Leanna Johnson Lee - The Chronic Worker (Page 2)

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Chronically Self-Employed

Special health update: A month of surprises

I'm back! The last few months have been surprising to say the least, from potential new diagnoses to a layoff.

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Chronically Self-Employed

Month 4 Health Update: Trying to find stability

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Chronically Self-Employed

Month 2 and 3 Health Update: Lessons and setbacks

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Month 1 Health Update: Living on the suicidal spectrum (TW/CW)

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I'll be honest, I'm not okay. But I am working on it. (TW/CW: suicide)

I'm current in crisis due to depression and want to keep you all updated. Fair warning though, this gets a bit dark.

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Bodies & Health

What's next for me? The Chronic Worker and other 2024 goals.

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Work & Money

I've been a full-timer for 3 months now. Here's how it's going.

It's time to look back on the first quarter of my first full-time job.

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Bodies & Health

Disabled needs are human needs. Why is that so hard to remember?

I've never been so scared as I was when I became a salaried worker. I'd spent over ten years (my entire professional life) freelancing, first off and on, then full-time. I'd never had PTO, employer-provided insurance, or a boss outside of my

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I need life to just calm the eff down already

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Chronically Self-Employed

Managing energy in chaos when you're chronically ill

It's been, well, another month. Since early September, I have: * Moved from a friend's house to a long-stay hotel * Started a new (and my first) full-time job * Attended a health advocate conference in New Jersey and a girls' trip in Rhode Island * Got

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Work & Money

Surviving my first (ever) week of full-time work

Dear readers, I've had a long week, so please forgive this shorter update. I might be a bit less wordy for the next month or so as I focused on this professional transition. I've never had a full-time job before. In college, I was a

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Work & Money

Who knew working on internalized ableism was a full-time job?

It took applying for a full-time job to realize how much ableism I've internalized over the years. For one, we freelancers are a proud fucking group. We like our freedom, we don't like having to work to someone else's schedule (ironic, I know)