Readers, what do you think are the best ways to stay engaged in your career? Do the answers change if you’re in a lockstep system like BigLaw? What do you think are the benefits to staying engaged?
3 Ways to Stay Engaged In Your Career
Work-Life Balance
Seeking work-life balance? Below are some of our most recent discussions on working women can find balance in their busy lives.
What Career and Lifestyle Changes Are You Making in 2022?
Are you reassessing your career and lifestyle in major ways right now? Is it in response to the pandemic, politics, climate change, a newfound understanding of yourself, or more?
How to Ask Your Job Interviewer about Work-Life Balance
Wondering how to ask your job interviewer about work-life balance? We’ve got some thoughts…
Disengaging Instead of Quitting (vs. Leaning Out vs. Work-Life Balance)
Have you ever disengaged from work instead of quitting? Where are the boundaries between disengaging, leaning out, and having healthy work/life balance — and is there business etiquette associated with them?
Has It Gotten Harder to Be a Woman Attorney?
A commenter asked: do you think it has gotten harder to be a woman attorney? Let’s discuss further…
How Have You Kept Work-Life Boundaries When You Work From Home?
How has your attitude towards working “off hours” changed in the past year or so? What work-life boundaries are you putting up to keep work from becoming 24/7?
Boundary Rituals When You Work From Home
I always follow this ONE ritual to help me separate “work” and “play” when I’m working from home…
Work-Life Boundaries: Rituals and Other Ways to Separate Your Work and Personal Life
I just heard a speaker talking about the importance of boundary rituals for doctors — little habits and rituals that set work-life boundaries to keep your work and personal life separated. I knew exactly what she was talking about, and thought it was such an interesting way of phrasing it — and I thought it … Read More about Work-Life Boundaries: Rituals and Other Ways to Separate Your Work and Personal Life
When Is a Lower Salary Worth It — And What Will You Put Up With For a Higher Salary?
Here’s a fun question for today: when, if ever, would you take a job with a lower salary — when is a lower salary worth it to you, and to what extent? Put another way: what are you willing to put up with for higher pay? {related: how to find jobs with low hours and … Read More about When Is a Lower Salary Worth It — And What Will You Put Up With For a Higher Salary?
Resolutions for 2017 – What Are Yours?
A great roundup of posts to help you look more polished, appreciate more and stress less, organize, grow your career, socialize more, save more, pay down debt, learn about personal finance, eat better, and move more!
Making Time for Therapy
Reader C has a great question about work/life balance — and keeping a standing therapy appointment without being perceived as lazy. I can’t wait to hear the readers’ tips on making time for therapy! Here’s her question: Hi! I’m a newer BigLaw associate. The stress of the job has caused my mental health to take … Read More about Making Time for Therapy
Answering Work Email at Home
Does your boss send you emails at all hours? Are you expected to respond immediately to answer work email at home — either in a clear “policy” way or in an unspoken, pissy-but-won’t-tell-you-why way? Do you try to draw a line in the sand and purposely not reply during certain hours, even if you get the … Read More about Answering Work Email at Home
