Where is your office with regard to WFH, vaccines, testing, masking, air filters, reporting and contract tracing, and holiday parties? Let’s have an open thread…
Open Thread: How Is Your Office Handling the Pandemic at This Point?
Career Advice
Below, find some of our recent career advice stories. Have a question for Kat? Check out the Contact page.
How Do You Spend Your Time Working?
How much time do you spend on email, meetings, research, writing, training, admin, and other work-related tasks? What does your task breakdown look like?
Politics… and Resumes
Have you ever put political-related clubs, charities, or activities on your resume? Would you be reluctant to put those on your resume today — or would it depend where you were applying and what the work was?
The Right Way to Take a Mental Health Day
Readers, what say you — what is the right way to take a mental health day? If you’ve taken a mental health day at work, what was your technique? If you manage people, what have you seen others doing that strikes you as the “right way” to take a mental health day?
Generational Divides in the Workplace (aka ARE 37-Year-Olds Afraid of the 23-Year-Olds Who Work For Them?)
Let’s discuss generational divides in the workplace, readers — have you observed a divide between Gen Z and millennials?
What Not to Wear to Work
We’ve talked about how fashion is all over the place lately — so let’s discuss what NOT to wear to work in 2021.
Business Etiquette Fun: Meeting Coworkers IRL When You’ve Only Been Remote
How has business etiquette changed with regards to meeting new coworkers who you’ve only known over Zoom or Slack — or at this point meeting someone you’ve worked with for a year or two in person for the first time?
Interview Coats for Women: The Best Coats to Wear Over a Suit in Winter
Hunting for interview coats for women? These are the best coats to wear over a suit in winter.
Office Life in 2021…
What does your office life look like these days, readers? This is going to vary widely from city to city, industry to industry… so I thought it would be a fun open thread!
How to Manage Your To-Do List at Work
Readers, what are your favorite ways to manage your to-do list at work? How to you organize your tasks and your time so everything gets done?
Office Moms in 2021
How big of a problem do you think “the office mom” role is in your office, where women are often expected to do non-promotable work that isn’t part of their jobs? How has that changed in the past two years?
The Best Books, Movies and More for a Long Weekend
Planning a chill Labor Day weekend? Let’s round up some of our favorite books, TV shows, movies, and more that would be perfect for a long weekend!
