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Coffee Break: Graham Leather Wrap Bracelet

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Gorjana Graham Leather Wrap Bracelet, Yellow/Gray I normally don't like bracelets for the office — they tend to clank against things while you're typing or writing, and even just walking down the hallway with multiple bracelets on can be a major distraction for your coworkers. That said, those problems don't really exist with the leather wrap trend, and I must say I'm kind of liking them. This gray/neon one from Gorjana seems bright, happy, and cool, and I can see it edging up a lot of otherwise conservative outfits. The bracelet is $110 at Neiman Marcus. Gorjana Graham Leather Wrap Bracelet, Yellow/Gray (L-2)

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  1. k-padi

    I have a request for a Bay Area meet-up. I think our next meet-up is scheduled for San Francisco (last one was in Palo Alto).

    Thoughts? Dates? Locations?

    Thanks–I am booked this afternoon so I won’t be responding until later tonight.

      • k-padi

        You know, I am so behind that I haven’t even turned my Kindle on since buying the book on the website.

        It’s a good idea–I’ll add it to the “agenda”. Normally we aren’t a super-highbrow group so Lean In would add some intellectual weight to our discussion. :-) I like that Sheryl Sandburg is “local” and familiar with the tech industry. So it fits the theme of “awesome women who live near each other.”

    • Samantha

      Is lunch on a relaxed Friday a possibility for anyone in SF – downtown or SOMA? Or alternatively, Friday happy hour drinks after work? I’d be down for either of these, and for those that work in the city, they may be convenient options.

      • k-padi

        We have a good mix of people coming from Silicon Valley and the East Bay–so weekday events are tough. Many of the SF residents actually work in the Peninsula and Silicon Valley.

        Unless I’m wrong. Is there a preference for a Happy Hour or Weekday Lunch in SF?

      • I am a banana.

        I would be interested in Friday lunch or HH drinks in downtown/SOMA. I’ve had a hard time making the weekend events work, for some reason.

        Of course, I will also make best efforts to attend a weekend event that works better for the larger group!

    • anonypotamus

      I’m South Bay so unless HH was later on Friday I would have a hard time making it. I would love to come to a Bay Area meetup though! Keep us posted on details!

      • k-padi

        Is this Chia-Pudding-anonypotamus?! If so, we are so having this meet-up. I have to thank you in person!

      • MJ

        Cosign…on Peninsula so getting into the City on a Friday nigth is very hard unless I leave work at like 530, which is also very hard….

  2. momentsofabsurdity

    I know we’ve talked about this before but I can’t remember the answers:

    What would you wear to a friendly but semi-networking event (like a college alumni event or a nonprofit volunteer get together, with people you don’t know that could be great professional contacts) at a professional sporting game?

    • AnonInfinity

      I’d do something like a denim skirt and polo shirt (casual skirt outfit). If you don’t like skirts, jeans and a polo.

      • momentsofabsurdity

        Yeah I was thinking jeans – I don’t own a denim skirt but I could do dark jeans and boots.

        I look awful in polo shirts so maybe a blouse in team colors? Hmm.

        • Equity's Darling

          Jeans/casual sweater and boots- I have a similar event coming up, and that’s probably what I’ll wear. My event is hockey, and rinks are chilly enough that I’ll need a sweater. If it’s better weather, I think a blouse + jeans is a solid choice. I don’t know if I’d be all that worried about wearing the team colours, but I do avoid wearing the OTHER team’s colours.

        • AnonInfinity

          I think that sounds great. I was just saying polo shirt to mean something slightly more formal than a 5k t-shirt.

  5. Nonny

    Super pick! I love my Gorjana wrap bracelet (mine is three different metallics) and wear it to death in all situations. In fact, I may just need another!

  6. layered bob

    Huh. Normally I hate bracelets but this one is growing on me, particularly the neon.

