Many young people hate their jobs. Let me rephrase that. Many millenials who grew up being told their whole lives that “if they just try hard enough they could change the world” dislike the fact that after pouring years of sweat into countless semesters of college and endless “save-the-homeless” drives, they are only fetching coffee…
You know who she is. She’s the woman strutting down the street, briefcase in hand, checking her iPhone to make sure she’s not late to her next appointment. She’s the young woman running a blog, speaking on panels and getting published in the latest magazines. She’s the friend who’s always on the move, logging her…
I came up with the title of my book, “Bitch is the New Black,” twice. The first time it was a subconscious thing — a situation tailor-made for a declarative sentence — and then Tina Fey confirmed it during her now notorious SNL sketch in 2008. Months before, I had a conversation with my “white work…
The following phone conversation was one of the last I ever had with a boss. “Helena?” “Yep.” “Oh, hey. Is everything all right?” “Sure is. What’s up?” “Well, I was just wondering, because you weren’t at your desk and no one’s seen you this morning, so –.” “Oh, that’s because I’m at home.” I’m not…
Are you hip to the terms: work-wife, work-husband, work-boyfriend, or work-girlfriend? Well brace yourself… having a Work Spouse is becoming quite the norm in the workplace. Some consider it an innocent term used to identify a coworker of the opposite sex whom shares great workplace synergy. Most work spouses are developed based on a number of…
Did you know that September is “International Update Your Resume Month?” Yeah, me neither. But now that the summer is quickly coming to a close it’s the perfect time to polish up your resume. Whether you’re looking for a job or not, keeping your resume up to date insures it will be one of the…
Our lives move at breakneck speed. Our jobs have demanding deadlines, our families need our attention, and our weekly happy hour with the girls just can’t be missed. But somewhere amid a sea of to-do list items, obligations, and our growing list of goals, we run out of time. So what’s a woman to do?…
