I got fired from my first job after college. It’s now over ten years ago, so I don’t have to tell the story at job interviews any more, but I was well and truly fired from my first real job, and it hurt like hell. My boss called me in to her office, and told me it would be my last day at that job. When I asked why, she gave me a bunch of reasons, some of which seemed accurate, … [Read more...] about How I Got Fired
Women in Business
The Beauty Premium
Ladies, I think we always knew it was the case, but now it’s confirmed. Yes, the workplace is a beauty contest. And there’s a lot of research to back up the uncomfortable reality that attractive people get hired over those less so. And to add insult to injury, beautiful people get paid more, too! Two prominent economists, Markus Mobius of Harvard and Tanya Rosenblat of … [Read more...] about The Beauty Premium
Ladies Who Lunch
Lauren Pheeney Della Monica graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in art history and Spanish Literature in 1995. Lauren completed a program in art connoisseurship at Christie’s, NY. She then worked at an American paintings gallery and at the Citibank Private Bank Art Advisory Service, assisting clients with purchasing fine art and valuing artwork for loan portfolios. As a … [Read more...] about Ladies Who Lunch
Protect Your Passion 2009
It has been said that "the surest way to keep a man in prison is not to let him know he's there." And the surest way to keep a woman from embracing her pure career ambition is to make her believe she's already done it. Don't believe it. Heading into 2009, we women still are not advancing in our careers the way we should. We're not getting the fulfillment we desire or making … [Read more...] about Protect Your Passion 2009
Designing Between the Lines
I love, live and breathe fashion. I pick season’s colors, watch fashion trends, travel to Paris to source fabrics, and I sketch constantly. Ah yes, and read fashion magazines and shop whenever possible. All in the name of work. Lucky? Definitely. Absolutely! But getting here was a journey, and one that required a complete re-working of my ideas about career and … [Read more...] about Designing Between the Lines