    I made a decision today that I knew would be a “better to ask forgiveness than permission” thing. My boss admits that it was the best decision, but told me to ask permission instead next time. I still think I made the right call but I have that unsettled, uncomfortable feeling from second-guessing myself after telling my boss and still not knowing quite what the fallout will be. I can cover that feeling by eating a cheese danish, right?

    Also. I asked my book club leader if we could buy the second-most expensive gift instead of the pro Vitamix for the wedding couple, and if not we’d have to go on our own. She said it was already purchased but we were welcome to bow out. Whew. The rest of the book club said they were in… so. We bought them a set of wine glasses instead.

    • Sydney Bristow

      I’m right in the thick of the book The Secret Thoughts of Successful Wmen and got through the chapter on taking risks. I’ve found it enlightening so far. The author points out that doing things like making a decision first and asking forgiveness later is taking a risk and is important to do sometimes and also that it gets easier the more you do it.

      I cannot believe everyone else in your book club was on board with the gift! Good for you for sticking to your plan and bowing out.

      • Anonymous

        I also can’t believe that this person would purchase this group gift without first getting everyone’s agreement.

      • layered bob

        I also can’t believe that this person would purchase this group gift without first getting everyone’s agreement.

    • momentsofabsurdity

      If I were in your book club, I’d bow out too. If only for the principle that a $1200 blender (assuming these friends don’t own a restaurant or something) is just some kind of conspicuous consumption absurd.

    • anon2

      Layered bob – so glad you weren’t roped into buying the expensive blender and avoided bad fallout.

  7. Cat

    are the comments still acting wonky for anyone else? The total comment count on the main page stays frozen for various periods of time, but if I click into the post and then hit refresh, I can see them all (I think). Ex, it still says “leave a comment” for this post even though there are 6 comments, and still says only 34 comments on the hospital post. Using Chrome. At least I can see all posts/comments eventually now though!

    • layered bob

      yeah it’s been a little weird for me today. Same issue whether I use Chrome or Safari.

    • hoola hoopa

      IE and I have to hit refresh once or twice to all posts or correct post count on each page.

    • Susie

      I am experiencing the following: 1) on the homepage the number of comments is not up to date but now the more recent post is showing whereas last week I wasn’t always getting the newest post showing on the homepage; 2) my name used to always already be in the comment box and now it is not; and 3) my posts are taking longer to appear, they used to be instantaneous and now don’t always appear even if I refresh but will show up later.

  8. TO Lawyer

    Wow I love this bracelet so much. Does anyone know where you can buy this brand in Canada?

    • Nonny

      I’ve gotten it at a store called Blue Ruby here in Vancouver. Not sure where it would be available in TO but I would imagine you could find it at independent, trendy-ish boutiques that carry jewellery. If I see any when I’m at Yorkdale on Friday, I’ll let you know. :-)

    • Equity's Darling

      I’m pretty sure Neiman Marcus ships to Canada, and I also think they use pre-paid duty? At least that’s what I remember last time I bought something from there.

    • Anonymous

      Good catch! Are you sure that’s the same bracelet? It looks like black and lime. I love the bracelet but can’t justify spending that much money on it, so I’d love it if this were the same one.

      • OCAssociate

        Same here – can’t justify $110, but probably will get it for $62!

        I’m not positive that it’s the same one, but there are 3 colors on the 6pm site, including “neon yellow/gray/gold”. It looks less structured there, but a comment on Neiman’s site says that the bracelet doesn’t drape the way it’s pictured above.

      • BMBG

        And … Neiman Marcus wouldn’t price match, so I canceled my order. How ridiculous of them.

    • Maddie Ross

      Similar colors (and some more subdued colors as well) are also on sale on the gorjana website.

      • Meg Murry

        The picture above looks pretty, but the one on 6pm looks kind of like a lump of bedazzled hairties. Definitely something I would have to see in person to decide on.

        • CJ

          I believe 6pm’s pictures are true to life, because they arent’ spending much styling them!

