How to job hunt when you’re pregnant

May 30th, 2005

I am pregnant. Due on June 21.
The last time I had a baby was not a great moment in the history of gender discrimination in America. For one thing, as soon as I announced I was pregnant, my editor at a business magazine fired me and recommended that I “try writing for women's magazines.”
I also …

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The new generation gap: Xers and Ys

Posted to: Knowing yourself | Office Politics | Self-management

May 21st, 2005

In the olden days, ten years ago, when I was a dot-com upstart displacing workers twice my age, I could hear people grumble about the workplace behavior of Generation X: We demanded foosball tables, non-hierarchical structure, tons of authority and exciting projects. In exchange, we worked extremely hard and fast, played well in teams, and …

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Moving back home with your parents is a good career move

Posted to: Finding a career | Job Hunt | Money | Productivity

May 15th, 2005

In the list of what's hot and what's not, blowing all your money on an overpriced apartment is out and sleeping on the twin bed at your parents' house is in. Bobby Jackson is a senior at Williams College who will graduate this June. He will move back to Washington, D.C. after graduation and look …

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Career change is inevitable, so plan for it

May 7th, 2005

Everyone should plan for a change in career. Statistically, you are likely to wish you could change. Financially, you are likely to be too scared to take action, unless you plan for change early, before you want to make a leap.
Today people start working when they are 22 and don't stop until they are 65 …

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Preparing for a layoff

Posted to: Money | Office Politics

May 3rd, 2005

My husband is probably about to be laid off. It's a touchy topic, though, and he is not very chatty about it, so I am left to guess. What he has told me is that that his company is out of money, but the CEO thinks she might be able to drum up more funds …

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