Finding Your Work Tribe, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:26am
I was thinking at some point this week – maybe walking to work, maybe reading an email from an old colleague, maybe after a joking
December 8, 2012
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Category: Career
You Never Know What You’ll Learn At A Conference, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:32am
Sigh. Let’s enjoy a moment of quiet. To be precise, a moment of refrigerator hum complete with disturbing rattle. We’ll ignore domestic disturbances. I was
December 1, 2012
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What To Wear To A Job Interview In Midlife
The wonderful Dejà Pseu invited me to post with her on the topic of job interview attire. She’s done the same today, and you can
September 6, 2012
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Career
Does Women’s Television Workwear Mean Anything? Anything At All?
Nobody expects women on television to dress as they do in real life. At least not in the USA. Especially not working women. Female FBI
August 2, 2012
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A Small Work Wardrobe That Doesn’t Bore The Beejesus Out Of Me
I’ve been at my new job for 9 months now. And I believe I have pretty much settled on a work wardrobe. It’s not very
July 12, 2012
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Career
Some Days You Don’t Want To Live Up To Your Clothes. Am I Right?
Some days I just don’t want to live up to my clothes. Perhaps the physical fails. My hair isn’t clean enough, my eyes not bright,
May 24, 2012
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9 War-Weary Requirements For Doing A Good Job
I’ve been working for 34 years now. I took time off to stay home with kids but, as anyone who’s been the primary caregiver for
April 28, 2012
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Career
Building Attractive: Let’s Talk Hair
I got a haircut recently. I love my hair guy. And at last, in Building Attractive, we enter the realms of relative frivolity. My friends,
April 17, 2012
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Evolving The Warm Weather Work Uniform
Anyone else stalking the retail jungle for a warm weather uniform? I’ve been yanking cashmere v-necks up over my head, rapidly, a lot of late.
April 10, 2012
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9 Quintessential Lessons About Jobs, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:53am
It’s wet here in Northern California, perhaps we’ll avoid the threatening drought. I love rain, it’s like the world’s taking care of you. Speaking of
March 24, 2012
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Career
A Business Casual Uniform For Women, Borrowing From Neckties
There’s nothing so useful as a uniform. Get up, consider what to wear for all of 3 minutes, go. And there’s little so difficult as
February 14, 2012
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Career
Doing Everything That Matters At Once, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:47am
I’d like to write something cogent about working, or identity, or even my worries about whether to water roses in the winter. On the other
January 14, 2012
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