asking them about it
  • Their marriage has fallen apart
  • They just lost a family member to suicide
  • They’re having a fight with their mother about whether to make an expensive flight to a family funeral
  • Their baby is sick, their partner is handling it alone, and they need to decide whether to fly back early
  • Somehow everything just feels wrong and embarrassing and they feel like crying

And sometimes I’ve been that person. I remember sitting down with a [...]



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First published:

September 28th, 2025

Source:

https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/roKwRynk29YR2AvzJ/you-re-not-the-only-one-to-have-life-events-affect-work

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