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Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cashiers or food service workers. There are millions of jobs in these professions, but their average wages are paltry, amounting to less than half the pay of the average American worker, according to just-released data by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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While the highest-paid jobs in the country are concentrated in the medical field (though there are dozens of jobs that pay six-figure incomes in a wide array of professions), America's lowest-paid positions are predominantly in retail and food service.

The average American earns $44,410 annually, according to the latest BLS ranking of some 800 positions. Most of these jobs, on theRead More »from 10 Worst-Paid Jobs in America

Don't tell me the economy is bad. I have/had an opening for a secretary. I fired my full time secretary in October 2010. She had made twenty thousand dollars worth of mistakes in a year. This was mostly my fault since we were starting our own business and she claimed she knew everything about dental billing. I took her word for it since I knew nothing. I only knew how to fix teeth, not run a business. Long story short, she got fired and I wised up and had someone come to our office for $100 an hour to teach us how to run our business.

Anyway, I quickly realized I couldn't do it all. I needed a front desk receptionist. So we posted to Monster.com. We spent $250 on a 30 day ad. There were 311 views and only three resumes?

Not to mention we called two of them and one was a no show after she confirmed the date, time and place of the interview the day before. The other girl wanted more than my existing staff with no experience.

Since we fired our receptionist, word got around and we had

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Photo: Marko Metzinger/Studio D By Adam Glassman

Shorts at work are a hotly contested topic, and rightly so-I've seen women go very wrong wearing them. Even in jobs with relaxed dress codes, shorts often make you look ready for the beach rather than a meeting. But they can be done right (especially given this season's longer, sleeker styles), if you're careful.

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1. Try dressy silk crepe or sturdy stretch cotton; avoid flimsy cotton voile and wrinkly linen.

2. Shorts should have a plain, full cut-like trousers-and hit just above the knee.

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3. Think of shorts as you would a skirt. I like them with a pretty blouse, blazer, and bold jewelry. Add wedges or pumps, or patent leather or metallic flats.

Left: Club Monaco, $130; 212-459-9863. Right: Diane von Furstenberg, $245; 646-486-4800.

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I was flipping through a magazine the other day and noticed that Dr. Scholl's has a couple of products just for fashionable girls like us -- products that I now HAVE TO HAVE.

The first is a pair of cheap, foldable, rollable flats that fit in a clutch and come inside their own tiny bag.

Her Fast Flats are just $12.99 at Walgreens, and they really make it possible for you to wear impossibly high heels and actually get where you need to go, pain-free.

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But that's not all that's out there to make your stilettos more comfortable ...

Dr. Scholl's Her High Heel (Walgreens, $11.99) is a set of insoles created specifically for shoes that are 2 inches and higher. They're designed to be invisible under your foot and I'm dying to try a pair!

Speaking of making heels wearable, I have GOT to get a few pairs of these Heavenly Heelz (Foot Petals, $6.95-$18.95). These heel pads adhere to the back of your

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by Janet Fowler

If you've got outstanding relationship-building skills, or if you've mastered the art of networking, there are some careers that you might be particularly suited to. Careers that are built upon relationships require that employees are able to build and maintain a client base. Being personable, able to remember the fine details, and having the confidence to market yourself are all important aspects of these careers. If you're considering a career move that makes use of your keen interpersonal skills, be sure to consider the following jobs. (To help you with networking, read 4 Career Networking Tips That Work.)
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1. Real Estate Agent
A good real estate agent must build rapport with their clients and be sensitive to the needs of the buyers and sellers they represent. Buying or selling a home is a major financial decision, and no one wants to trust this kind of transaction to someone they don't feel secure with. Since real estate agents rely largely

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Illustration: Josie JammetBy Suzy Welch

There are a handful of mistakes women bosses tend to make more than men-five, to be exact. Why? The explanation, in each case, has its roots in cultural and social traditions, and maybe even genetics. In the end, understanding why women make these mistakes is less important than understanding how they can avoid them.

First, women bosses mismanage emotional distances. In 1977, when a close family friend first became a boss, she was determined to be taken seriously by her bosses and partners (all men) and her employees (all men except a lone secretary). To do that, she took the only obvious route: She mimicked the classic male boss-tough and authoritative. She wasn't unfriendly to her employees, but she was certainly impersonal. In real life, this woman was none of those things, though she was probably right in assuming that, at the time, the Ice Queen boss was the only persona acceptable for women in leadership roles.

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Today the

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By Entrepreneur Melissa Evans for GalTime.com
It's an age-old mindset: if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself! And because your business is your baby, you make all the decisions pertaining to it. You see it as your responsibility to protect. You believe if you are not there, the building might just come crashing down… so you scramble around your office, half possessed.

If this were a psychological disorder, it would be paranoia.

While you have a handful of staff who diligently report for duty, you refuse to delegate work because you cannot trust that they will do a good job, or at least do the job as well as you. In turn, they hesitate to take charge because you will rue the day they were born if they do so. What we end up having here is an overworked boss and very relaxed staff.

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