          • Anonymous

            Thanks everyone! I am waiting to board and have fit everything into a carry-on, and feel confident that even with a Horrible Spill, I have enough. I’m wearing a suit that is an Auvergne version of this http://m.zimbio.com/Clothes+Dress/articles/J6Vmmv6geGl/metrostyle+Ruffled+Cuff+Pantsuit, with a straighter waist and an extended ruffle cuff that is split from the base of my thumb to my mid-forearm. Full length sleeve that makes it easy to see my watch. Cream top, comfy heels, and packed jeans, black turtleneck, walking shoes, black pants, top, fancy blazer and black blazer.

            I will try out The Well if it’s close – we’re squeezing a lot in. The attorney that planned the country bar just figured out it’s far, so thanks for the shout-out about Broadway, we’ll look over there. I know Parnassus is at least a bus ride (the 7?) if not a cab, from downtown.

  10. Equity's Darling

    My office has hollow floors, so when anyone walks they make so much noise. It is so distracting, and make me feel super self-conscious.

    What drives you crazy about your office space?

    • CKB

      That would be very distracting!

      Right now at my office it’s the fact that we’re moving to new office space this weekend and everything is in chaos as people are trying to pack & figure out what needs to go and what can be tossed. I hate moving.

    • anon

      There is a junior associate who clomp clomp clomps in her heels instead of walking like a normal person, heel to toe, past my office multiple times a day. Apparently she never learned how to walk in heels.

    • Cb

      We have this weird bathroom situation where there is a door (with a lock) that leads into a room with 2 sinks and male and female stalls. I work with 90% men. Some people lock the outside door, other people don’t. Everyone opens the door and listens before entering. So awkward! I never know what to do.

      • momentsofabsurdity

        Man, I gotta say, I’d be uncomfortable with what is essentially a coed public bathroom at work.

        Also, the design you’re describing sounds totally ridic. How awkward.

        • Cb

          Yep, it’s super awkward, I’ve been going across the hall to go to the bathroom with VERY thin walls. I’m also dating a co-worker and super paranoid we are going to walk in / out at the same time and raise eyebrows.

          Luckily we’re moving soon (to an open plan office with 200 people, ridiculous but at least I can go to the bathroom without fear of embarassment.

          • eek

            I would never be able to go to the bathroom at work. Seriously. I’d have to go to Starbucks or another floor or something!

      • Jenna Rink

        Could you add a slider to the door for male or female? We have a bathroom like that in my office, and that has been a big help – just had to get people used to remembering to slide the slider back to neutral.

      • wintergreen126

        This makes me think of the unisex bathroom in Ally McBeal. What an awkward situation!

    • Backgrounder

      It is so quiet in my office it’s like a masoleum. So quiet, in fact, that you can hear people several cubes over typing, breathing, crunching/munching on snacks, etc. Every.little.sound. is distracting because it’s so quiet.

  11. Anon

    I am having a bit of a work dilemma I am interested in the Hive’s thoughts on.

    I am new to consulting and have recently moved to a new project, in a new city. A few of the higher ups are still at my old project, but it was mostly wrapped up. My team worked on some IT/report related items that were new ground both for my company and for the client. The client was late getting us the IT resources we needed, and the reports did not go live until my last week. This did not leave time for me to respond to issues with the reports or make changes. Now, it feels like all of our work is falling apart. I still commit a few hours a week to this client, and I am seeing the reports validity come apart at the seams. This is making me incredibly stressed (worried about the client, worried that my work will now be seen as worthless), sad, and generally anxious. For those of you who do similar contracting/consulting work, how do you handle these situations? Do you try to put it behind you, because you really do not have an obligation (if you have met your contractual obligations), or is there a different/better way to handle it? I also feel this is taking away from my focus at my new project.

    I’m very nervous that this will reflect particularly poorly on me as it is my first project, and it is giving me a lot of anxiety.

    • LilaFowler

      Have you talked to your senior manager or partner? You really need to let them know this is happening as well as seek their guidance on this. it’s in no one’s best interest for the firm to leave a poor taste in their mouth.

