Sam Freeman asks people working in the arts to attach less importance to ‘hard work’ and to instead take the time to find out how they can work more efficiently and happily.
I want to talk about a couple of ideas that I have found are dominating the arts and the direction I think we should be going. To start with a few trends I’ve noticed. As always, all opinions are my own and not reflective of any of the organisations I work for.
We’re time poor, in static environments non conductive to work and under stress
There are highly stressful pinch points throughout the year
Wages are remaining static (at best), or are drastically decreasing through inflation, increased hours (we’re all working pro-bono but are in denial about it) or simply through budget cuts.
I want to talk about a couple of ideas that I have found are dominating the arts and the direction I think we should be going. To start with a few trends I’ve noticed. As always, all opinions are my own and not reflective of any of the organisations I work for.
I’ve also noticed that there are other elements touching my life away from work... Keep reading on samfreeman.co.uk