S10E01: One Year On

We kick off season ten with a Zoom get-together! Jenny and Kloe bring some drinks and invite people along to think about how the last 12-18 months have been. We talk about what we’ve been up to, how our workplaces have changed, the absolute state of the job market, supply issues, the ‘planning ballet,’ and what we’re proud of. Many thanks to Mandy Garratt, Kendall Gay, Kaitlin Wieseman, Ellie Sweetnam, Caitlin Jenkins, Martha Jones, Raene Poisson, Odelia Cheung, Atticus Berry, Gwen Thomas, Jane Henderson, and Angélica Isa for joining the conversation! 00:01:01 Who are all these lovely people? 00:07:48 What have Kloe and Jenny been up to? 00:10:21 How has work changed? 00:25:16 Job market and cuts 00:35:48 Sourcing PPE and materials 00:39:27 Planning in uncertain times 00:48:44 What are we proud of? 01:00:17 Patreon shout out Show Notes: - Mandy’s art: https://mandygarratt.wixsite.com/arty - Texas Forestry Museum: https://www.treetexas.com/ - Ellie’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllieSweetnam - Raene’s webpage: https://www.raenepoisson.com/ - Angélica’s blog: https://angelicaisa.com/ - Conserv-a-Llama: https://twitter.com/ConservaLlama - Odelia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avec_mesyeux/ - Atticus’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atticusjayphotography/ - Caitlin’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/caitlin_r_j - Martha’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/marthaejones2 - Museums & Galleries Edinburgh: https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/ - Museums Association Redundancy Hub: https://www.museumsassociation.org/careers/redundancy-hub/ - Icon’s Conservation and Coronavirus reports: https://www.icon.org.uk/campaigns/current-campaigns/workforce-research.html - Go follow Tamsin Russell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamsinRussell - Museums Association Well-Being Hub: https://www.museumsassociation.org/careers/wellbeing-hub/ - S05E05 Portfolio Extravaganza (for Tamsin’s pep talk): https://thecword.show/2019/05/15/s05e05-portfolio-extravaganza/ - Remember when we all gave away our nitrile? https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/more-than-40-british-museums-and-conservators-donate-personal-protective-equipment-to-help-the-nhs-fight-the-covid-19-crisis - Go get your gloves at the chemist: https://twitter.com/conserve_lfcp/status/1435208967664381955 - S08E07 Learning and Teaching Remotely Part 2: https://thecword.show/2020/12/09/s08e07-learning-and-teaching-remotely-part-2/ - #FMJSummit panel with Raene, Gwen and Jenny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgqBo9pyakU - Labelling Lightning Round: https://www.connectingtocollections.org/labeling-lightning-round/ - A project I’m proud of (humidity card talk): https://www.icon.org.uk/events/archaeology-group-a-project-i-am-proud-of.html - S07E05 Mind the Gap (for Ellie’s interview): https://thecword.show/2020/06/10/s07e05-mind-the-gap/ - Couch to 5K challenge: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/couch-to-5k-week-by-week/ - Ellie and Jane’s paper on disruptive conservation: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00393630.2021.1947073 Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson and Kloe Rumsey. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2021.