      As for the anxiety/howyou feel – would you personally have conducted your role and deliverables any differently? If not, I wouldn’t stress over it.

      • op

        Project management is still on old project and facilitating meetings around this topic, I speak with them almost daily so they know what is going on. I think it is becoming clear that if they had been more proactive with their client counterparts (what they really wanted to see in the reports, who needed to be involved in their development), these may have come out better. So, of course I would do things differently going back, however I’m not sure how I could have seen many of these items coming from where I was standing (i.e not meeting with/knowing the people who now are unhappy with said reports).

        • LilaFowler

          So the requirements gathering wasn’t done well. What was your job on the original project? To implement the reports? I would definitely let go of any guilt you feel around this on a personal level and take a personal lesson on defining requirements and gaining approval before development when you are in that role in the future.

          • eek

            Yeah, it sounds like the requirements gathering wasn’t complete enough to allow for the development of functional/technical requirements OR that the project management system didn’t allow for changes throughout the process. Client thinks they’re getting a sports car, but you’re delivering an airplane.

            As to what you do, I agree with Lila. You need to talk to Sr Mgr/Partner in charge of the project. And, you also need to talk to new Sr Mgr/Partner on new project in new city (I can’t imagine they are both the same). You didn’t say if this is a concern, but you saying you don’t have the bandwidth to support both projects is not a sign of weakness. It’s looking out for your client and your firm. You need to do this before things escalate. Good luck!

  12. TOS

    I have a conference in Nashville tomorrow, and am struggling with what to pack (Higher Ed Legal Conference) I’m arriving from the airport, going straight into Day 1, planned networking meal at 4 star restaurant, all in one day. Thursday is a full day of conference and (same group) an evening at a stage/bar that is known for up-and-coming country acts. Which really has me scratching my head, as I am on year 7 of young kids at home, and other than packing a pair of low-profile ear plugs? sound-calming items, I just don’t know what, if anything would bridge that social leap wardrobe-wise. Help!?!?

    I typically wear a pants suit and have a casual top that I can swap for the evening, and am trying to bring flexible items to minimize luggage.

    If the first night has little work/social chemistry, so plan B for night 2 is going to Parnassus Books, or leaving it for Friday late afternoon before returning to the airport.

    Thanks for any thoughts, especially anyone who knows Nashville :)

    • TBK

      I think you’re asking what you could wear Thurs that would be equally appropriate for the conference activities during the day and the bar in the evening? Is the hotel connected to the conference venue or very close by? If so, my guess would be that everyone is going to go back to their rooms to change for the evening and that they’ll be changing into jeans. But if changing isn’t an option, and you like pants (I tend to do sheath dresses and various accessories for work trips) I’d suggest you bring two pairs of neutral pants plus three tops (preferably your more casual ones) and one or two jackets and a sweater, flats, and one set of neutral jewelry (e.g., gold hoops, plain gold chain). And make sure every piece coordinates with every other piece. So days 1 and 2 might be gray pants, colored top, black jacket, then swap jacket for sweater (or very casual jacket, like a denim jacket) on night 2; day 3 black pants, colored top, other sweater/jacket. (You could just pack one pair of pants, but I’m always terrified I’ll spill on/rip/otherwise destroy my ONE PAIR OF PANTS if I only bring one.)

    • nashville advice

      Not sure what 4-star restaurant in Nashville you’re going to or which honky-tonk (but since it’s a conference, I’m guessing one down on Broadway), but Nashville is not a very formal city. I can generally guess that anyone downtown during the day in a suit is a lawyer or a banker. The tourists are at the whole other end of the spectrum and generally very casual (almost sloppy). Music industry people are pretty trendy and almost always in jeans. For a conference, I think you’re suggestion of a pant suit with a more casual top is fine. I cannot think of a restaurant in town where you would need a suit or anything dressy though. Personally, I would probably wear pants and a cardigan or coordinating jacket (as opposed to a full suit). Fair warning, it’s supposed to be colder here than usual at the end of this week (high 40s). It’s also not a very walkable city, so plan to take cabs. Especially out to Parnassus Books.

