Ah, time off. It’s that time of the year when the office starts emptying, as folks start to use up the rest of their vacation time. Even this past Friday I noticed the office was much quieter than usual, and I expect this week to be even worse. Many people take the last two weeks, […]
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The other day on Facebook I noticed an article from NPR’s “Dear Sugar Radio” about a woman who didn’t want to be the breadwinner in her marriage anymore. From the title alone, my first thought was “UGH!”. I wrote about some of the annoying media around stay at home dads and breadwinning women back in
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Work. Unless you’re financially independent, or already retired, you likely spend most of your time at work. It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day business, hustle, and bustle of whatever it is that you do for a living. But when was the last time you sat down and thought about the larger
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Working Women Wednesdays gives you tips, tricks, and information about being a successful working mom in corporate America. Today’s post is about negotiation. Negotiations. Many of us hate them. But we all have to do them once in a while. A new car. A raise. A new project, or job. Negotiating successfully is a key
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Story time – once worked with someone who was constantly leaving early, working from home, and needing to take off work for various “emergencies”. She would work from home without letting anyone know, so when people went to find her they couldn’t. She would say she was working from home, but then when people would
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Working Women Wednesdays gives you tips, tricks, and information about being a successful working mom in corporate America. Speaking in public. It’s many peoples worse fear – even worse than death. For 19% of people speaking in public is their top fear, but death comes in second place at 16%. According to Psychology Today, the
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