We live in a world where speed is key. Everything has to be bigger, better, faster and so on. Time is money, so no one can afford to wait for anything. Unfortunately this development has enabled e-mail to become ridiculously over-used(abused?). We all know that e-mail forwards can get you in trouble. Everyone has heard about the person who forwarded a nasty e-mail about their … [Read more...] about Don’t Forward That Email to Me!
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She Works Hard for the Money…so Hard for it Honey!
My name is Monica Favela George and I have a problem. I LOVE shoes. So much that I have risked my entire financial well being on launching my own shoe line. I did not work for anyone else in this biz before taking what I now realize is a much bigger leap than expected. The down side: my life is chock-full o' work, cash flow is a big worry, and I need to clone myself to get … [Read more...] about She Works Hard for the Money…so Hard for it Honey!
How I Got Fired
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
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
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