      • nashville advice

        PS – If you do end up out at Parnassus, there are some good restaurants out in that area, as well as a good coffee shop (The Well). Post if you want more recommendations or ideas — either out in Green Hills, or by your hotel.

        • More Nashville Advice

          Seconding that Nashville is very casual for honkey tonks and jeans are always appropriate. Music industry people even make jeans do black tie. You will see everything in the bars – karaoke is treated like auditions. Any work appropriate clothes will be fine in any 4 star restaurant in Nashville.

          If you are staying downtown, pack some comfortable shoes if you think you will be walking. My friends are always surprised by the hills in downtown Nashville.

          Let us know if you need more ideas. Nashville has lots of great local restaurants.

    • mamabear

      Wear your work separates to day 1. Wear them to dinner as well.

      Bring a skirt or another pair of pants and wear with a blouse or cardigan for day 2. This would be OK for going out, but if you think you’d like to wear jeans bring one pair along, and ask some friendly conference participants if they are changing into more casual items for the bar/concert.

      Travel home in the jeans.

    • hoola hoopa

      Are you trying to not have any outfit changes during the day? I’d wear a black sheath on Day 1, something stretchy and wrinkle-proof. I’d wear it with flats for traveling and switch into heels for the conference and/or dinner. I’d wear the jacket from the suit for the conference and switch to a cardigan or wrap for dinner. Day 2, I’d wear the pant suit and a blouse (that coordinated with the cardigan/wrap and shoes) so that you can again switch to a casual/fun jeans outfit for the bar, which you could also wear for the bookstore and plane home on Day 3.

      So that’s: pant suit, sheath, blouse, cardigan/wrap, jeans, top, flats, heels, 2-3 sets of accessories, and two pair of pantyhose. They should all coordinate for optimal mix-match. That should easily fit in a carry-on.

      If you’re willing to change on Day 1 before the conference, you could do the pant suit jacket both days (including dinner 1) with two different tops and pants, and wear the jeans for bar and plane both ways, reusing tops in various arrangements.

  13. Cb

    Recommendations for cheap-ish transcription service? I have a roughly 15,000 word pdf (older and annotated but quite clear, pretty sure OCR would be more trouble than it is worth) and realised it is a massive waste of time for me to type it. There is nothing confidential or proprietary and I don’t need it to be perfect (typos / minor errors are fine). I feel like this is something I can outsource but not sure what is legitimate or not.

    • Anonymous

      Do you have a full blown version of Adobe? (Like Professional?) because the later iterations are much, much better than they were years ago – much less “word soup”.

  14. Yoga Mat

    Does anyone have a yoga mat recommendation? I don’t need anything high end, looking to spend under $50. Thanks!

    • BMBG

      Jade Harmony. It’s close to your limit and might be a tad over, but totally worth it. (I love my Manduka Black Mat Pro, but that’s WAY over.)

    • anonypotamus

      I got mine at target. I think it is Gaiam? It has held up pretty well and was about $20 I think. My only complaint is that it isnt very cushy so when we do a lot of poses on our knees I usually grab an extra blanket or double it up a bit to get extra padding.

    • wintergreen126

      I got a CleanMat workout mat from Amazon for less than $20. It’s decently thick, and it stays pretty clean and doesn’t smell.

    • DC yogi

      I have a lot of thoughts on this:

      I have a manduka eko lite mat which I love. It’s light(er), has held up really well for 3+ years, and is cushiony enough for me. The only issue I have with it is that it gets really slippery if you take a heated class (not bikram hot, but heated) and you have to use a towel.

      The other mat I regularly use is a Lululemon mat, the mat (I think), this mat is also great. It’s heavier than my manduka, but it is also really really slip resistant. I never have to use a towel with it and it’s awesome. It’s also a little bit wider and more cushiony than my manduka, which is fine with me. I’m actually not sure how much it is (I got mine free from a lululemon sponsored event at my studio).

