Elaine Meyer

Writer and comms person - cities, work, health, tech. Content @miurbanchicago

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

@PipeDreamTC It's like they're trying to pander to their imagining of Middle America. The baby pressure, the overkill of certain moments from the show (Tiffany loves to sleep!), the lame marriage jokes ("Even in married life, we have to sleep on the couch from time to time." SHUT UP)

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

@whartonswords @Martha_Gill @alysdenby So true! I wonder if these people who call women "picky" have online dated recently. Men who really don't have it together have much higher standards for looks/body type, status, age, in my experience.

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

@Martha_Gill And recognizing that we are experiencing a larger "loneliness epidemic" in which for many reasons it is hard to establish the kind of intimate, connected, trust bonds that make parenthood feel like a safe choice for many

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

@Martha_Gill Doesn't seem like a "luxury" so much as a "rational actor" decision. Making it easier for women to be single parents is good. Also, help men be good partners, flex work schedules, less $ childcare, alternate models than nuclear family, not pathologizing childless/free ppl.

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

@shazrasul @chicago If it makes you feel better, it'll take maybe a little more time to contest it as to write a tweet :). I contested a ticket last year for a similar thing — no registration, even though my registration just hadn't been sent by the state — and it was very easy.

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

Job flexibility has made it possible for more ppl to work. Here are the stories of ppl who told me how async work has made it possible for them to work & parent, take care of their mental or physical health, or accommodate being neurodivergent. @TwistWork https://t.co/xaePqo00Fg

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

@tibotiber @doist @margaridamouta Thanks, @tibotiber !

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

@missmulrooney Maybe not as much as cake, but oh yeah! Fortunately, it's not zero sum with desserts! :)

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

@spiketvviewer Don't worry... spoiler alert...there's so much grocery store in the actual film.

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

@spiketvviewer the Noah Baumbach movie version will make you love it even more

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

@NabeelaAkh @poornabell 100%

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

@sorenable So glad you found it useful, Søren!

[FlohGro @FlohGro]

@emeyer5 busted 9 #productivity myths in a great read on the @doist blog: https://t.co/y58ZWKSYvC

Thanks for those great advices - here are my personal highlights https://t.co/rhPgF3G6cl

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

@taylormooresays I'm in @FSP_NWU which co-led the coalition that helped pass this in NYC and we want to bring this in Chicago next year. Would love to work with you on it.

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

@annehelen Nextdoor, the social media respite from Twitter & Instagram, until it isn't.

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

Thank you @carlheastie and @joinjoyner for listening to freelancers and moving Freelance Isn’t Free through the NY Assembly. This bill will help end late payment, ensure thousands of freelancers get basic workplace protections, & set a new precedent that other states can follow.

[Elaine Meyer @emeyer5]

New York freelancers, you are *this* close to actual legal protections for getting paid on-time & in-full & setting a model for the rest of the US. Tweet, email, & call Speaker @CarlHeastie & Labor Cmtee Chair @JoinJoyner & tell them to pass #FreelanceIsntFree now @FSP_NWU

[Freelancers Union @freelancersu]

New York City has recovered over $2.1 million in late and stolen payment, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. @joinjoyner and @carlheastie need to pass Freelance Isn’t Free and empower the Department of Labor to help thousands of freelancers recover the pay they’re owed.

[onedailynugget @onedailynugget]

Many people fantasize about leaving their jobs to become travel bloggers, life coaches, or surf instructors in Bali. Should you take the plunge? @emeyer5 argues that we need honest and realistic advice from those who have actually done it. @doist https://t.co/odWj2gp3xY