@bich When the students would come through my shop at the health department, I pushed them into interactions/meetings where they were representing the health department/District Director. Later, we would critique the meeting, including how the student(s) felt. This input helped them to determine their own path. "Do you want to run a program, or an agency?" was always part of that discussion...
@bich I believe this is why the spoils system was eliminated by a more....concerned, Congress. Our professional public administrators are invaluable for continuity across administrations. The breaking of public agencies supports that short term, but not-strategic, expediency....
@QasimRashid Those assholes will do what is expedient in the short term, without consideration of the effects and consequences, again...a couple thousand Marines (whom I love) are not enough for Iran...
I was talking with my sister before she left for California, she was asking why I don't participate in more social activities. I told her that after working COVID for 400 days straight, I am cynical regarding the intelligence, critical thinking, and reading comprehension of the average American. That cynicism is further confirmed by trumpists in all their flavors....A tincture of time cures all ills...A tincture is a substance in alcohol, hence time and ETOH....
Love this....
Interested in #PublicHealth, #EnvironmentalHealth, #HealthPhysics. #Beerbrewing reader of all things...