corporate woman sits in red office chair in front of computer - is it ergonomically comfortable for petites?
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Petite Office Ergonomics (and: How Does Your Office Handle Ergonomics?)

If you’re petite and your office desk is too tall for you — enough that it’s causing you pain while you work — how much is your employer required to do to make your desk/chair setup more ergonomic? What if you work at a nonprofit? Reader A asks… I wonder if you could address what my work place is required to do…

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Forget Me Not: Business Travel
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Forget Me Not: Business Travel

Here’s a fun question that is hopefully hypothetical: what are you most afraid of forgetting for business travel? What would you go out and buy immediately if you realized you had forgotten it? For me the answer is always my makeup bag. (Or, when I was nursing, some vital pump part.)  It’s hard to forget…

The Best Towels
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The Best Towels

Which are the best towels? What factors should matter? Last month we talked about the best sheets for the home — and today we’re looking at the best towels. Reader K wonders… Hi Kat, again, love your blog. I am curious as to whether you and the readers have found THE BEST towels. I am ready to do this…

Are Skirts and Dresses Unprofessional? | Corporette
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Are Skirts and Dresses Unprofessional?

Are skirts and dresses unprofessional? What if you have a boss who has a firm opinion, one way or the other? What if you have a boss who forbids YOU from wearing dresses and skirts, when other women in the office can and do? Reader A wonders… I recently started a new job in a creative…