Allison Pugh

And that dynamic is common in many different kinds of jobs, not just the ones that have articulated how important relationships are.

So you can force yourself to learn, even though you hate that teacher and they're not really seeing you and you're sitting in the back of the class. You can kind of roll that rock up the hill, but it's not going to be a pleasant or joyful experience. And also, you probably won't go as far as you could go. And that's true in many different fields.

So you can force yourself to learn, even though you hate that teacher and they're not really seeing you and you're sitting in the back of the class. You can kind of roll that rock up the hill, but it's not going to be a pleasant or joyful experience. And also, you probably won't go as far as you could go. And that's true in many different fields.

So you can force yourself to learn, even though you hate that teacher and they're not really seeing you and you're sitting in the back of the class. You can kind of roll that rock up the hill, but it's not going to be a pleasant or joyful experience. And also, you probably won't go as far as you could go. And that's true in many different fields.

Exactly. Yeah.

Exactly. Yeah.

Exactly. Yeah.

Absolutely. This concept of connective labor, I'm really thinking of it can be deployed for all kinds of reasons. So it could be deployed for well-being, as the teachers or the therapists might do. But it could also be... Deployed for like persuasion, you could say, and that might be the sales people or it could be deployed for control.

Absolutely. This concept of connective labor, I'm really thinking of it can be deployed for all kinds of reasons. So it could be deployed for well-being, as the teachers or the therapists might do. But it could also be... Deployed for like persuasion, you could say, and that might be the sales people or it could be deployed for control.

Absolutely. This concept of connective labor, I'm really thinking of it can be deployed for all kinds of reasons. So it could be deployed for well-being, as the teachers or the therapists might do. But it could also be... Deployed for like persuasion, you could say, and that might be the sales people or it could be deployed for control.

And that might be as, you know, the hostage negotiator or the detective or, you know. So many of those jobs, I'm sure you can hear, are occupied by men. So I think, for instance, lawyers definitely need this. Judges need this. And many of those are occupied by men.

And that might be as, you know, the hostage negotiator or the detective or, you know. So many of those jobs, I'm sure you can hear, are occupied by men. So I think, for instance, lawyers definitely need this. Judges need this. And many of those are occupied by men.

And that might be as, you know, the hostage negotiator or the detective or, you know. So many of those jobs, I'm sure you can hear, are occupied by men. So I think, for instance, lawyers definitely need this. Judges need this. And many of those are occupied by men.

People would definitely come up to me afterward and say, you know, I'm a nurse and thank God that you're writing about this because I need to be able to go back to my employer and say, you know, I'm doing more than bedpans. I'm doing more than, you know, medication products. timing. You know, this is important work of sitting and seeing the patient, you know, or the client.

People would definitely come up to me afterward and say, you know, I'm a nurse and thank God that you're writing about this because I need to be able to go back to my employer and say, you know, I'm doing more than bedpans. I'm doing more than, you know, medication products. timing. You know, this is important work of sitting and seeing the patient, you know, or the client.

People would definitely come up to me afterward and say, you know, I'm a nurse and thank God that you're writing about this because I need to be able to go back to my employer and say, you know, I'm doing more than bedpans. I'm doing more than, you know, medication products. timing. You know, this is important work of sitting and seeing the patient, you know, or the client.

And they felt, I suppose they felt seen themselves, but it felt like it had important potential impact for them in their conversations about their work.

And they felt, I suppose they felt seen themselves, but it felt like it had important potential impact for them in their conversations about their work.

And they felt, I suppose they felt seen themselves, but it felt like it had important potential impact for them in their conversations about their work.

Yeah, they definitely used the word magic to describe what they saw of the effects of seeing patients or students. You know, people definitely would come up and describe it as magical. I think they use that word because we don't really understand it well. It's tied to this invisibility in that there's this really important...