Work + Money

Should you pay for your date?

nospam@example.com (Work It, Mom!) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:04:14 -0700

Kristin Darguzas writes about parenting, single Motherhood, and other neuroses at Work It Mom!

We’re sitting on a rooftop patio in a chic section of downtown, the ocean breeze rummaging through our hair, the sun setting on the mountains. My son is at home with his beloved Unky, undoubtedly in his underwear, glorying in doing Guy Stuff: eating popcorn and watching 'Shrek' for the seven hundred billionth time.

We’ve just finished eating a vast array of sushi, my dinner date and I, and as I finish the last of my water, our waiter drops off the billfold and tells us to have a good night.

“Thank you,”I say, and reach automatically for the bill.

Want to work from home to earn cash without a commute?

nospam@example.com (Tory Johnson) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:13:32 -0700

As the workplace contributor on ABC’s Good Morning America, I do a lot of reporting on working from home. It’s a topic I hadn’t thought much about until two years ago when Diane Sawyer said she’d champion my efforts to find legitimate ways for our audience to do just that. I jumped at the chance to meet her challenge.

college at 41 yrs old

nospam@example.com () — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:16:09 -0700

Yes, I am 41yrs old and I just finished signing up for college courses. Am I Crazy or are there more women finding they finally have time to further their careers? I am excited and scared at the same time! I would love to hear from other women who have done this or is thinking about doing this!

Would You Respect A "Stay-At-Home Wife"?

nospam@example.com () — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:45:21 -0700

According to the experts who study these things, more and more married women are opting out of the work force when their financial situation allows it, even with no kids to care for. What are they doing with their time? Whatever they want - including charity work, creative projects, even immersing...

Want to change things at work? Take risks!

nospam@example.com (Michele Zipp, WorkingMother.com) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:10:57 -0700

A dispatch from Working Mother’s annual multicultural women conference. Working Mother Media strives to highlight the most important issues in the workplace for multicultural women: the changing face of business, strategic alliances and unity, trust, and authenticity. It’s something that strikes...

Internships Are Not Just for Your Teenager, They are for YOU!

nospam@example.com (Back on the Career Track) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:59:56 -0700

The latest development in the career reentry arena is the unpaid internship. Three new programs feature internships, and we think this is only the beginning. One employer is offering them directly, and two universities are offering them as part of a larger career reentry program. With a little ingenuity and chutzpah, you can create one for yourself too.

The Productivity Pro: Pacing Your Energy

nospam@example.com (Laura Stack, www.TheProductivityPro.com) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:36:24 -0700

Even if you start out the day with plenty of fuel, you may eventually feel that energy slipping away. You can be zipping along just fine, then -- Boom! -- you hit what sports enthusiasts call "the wall." How well you handle your energy budget will determine whether you break through the...

Leaving the working world? Look out for P.I.S.S.: Post-Institutional Stress Syndrome

nospam@example.com (The Staff at wowOwow.com) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:39:07 -0700

by Elisabeth Coleman

But when the company told me it was time to wrap it up, I was actually relieved. I had been there long enough. I had survived 9/11 — my office was right across from Ground Zero — and it had taken its toll on me. I wanted to tackle some personal projects while I was still young enough to do so.

I did my homework on what next to look out for. The literature told me to: have a good financial plan (I did); have a positive outlook (did); exercise (did); and eat right (didn’t). I was to get a new hobby (aaargh) and become a volunteer (right, later).

Nothing, however, prepared me for the changes I went through in the first six months. I felt free, exhilarated, blessed with boundless opportunities. But also disassociation, sleep problems, stressful relationships. I realized that I was experiencing some form of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome; I called it “Post-Institutional Stress Syndrome!” As in “PISS.”

Working Momspiration: Alisyn Camerota

nospam@example.com (Michele Zipp, WorkingMother.com) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:31:42 -0700

Three kids under the age of four! That’s no problem for FOX & Friends’ Alisyn Camerota…well, sort of. On-air Alisyn always looks pulled together and perfect. But her family balancing act is admittedly not without its faults. “I don’t sleep much,” she tells us. Though no one could tell...