Category: Newsletters

Sous l’angle des médias et des conversations de comptoir, le moral des Français est en berne (inflation, guerre en Ukraine, dérèglement climatique, choc énergétique, réforme des retraites…). Dans ce contexte, il apparait urgent de remettre à l’ordre du jour l’antidote à tous les désespoirs : l’optimisme ! Nous cultivons cet état d’esprit depuis toujours chez Cyllene en préférant voir (ou boire, c’est selon) le verre à moitié plein qu’à moitié vide.

L’optimisme n’est pas une forme de naïveté mais une force dont les bienfaits sont indéniables tant dans
notre vie professionnelle que personnelle. La pauvreté dans le monde recule, la couche d’ozone se reconstitue, les avancées technologiques et scientifiques sont spectaculaires…Osons donc plutôt l’optimisme !

After a scorching summer, let's expect an equally hot autumn with a shortage of just about everything, starting with energy of course - the kind we put in our engines, but obviously also the kind that feeds human beings, since the shortage of resources seems even more glaring than that of petrol, gas or electricity... A shortage that we're trying to stem with a lot of aid and subsidies, but isn't it precisely the opposite that should be practiced in order to revitalize everything?

At last, summer is upon us, and it's shaping up to be just like the old days, with no gauges or masks on public transport, and no vaccination pass... Just like the old days?... Well, not quite, because this strange period of the year has created vocations in the countryside and led to the desertion of night and weekend jobs. The hospital and catering industries are suffering, but people still find it natural to take advantage of their free time to go out for dinner, or to be called in at 3 a.m. with a toothache. So how did people manage in the old days?

Here we are, already at the end of March, and despite the hope linked to the departure of this viral friend who has kept us so busy over the last few years, morale is still not high, with the skies darkening in the east. The world seems to be struggling to shake off its gloom, with talk of stress, psychological support, burn-out, everything is anxiety-provoking without anyone being able to say what ailment they're really suffering from... We're healthy, fed, housed and entertained. Is it reasonable to complain when you compare our daily lives to those of a Ukrainian?