Money would be better

Carpooling can be a wonderful thing . If you alternate, it saves you money on gas, it helps the environment, and it gives you a way to bond with your coworkers. Many work relationships are formed on the way to and from work. Commuting is something you have to do anyway, and it gives you a chance to chat about the goings-on of your workplace. But if the carpooling arrangement gets to be too one-sided, things can go wrong. Going to work can be a sacred time to gather yourself and your thoughts be…

I've CC'd your manager for vis

Anyone who's looking for a job right now could tell you that it's rough out there. Finding a job can be a difficult, arduous task, especially if you're just starting. You quickly find out that you'll have to do some pretty major compromising. You might have to work for less money than expected, you might have to do something a little outside of your interests, and you might have to commute farther than ideal. It's part and parcel of figuring out a new work situation. But you find out which comp…

Back to work

The colder months are back, and so are our stiff joints.

Sometimes, you say "I quit!" in your head just to feel something.

Everyone needs rest, it's a non-negotiable . You need time to sleep, absolutely. That's a given. But you also need time to rest your mind from work. You need days where nobody outside of your family asks anything of you, and you can just spend time doing things you enjoy doing. Perhaps you're into needlepoint, or perhaps you're in a flag football league. Whatever it is, you need unstructured time to feed those parts of yourself. And work isn't allowed to swoop in and take that away from you. Th…

Back to work

Good for her

It's the perfect time for a break

Interviewing for a job is one of the most nerve-racking experiences we all must go through. Having to sell yourself to a stranger on the spot is not something that most of us are comfortable with. You come with your talking points, ready to run through your work history and share your skills, and you hope that nerves don't overtake you when you get there. Unless you're a psycho, the commute to the interview is most likely an unpleasant experience, full of anticipation and anxiety. So when you f…

is it time to leave the office yet?

Common sense is not that common in this company

The first rule of teaching is to lie!

Every household has its own way of dividing the housework among family members. Some parents view housework as an important lesson for their kids, so they make sure their kids are just as involved in house chores as they are, making it easier for the kids when they go off and live independently. Other parents don't mind if their kids do not take part in chores and allow them to learn their ways when they are older and live on their own, which they argue is also a way of preparing them for the r…