Kristina R. Gaddy and I will be discussing our new book, Go Back and Fetch It: Recovering Early Black Music in the Americas for Fiddle and Banjo today (9/23) at 5:30pm EDT! Join us in person at @umich.edu or on the livestream: bit.ly/4gAREus

I believe this author mislabels what she calls "wellness programs." But her experience with personal development culture at work is a meaningful employee testimonial about workplace alienation, emotional labor, grief, and, yes, the folly of workplace personal development fadism.

We’ve all heard it: “You can’t yoga your way to well-being.” Tomorrow on State of Work Today, I talk with Bob Merberg (@heighho.bsky.social) about what organizations get wrong about wellness—and what they need to do instead. This one goes deep. Here is a sneak peek:

It was wonderful having Bob - @heighho.bsky.social - on the show. Wellness is such an overlooked and important issue.

Enjoy this episode of @timglowa.bsky.social 's podcast, in which our convo goes where no other podcast about wellbeing has gone. We chat about job crafting; a popular wellness offering that's "fairly worthless"; ROI; listening to workers; burnout; sabbaticals; etc. Thx, Tim, for having me on!

Still thinking about my conversation with Bob Merberg. One key point: The best way to support employee wellness isn’t to change workers—it’s to change the work. If you missed it, the episode’s out now. #EmployeeWellbeing #WorkplaceStrategy #HumanCapital

The culture of success in the US is built on the false promise of "good choices." As I show in Holding It Together, we tell people they can be successful if they work hard/smart enough. Which means: expect no support and blame only yourself if you fail. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...

PUBLICATION DAY! Pick up a copy of Doubled Up to learn more about how families use doubling up as a private safety net and how these arrangements reshape family life.

Have you bought into the "#employeehappiness" market? It's touted as the salve for all ppl probs (i.e. burnout, retention, engagement, productivity...). But it's BS. Here's why & what to do instead. tinyurl.com/mpry4fa2 #IOPsych #workplaceculture #workplacestress #employeewellbeing #wellbeingwashing

✨Check out our latest paper exploring how flexible work arrangements (FWAs) relate to gender disparities in housework. Wife’s use of FWAs can increase her housework and reduce her husband’s housework, while husband’s impact depends on both partners’ gender ideologies. More: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

Today's unscheduled blog. And to my dear friends and colleagues at NIOSH or previously funded by NIOSH: thank you for your dedication, intelligence, perseverence. My heart is with all of you. dedemontgomery.com/2025/04/29/w... #saveniosh #safetymatters

“ABC News travels to Appalachia as the federal institute [NIOSH] that protects miners from black lung has been gutted, talking to those most impacted from miners to laid off workers to doctors.” youtu.be/tIAPRdk62-8

Our 50% Off Sale starts tomorrow, April 28th! 🌷 Get ready to stock up on great print, ebook, AND #audiobook titles at great prices through May 31st! Some exclusions apply. Which PUP audiobooks are on your #TBLT (To Be Listened To) list? 🎧📘

It is tragic, but also, how did we get so stupid?

If you're not interested in seeing occasional pickle posts, food, silliness, or politics, etc., you can follow @thrive-tww.bsky.social to get only workplace well-being posts. And that's ok! it's good to have boundaries around what you want to see on social media!

As a public health researcher I find this deeply concerning. I can’t fathom how it was possible for RFK Jnr to be put in this position. With no public health expertise nor any understanding of how research and the scientific process works, he is dangerous. #Science #PublicHealth #neurodivergence

Can we put a tariff on the word “whipsaw”?

Science does not work like this. The only way you can set a timeline is if you have rigged the results in advance.

You can crush my 401(k). You can double the price of my food and medicine. But I’ll be damned if I’m gonna sit back and let you mess with my 10-step Korean skincare routine. 🇺🇸🙄

Have any academics created short communications aimed at community members, like sharing advice, addressing misconceptions, or encouraging behavioural change? I'm looking for examples, whether in video form, printouts, or anything similar. Please RT! #AcademicSky

Interesting stuff, with practical implications for leaders and teams. “Frequent switching can hurt work productivity and wellbeing, personally and on the job. Over time, inefficient and needless switching can contribute to burnout.”

