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Hello all... I was just wondering if any of you ever felt like you just wanted to give up... on men/women, jobs, & going out, or do you just wanted to stay home and shut the world out totally. I am just getting tired of being the nice one.... what am I doing wrong with my…
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Pregnant women face discrimination in the workplace. It's a fact. It's as bad as the state of our
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I guess this place is replacing the old 360...oh well. I blog in several places and am ready to quit writing in them all. As of yesterday, I lost my job...or rather, got laid off...with $8 in my pocket, and a deficit in my bank account and no gasoline and half a pack of smokes left...no…
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DO: Send an
email that reads, "I've really enjoyed working with you,
and I wish you all the best," advises Lucinda Holdforth,
author of Why Manners Matter: The Case for Civilized Behavior
in a Barbarous World. DON'T: Send an
email that… Read More »
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by Sasha Emmons The scary meeting request went out, and had us all of us fretting. One of my pregnant colleagues was especially grim. “You won’t be laid off,” I reassured her, “They don’t lay off pregnant women.” (She didn’t know it yet, but I was a few weeks behind her in my own… Read More »
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By Michelle Cutter
Even with the hope that now President Obama inspires, I have to say that I've never felt such trepidation about the future. I was brought up in a middle class family, where both my parents were teachers. My sister and I were taught that if we…
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Last Saturday night I did something I haven’t since losing my job last November. I saw a movie in a theatre. From all the second-guessing I did beforehand, you’d think I was about to head to a GM dealership and buy a car.
I cut out almost all indulgences when I was laid off last November. There was so much uncertainty about the future, everything was up for question. Movies were out. Along with any other entertainment, like concerts, clubs, etc. Meals out of the house too. Along with new clothes, bottled water delivery, twice-weekly dog walker, extra cable channels and phone features and new stuff of any kind. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (7) | Blog
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Last Wednesday seemed like any other day...I clocked in, I did my daily duties, and two minutes before clocking out the boss says " can I see you in my office for a moment. " I have to admit I wasn't expecting it at that exact moment. I mean I did kind of see it… Read More »
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