      I also have the thin travel mat by lululemon and it’s only ok. I find that it moves a lot when you’re doing sun salutations/vinyasa-ing. It is really light though, which is nice. But honestly, I hardly ever use it. That was def. below $50 though.

      I also had a gaiam mat, that lasted a decent time length. Eventually though it started falling apart, and I’d find pieces of my mat all over my feet and on the floor etc. I wouldn’t recommend it if you do a lot of yoga (like more than twice a week). That mat also didn’t holdup very well re: slipping in heating classes.

      SO basically : looking to do restorative/non-sweaty stuff, gaiam is probably fine. Looking to do sweaty ashtanga/vinyasa (or even bikram) I’d go with something else.

      Can you tell I do a lot of yoga?

  15. Anon

    Question for the hive:

    My brother’s wife of 3 years just filed for divorce. She has already moved back to her native country and took the kids with her. I’m not really sure how to handle my relationship with her – I used to email with her and talk about the family, what she was up to, etc. I am not sure if this is appropriate or not going forward. Her birthday is this week and I’m not sure if I should be sending her a card even.

    My brother (and my parents) are devastated over this, especially the kids moving out of the country. I’d like to keep the door open to have a relationship with her only for the sake of the kids but is that somehow betraying my brother if I talk to her? Not sure how to handle this situation. She was very horrible to my brother during the end of their marriage so I don’t have great feelings toward her now but I do want to see my nephews. Any insight?

    • goldribbons

      Ask your brother what he wants and do that. He’ll always be your brother. The kids will always be your nephews. Be there for your brother.

    • AIMS

      I would talk to your brother and see how he feels.
      Also, keep in mind that even if you maintain a relationship, you may necessarily need to be more discreet about family updates, etc., at least during the divorce process. That said, I would still wish her a simple happy birthday. A friend of mine is going through a separation now and she is consistently saddened by how her in-laws have cut her out of their lives completely since her separation.

    • Anonymous

      She took the kids? Pursuant to a custody order or? If not, I’d have no contact with her at all at the moment. That’s just evil in my book.

      • Anon

        She took them back to Japan and as I understand it the court doesn’t grant joint custody and there isn’t a whole lot the American spouse can do about it.

        • Also anon

          The American spouse can do nothing? There’s no help even if requested via diplomatic channels? I’m so sorry to hear this.
          I hope that somehow things improve for your brother, for you, and the rest of your family.

        • so so sorry....

          This is just heartbreaking….

          My brother is in the midst of a troubled marriage. His wife is originally from Taiwan. It has been my secret fear that one day she will simply disappear with the only grandchild.

          Life is cruel.

        • Anon

          Has he contacted the State Department about this? I work in this area and there are people at the State Department who work specifically on international parent abductions (which it sounds like this is). Not sure what it means that it’s Japan, but he should reach out to our government just to see what’s available.

    • eek

      Having been divorced, I think you need to follow your brother’s lead and support him. and his children. I understand that people have really good intentions and that no one really knows what goes on in a marriage, but I was deeply hurt by my ex during our marriage. When we separated and after the divorece, my parents and sisters maintained a relationship with him for some time after and it was very very hard for me (we did not have kids and I think most people that have read my comments know how emotionally and verbally abused I was in my marriage). It has passed now, but it caused a huge strain between me and my family (I felt unsupported, information was being used against me, etc.).

      Also, what a heartbreaking situation; I am sure your brother is devastated.

    • Anonymous

      They are your blood relatives. Reach out to her and the kids. And for what it is worth, my husband’s family still has a relationship with his ex-wife and her family. So, my husband’s ex-nephew now has a relationship with our son. Who would have thought?

  16. Anon for This

    We recently had a new person join our team who is struggling with learning the role & getting up to speed, to put it politely. New Person was supposed to “sit in” and learn from a client interaction I had last week, and ended up making some pretty basic, glaring mistakes (being 10 minutes late, addressing the client unprofessionally) – things that even if you don’t fully understand your job, you should know to do/not to do. We’re in a sales/client-facing role, so things like these, while basic, are crucial.

