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Lucy Thackray

No, this job is not 'beneath me'. I should know, I applied for it

We need to talk about the gulf between the moves mid-level creatives are looking to make in their careers right now, and what employers...

Lucy Thackray

RBG, Mrs America, and the search for Britain's political 'sheroes'

I regret to say I had only really taken an interest in the life and work of the late Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the year...

Lucy Thackray

I regret to inform you that the reply guys are at it again

Yesterday, I sent what I thought was a fun tweet about the new social restrictions (rumoured to be around for the next six months). It...

Lucy Thackray

Funemployment? Why not everyone craves unstructured free time

There's a trend, I've noticed, for my millennial peers making light of periods of unemployment by nicknaming it 'funemployment'. Maybe...

Lucy Thackray

One last sip: why I'll miss the Thirst Aid Kit podcast

There should be one of those dense German words for the glazed look that descends upon a podcast-free person when a podcast fan starts...