There’s Always Room For More
My mother died in 1991; I was 21 years old and, for all intents and purposes, I should have no longer needed my mother. The problem was, I had been a schmuck of a kid, a wench as a teenager and an arrogant young adult. I offer those depressing nuggets to suggest to you that my mind was not open for her […]
Lean In or Lean Out: Women Are Damned Either Way
A lot of movement has occurred in the last few years to bring greater equality to the workplace for women, but we are still far from an equal environment. Still pressured to not “make waves”, even at events to foster more women in tech, they are encouraged to hold back. When a woman does gain […]
Workers Gave Up $52 Billion In Vacation, is it Time to End 20th Century Vacation Policies?
In 2013 US workers apparently gave up $52.4 billion in unused vacation time, forfeiting 169 million paid days off. Employees who take less vacation feel more stress at work than their more rested counterparts and were not promoted at any faster rate for their increased workload. Many companies are offering “unlimited” vacation plans now, but […]
Happy Halloween! That Psycho Executive Isn’t Just a Costume
It’s Halloween once again and a wonderful opportunity to display our inner desires, fears, and humor. Fourteen years after American Psycho came out, Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale’s character) remains a popular choice for young white men, primarily in the finance industry. While the violent and murderous tendencies are atypical, the disregard for others and the […]
Keeping Your Refrigerator Employees from Spoiling
Because we see things so often, we see them less and less. – Joseph B. Wirthlin I have a friend with a son who plays football. I like football. That’s not to say I totally understand all the rules of the game but nonetheless I do enjoy watching it. When I watch it, I follow […]
Karma will Help Women Get a Raise… If They Ask For It
Last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told a predominantly female crowd at the Grace Hopper Celebration in Computing that by not asking for a raise, they would be creating good karma for themselves and eventually would be rewarded for it. This statement all at once demonstrates a bad understanding of karma, of gender inequalities in […]