    I pulled New Person aside after the interaction and tried to politely point what is and isn’t acceptable in this job/at our firm. It was slightly awkward, given that we’re technically peers, and New Person didn’t seem to take the constructive criticism that well, unfortunately.

    Overall, the whole event went so terribly that I’m wondering if I should tell my boss about what happened. I certainly don’t want to be a “tattletale” or throw anyone under the boss, but I also feel like he should know about New Person’s behavior, which demonstrates that New Person doesn’t even a basic understanding of how we’re supposed to interact/conduct ourselves professionally. We’re a small team, but I interact with New Person much more frequently than he does, so part of me feels like I should be looking out for and telling him things like this.

    Any thoughts on what I should do?

    • Meg Murry

      To give the new person the benefit of the doubt – any chance they were in a meeting before yours that ran over or they had trouble finding the right meeting room and then they were flustered? My office is a maze of conference rooms and its easy for new people to get turned around, or have to go back to their desks to find out the correct floor and room. Could you suggest a pre-meeting wit Newbie next time? Meet them at their desk and walk together to thefv meeting room, then take 15-20 minutes to go overfv who the client is, the background and purpose of the meeting, the clients names and some tips like “we tend to be pretty formal around here with clients, please address him as Mr. Smith” If I were new I’d much rather have pre-meeting coaching than post-meeting critism and hopefully it will get smoother from here.

      • Meg Murry

        Ugh, sorry for typo city – this tablet likes to put random letters at the end of words when I’m trying for spacebar or backspace.

    • hoola hoopa

      I would personally wait until the behavior is repeated before going to your boss. I do feel like ‘tattling’ is more important and acceptable when vetting someone while they are in their probationary period.

    • NYNY

      Just went through similar situation with a consultant. The project manager was not distributing minutes, kept repeating the same mistakes (switching stakeholders names/responsibilities), and was unresponsive to some communications. I got the ball rolling on replacing the pm with a new person, but only after an accumulation of evidence.

      It’s tricky, because you want to give everyone a chance, but you can’t waste a lot of time on someone who won’t work out. Depending on your relationship with your boss, maybe you can ask casually “how do you think newbie is working out so far?” and gauge the response before giving your input?

    • eek

      I work for a firm where you’re either early or late. Being late is.simply.not.tolerated. Hello, fellow colleagues reading this! So, I have no tolerance for being late or being unprepared for a client. If you’re in a situation where that’s going to happen, you notify someone/try to reschedule. If it happens again, I’d say something to your manager.

  17. anon

    Does anyone know of anything actionable I can do regarding the coverage of the Steubenville rape trials? I’m outraged about it, and hoping that there is something I can do.

    • anon too

      I read that Jane Doe asked for people who’d like to support her to donate to local organizations that work with victims of domestic violence. Doesn’t address the media coverage directly, but helps the problem at large and may also feel good.

    • Leina

      Have you seen this?

      steubenvillejanedoesolidarity.tumblr.com/

      It’s a small thing, but a way to show your support…

  18. Anonymous

    It may be too late for this – I’ll try and ask again tomorrow if so.

    How do you know when it’s time to leave a job you love? I’ve been approached by a professional contact to come work with them based on my work product they’ve experienced. It’s where I saw myself eventually trending, but not for another couple of years; I do feel there are things I can still learn from my current job/role. I love my present job, but the opportunity presented is pretty dream job – ability to grow a business & work in different aspects of my industry. It would also be an immediate significant pay increase, with unlimited income potential further down the road.

    • Anon

      Do it. Opportunities like this don’t come around every day. I’m in a similar situation right now, and I’m going for it.

    • mascot

      You may be able to control where you eventually end up, but you can’t always control how quickly you get there. Sometimes the timing is faster than you anticipated and that ‘s ok. Go explore this option.

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