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Sleepwalking Your Way to the Top May. 02, 2024
You've heard it all before. If you want to get ahead in your career, you have to work hard. Well, ho... Read More
The Transitional State of Women Apr. 28, 2024
I can't remember how I got suckered into going to Girls State. I didn't run for student council and ... Read More
Just a Normal Ride Along Apr. 21, 2024
Officer Castaneda was already waiting for me at the front as I pulled up. "She's mine," she called ... Read More
Navigating the Bloodbath of Mosquito Season Apr. 20, 2024
The morning of the reaping, I was so smug. I thought: Have fun at your meetings, suckers of the corp... Read More
Disturbing News for Your Boss Apr. 18, 2024
It's the law, or it soon could be. According to legislation proposed by San Francisco Assembly Memb... Read More
I Yam What I Yam Apr. 17, 2024
Call it a spud spat or tater tiff, but in the back offices of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory C... Read More
Seek Out the Change-Makers, Not Just the Young Apr. 14, 2024
I had a meeting with young activists last week. They each had prepared statements and a binder with ... Read More
Testing a Driverless Future in a Tesla Apr. 13, 2024
There are times when I want to move into a cottage and scold neighborhood children, wagging a crooke... Read More
1 Question Stands Between You and Career Success Apr. 11, 2024
Think of it as a quiz show. Answer one question correctly and you win a ginormous salary, a panoply... Read More
Happy To Be Here. Or There. Apr. 10, 2024
The financial advice outlet WalletHub has issued its annual list of the top 25 happiest cities in th... Read More
The Wrinkles of Legacy Apr. 07, 2024
A long time ago, a colleague from several jobs ago took a leap in vulnerability over lunch. She expl... Read More
The Timeless Satisfaction of the Middle Finger Apr. 06, 2024
Anyone who sits through enough public meetings knows the audience archetypes. There are the single-i... Read More
Undressing for Success Apr. 04, 2024
The toes knows. That's what I have to say about the biggest threat facing your career today. Toes. ... Read More
Hormonal Treatments Making a Comeback -- With a Twist Apr. 03, 2024
In the early 2000s, hormonal treatments for menopause fell out of favor, but they appear to be rebou... Read More
Kids Are Smarter Than Us, and Other Facts on Social Media Bans Mar. 30, 2024
Come, come into my awkward live chat. Let's discuss social media as moderators bounce the bots, ince... Read More
Call In Sick. It's the Healthy Thing To Do. Mar. 28, 2024
This country is sick. I'm not talking about politics. I'm talking sick — as in Kleenex and Sud... Read More
Unvested Interest Mar. 27, 2024
Since the 1920s, a visit to the dentist involving X-rays has meant both patients and staff being dra... Read More
Fishing in the Tainted Pond of Politics Mar. 23, 2024
My state ghosted the primary. Well, not everyone did, but more than enough did to make turnout hist... Read More
Pollen, Cold or COVID? Let's Play Spring Mad Libs Mar. 23, 2024
During an (adjective) stroll through the park on a sunny March, I was overcome by a series of violen... Read More
Find the Toxic Employee. I Dare You. Mar. 21, 2024
Bored at work? Here's a fun game you can play. It's called, "Find the Toxic Employee." A toxic empl... Read More
