Office appearance and behavior has changed since the recession. People are going into work earlier and staying later, which means that something’s gotta give. That something has got to mean that people are spending less time in the bathroom. Years ago I knew a guy who spent a lot of time in the bathroom before going [...]
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Everybody needs a good pickup line, whether you’re picking up a man or woman, or applying for a job. When we lived in a more verbal word, our voices got a much more vigorous workout to fulfill our desires. In today’s flat-screen society, we rely too much on the keyboard and canned responses that we forward [...]
Thursday, September 3, 2009
ANN’S NOTE: Ann lands a national TV interview on FOX Business Happy Hour, Friday, Sept. 4, between 5:20 and 5:30 PM EST. Miss it? Catch her on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7 at 10:45 AM EST on the Louisiana Radio Network (WRKF), an NPR affiliate. Read the press release that got her the gigs. Jobs end abruptly, as [...]
Friday, August 28, 2009
The one thing about drinking wine is that I lose my train of thought. Sometimes, that’s not such a bad idea, but other times, darn it, oh, yes, now I remember. Transitions. Writing a great transition is one of the hardest things to do in journalism. I am going through a transition, but I don’t know where [...]
Thursday, August 20, 2009
You’ve heard this advice from career counselors: If you’ve been unemployed for a while, now is the time to reinvent yourself. Well, that’s sort of what Girl On the Brink is doing. But I’d rather splash a drop of Yosh’s White Flowers perfume between my breasts as I type on my keyboard with a glass of pinot [...]
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
I’m not at all interested in guys 20 years younger than me, even though I’ve heard, and this makes a lot of sense to me, that they have better blood flow. Younger men don’t run out of energy until late in the middle of the night, and that’s one reason to recommend them. But I can’t [...]
Monday, August 17, 2009
When I am so lucky to do a bit of temping, I arrive, primed in appearance, and men check me out. Since my assignments take me to different places, I get to be the new girl in the cube. When you become part of a new group, everybody adjusts in some way. Being a woman, I can tell [...]
Sunday, August 16, 2009
We change jobs. Why can’t we change our names and job titles to make them more attractive? For my next job, I want a star name and title. For me, a plain Jane name, such as Debbie Smith, won’t do. I find that staid, safe and forgettable. I’m bent on finding a vivacious vixen name that HR [...]
Friday, August 14, 2009
In your professional life, there’s going to be ups and downs. You should be moving forward, however, earning more money and more responsibility. In other words, every job should be better than the last. That’s the way it’s been with me, both professionally and romantically. I had a starter husband, and that was okay for that [...]
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Throughout my professional career, I’ve either worked for myself or small companies. But it’s often scary because small companies can go belly up any day. I’m tired of that. This time, I want a company that’s well endowed. I know people say size doesn’t matter. But it does. While a small, new company can be exhilarating to [...]
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