“China says it will ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens 50% additional tariffs”

“This attack on NIOSH workers will have far-reaching negative consequences for workers in this country and beyond…”

My friend and fellow former Labor Secretary Julie Su has a must-read report on how DOGE's cuts hurt workers. Over 40 DOL offices that inspect workplace safety have been closed — and staff investigating child labor and wage theft are on the chopping block.

While we’re reconsidering “kill 2 birds with 1 stone” and “hate to beat a dead horse,” can we throw “dead cat bounce” in there?

Well friends. Now you might know how my brain works. Here's today's spontaneous blog. Click on link or find it at the top of my home page at dedemontgomery dot com. dedemontgomery.com/2025/04/07/n... #workerhealth #salons #formaldehyde #saveNIOSH

I’m no logic expert, but isn’t this a prime example of shifting-the-burden-of-proof fallacy?

Saw this book in a museum store of a US Presidential Library. Kind of ironic it was in a museum.

“This move is a devastating blow to American workers, especially low-wage, immigrant, Black, and Latino workers already facing the highest rates of fatality and injury on the job.” nationalcosh.org/2025-04-NIOSH

This will mean more death as disease for US workers. “It’s (NIOSH) is being destroyed.” @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/h...

Return to work. Your RIF notice is not canceled. 🤯

📣 "If you believe workers deserve to be protected, heard, and supported - your voice matters now more than ever. And if your work intersects with workplace health, safety and wellbeing, this moment calls for more than feel-good messaging."

I’ve always thought the most telling aspect of this video isn’t that DJT can’t solve a math equation; it’s that he convinces the room he’s solved it correctly. He sells them the wrong answer.

American Society of Safety Professionals’ statement on NIOSH realignment. “…ASSP urges the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to carefully review this decision and take appropriate action to preserve NIOSH’s critical role in safeguarding the health and safety of American workers.”

"What good are all the population health efforts currently the fashion…if significant factors arising from work itself…are ignored…" — John Howard, #NIOSH Director (recently put on leave).

Proud to be sharing shelf space at Politics & Prose with @sarahkendzior.bsky.social!

Hearing DJT confidently say things like the Great Depression continued long after FDR was gone, and Biden had the highest inflation in US history, is strange...That gray area btwn lying and ignorance. But what's his audience really thinking when they hear it? #tariffs

Elon must've eliminated the budget for easels. 🙄

The best coverage I’ve read so far on the dismantling of NIOSH. From former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor at OSHA @jbarab.bsky.social jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...

Bold move.

The recommendations of the PsiAN study's authors that do not get cited as frequently are those. www.psian.org/s/Going-Bene...

Do union endorsements make a difference in election campaigns? Daniel Westlake and I weigh in, showing how union satisfaction can amplify the influence of endorsements at the ballot box. theconversation.com/do-union-end... #canlab #cdnpoli #elxn45

👊🇺🇸🔥 Closing in on 24 hours!

16 hrs in... Still going. I understand he's streaming on Tik Tok and MSNBC (?), too. Those who think (as I generally do) the Dems have no fight should tune in. Also, share the link (or a link to your preferred platform). @booker.senate.gov is giving people hope.

I’m not 100% sure abt his objective, but I’m sure it’s right to support @booker.senate.gov as he continues to speak out after around 11 hours.

No words. #niosh #workersafety

Cornell ILR is recruiting a Postdoc in Global Labor and Work - focusing on AI and labor. Deadline May 15, 2025. Please circulate widely! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/program/...

❗️Read “There Is No Place for Us, Working and Homeless in America” by @brian-goldstone.bsky.social We must end the cruelty our system levels against hardworking Americans. And, you will be moved by Brian’s deeply researched, honest storytelling. Join us April 2, 7 pm at @PoliticsProse Wharf

I won't call it tweeting, skeeting, sharing, or even posting when I start my social media platform. I'ma call it 𝙗𝙡𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜. Whereas I recall a time when we engaged in dialog via social media, now we mostly just blurt shit out and move on. [Yup, this is my blurt for today.]