Karel Musilek

What explains the commitment of entrepreneurs & freelancers to intensive/extensive work, their acceptance of extreme demands, and the blurring of work/life boundaries? We discuss this in our new paper @WESjnl. May be of interest to @bsaweel colleagues. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… 1/3

Academics throughout Czech universities are on strike today to fight the unbearable pay situation and to improve the conditions in the sector. Solidarity! Hope you win! #hodinapravdy

I will be presenting this paper at the WES 2023 conference, Thursday 15:30 – 17:-00. Come if you want to hear and discuss more. Would be great to see you #wescon23 3/3

We often hear it is (neoliberal) norms of freedom and self-realisation. Norms matter, but so do material needs, practices and expectations. How can we understand their interaction and impact on intensive/extensive work lives? By uniting discourse and materialist analysis. 2/3

What explains the commitment of entrepreneurs & freelancers to intensive/extensive work, their acceptance of extreme demands, and the blurring of work/life boundaries? We discuss this in our new paper @WESjnl. May be of interest to @bsaweel colleagues. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… 1/3

@SolGamsu @BirminghamKav There will definitely be a lot of frozen shit on display, as pipes are mostly outside of the walls in the UK. Icicles of shit. Shitcicles?

@BirminghamKav I'm sure our infrastructure will be just fine...

Ah yes, let's "reflect" on ULEZ a bit more shall we? Because even these low level, too slow measures could mean Labour might actually have to develop a backbone & actually argue for policies that might save the planet. theguardian.com/environment/20…

@SolGamsu See you in Manchester, Sol

Looking forward to catching up with people at #britsoc23 - has been too long! Crossing the Pennines this morning to get there, lovely views as ever!

Hunt pledges to put Britain on the ‘hard road’ to recovery via @FT ‘An element of coercion will be used, with claimants being asked to attend more regular meetings with work coaches and attend skills boot camps.’ Coercion indeed on.ft.com/3LhqWtg

“Rishi Sunak’s new private heated swimming pool uses so much energy that the local electricity network had to be upgraded to meet its power demands, the Guardian has been told.” theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

Most companies in UK four-day week trial to continue with flexible working via @FT on.ft.com/3KsPCyC

The most British proster I’ve seen in a while. @cardiffbusiness @cardiffuni

Krátká reflexe toho, o co se jedná v současné vlně stávek v UK: a2larm.cz/2023/02/odbory… Including mention of my own #ucu #ucuRISING

@gabrin007 Poklesu mzdy by se samozrejme melo rikat negativni rust

V prvni fazi budovani kapitalismu se lidem vysvetlilo, ze vyse mzdy souvisi vyhradne s jejich individualnimi zasluhami. Ve druhe fazi prestalo byt "slusne" i legalni vysi mezd jakozto "osobni udaj" zverejnovat. Prichazi treti faze.

@ThisGeorgeFerns @cardiffbusiness Spoken about sadism/masochism of academics?

@KMusilek @cardiffbusiness 9th edition... the market has spoken

Christmas tip: Do you want to punish friends/family by giving them a book that will bore them to oblivion? Introduction to statistic or management doesn’t quite cut it? Combine them!!! 🤯😭😈😂 Overseen at @cardiffbusiness

Huge thank you to @cardiffstudents for standing in solidarity with @UCU industrial action ✊

@redrumlisa @LSEsociology He was perhaps the best teacher I ever met. I will remember him and his classes forever.

Professor Nigel Dodd my department manager at the .@LSEsociology he was a lovely man really supported me this is him & Vivienne Westwood at the Resist Festival I organised in 2016 - his life is being remembered & celebrated tonight so sad I cant be there RIP Prof Nige x

Finally, people realised that the saviour has returned.

Docking uni workers pay ‘Cracking down’ on foreign students that enrich our culture Teachers forced to take 2nd jobs to eat Those are the education headlines today It’s a f***ing disgrace and I’ve had enough of it RT if you are a worker, student, or parent and feel the same

Good vibes on our first day of picket line! @CardiffUCU #UCURising

CAN I ASK ALL UCU MEMBERS TO RT THIS THREAD It covers potential strike action, strategy, negotiations and next steps. We have not taken our foot off the pedal. #ucuRISING