Sharing Experiences…Listening And Learning From One Another
Repost With the 2019 graduation season in full swing, it’s a great time to share thoughts regarding acceptable ways of expressing thanks to those who generously give, either in person or by sending gifts, to graduating family and friends. I was taught that it was not only appropriate, but necessary to send a handwritten thank …
Like it or not, every day we are judged by how we look, how we dress, how we carry ourselves. I’m a Millennial living and working in New York for just over a year. I make the commute from Long Island to Manhattan every day and a large portion of my time and paycheck is …
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It has become a movement! We are hearing more and more women speaking out about sexual harassment. This genie is not going back into the bottle! I'm feeling excited that Generation X and Millennial women are leading the way, feeling empowered to stand up and speak out against this full blown epidemic. Sexual harassment has …
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There's not much that screams "senior" or "technophobe" more loudly in the digital age than an AOL.com email address. You should see the looks I get when I give someone my AOL email address in 2017! I've even been asked on occasion if I have another email I'd prefer to use. Truth be told, I …
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I'm not normally an impatient person, but I can't think of anything that can be more of a time suck than being placed on hold by a company's customer support department for long periods of time, often leading to my disconnecting because I have run out of time and patience. You know you are in …
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There’s something haywire about how women are expected to crunch our most celebrated achievements into a timetable that frequently lasts fewer than 20 years. Find a partner. Raise some chicks. Zoom to the top of your field. Check each box by 50. We may mistake this Acela for our life until it whooshes past, stranding …
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It's back to school time, and my youngest nephew is among the thousands of young people heading off to college.  My nephew was born in 1999, a year that conjures up great memories for me, including our family vacation to Disney World, and Prince's popular song lyrics.  It had never occurred to me until recently that …
Are you a member of Generation X? Â If not, I'm sure they are among your co-workers, friends, and family. Â Look around you. Gen X'ers are turning 50 in large numbers, and they are celebrating big time with extravagant birthday parties and lots of friends. Â While this small generation ( born between 1965 and 1981) has …
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Boomers: Do you want or need to stay in the job market a while longer? Â Whether you plan to work full-time, part-time, free-lance, or have other workplace related goals, staying relevant is the key to being competitive with Millennials. No matter the industry, workers can demonstrate their value by staying up-to-date on relevant advances, not …
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