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By Karen Walrond from Work It, Mom!

Several years ago, I was the general counsel of the Software Subsidiary of a Very Large Corporation. Most people at Software Subsidiary knew who I was, and were aware of my job title; conversely, at the time most at Very Large Corporation had no clue who I was.

One day, I was asked to participate as legal counsel for a project at Very Large Corporation. The project involved software and other technology, and since that was my forte, one of my colleagues at Very Large Corporation invited me to be a part of the team, having worked with me once before.

I arrived at the project kick-off meeting, and my colleague wasn’t there; however, 2 men who were engrossed in a private conversation were. One of them saw me enter:

"Hey, honey, could you get us some coffee? Thanks."

My first inclination was to strongly and vociferously express my intense indignation; my second was to explain (with obvious mock patience) who I was. But then, thank goodness, I decided to go with my third instinct:

"Sure," I said. "How would you like it?" Read More »

By Vera Babayeva, originally published on Workitmom.com.

On a Monday morning last month, my live-in nanny pretended to be sick and I naively believed her, and left her alone to get better. (I took my two kids, ages 4 and 1, to my mother). In the evening, I came home and found her copy of the keys in the mailbox and a note on the coffee table.

I was angry, lost, shocked, and excited. Excited because I thought this was my opportunity to finally work from home. I took Tuesday off. My husband took Wednesday off so I could go to work and ask my boss to work from home while I find a new nanny. At first my boss made me feel that he was doing me the biggest favor in the world. I felt the same way. Wow, I thought, working from home is a luxury.
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Seems lots of us are taking the lose-the-latte-habit advice to save money to heart. Starbucks announced it is closing 600 stores beginning this year, including the 100 stores it already said it would close.

Ah, but we all need that break the corner Starbucks offers. To take a few minutes to forget about work and all the must-dos. That's what we're buying as we step into the air-conditioned neighborhood coffee house and order a drink made special just for us.

Would you miss your local Starbucks if it were to close, or would you save a ton of bucks or maybe pour them into another local business instead ? Or have you been swearing off the costly stuff for awhile now? Read More »

New lawyer Anna moved to New York to find a job at a prestigious law firm, but she quickly realized that to survive the job hunt, you have to have a few interview tricks up your nicely starched sleeve.

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Utah has become the first state to institute a mandatory four-day work week, according to a USA Today article.

"A good number of the states are encouraging their agencies and managers to offer a four-day work week whenever possible," said Leslie Scott, executive director of the National Association of State Personnel Directors.

The move is designed to save money and energy, and I suspect it will boost morale and possibly productivity. I know plenty of people who work in the private sector who long for this option! Read More »