Splurge Monday’s Workwear Report: Daedalus Sheath Dress
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Sales of note for 8/1/25 (Happy August!):
- Nordstrom – The Anniversary Sale is open for everyone — here's our roundup! (ends 8/3)
- Ann Taylor – 50% off wear-now styles + $50 off dresses and shoes + extra 60% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – Up to 60% off plus extra 10% off sale — final reductions
- Eloquii – $19+ select styles + extra 45% off all sale
- Evereve – Sale on sale (thru Sunday)
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off summer styles + extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew Factory – 60% off everything and extra 60% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – 25% off all previous flash sale items! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off.
- Rothy's – Final Few: up to 50% off
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – 40% off one item + 25% off your entire purchase + extra 50% markdowns on top of that
And some of our latest threadjacks here at Corporette (reader questions and commentary) — see more here!
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
- how do I feel less overstimulated at work?
- how can I look more put-together/expensive?
- what's the best out-of-office message to show I'm not working?
- what are some comfortable fashion sneakers?
- what brands have minimalist clothes for a more casual office?
- how to store lots of accessories
- what are good products for sparse brows?
- what do you recommend for gifts for a friend who's eloping?
- what should I pick for our company-branded conference swag?
- what non-sneaker shoes can you walk a mile in?
- I'm 31 and feel like my life is too stagnant…
- which emojis fill you with rage?
- how can I make house guests more comfortable?
- my friend is at her wit's end with her SAHP
- when is it time to quit therapy?
- why is it so hard to stay on top of school communications for my teen?
I might post this in the afternoon thread if I’m too late here…
It’s time for assistant evaluations. My assistant is amazing and I want to give her a fabulous review… but my brain is 100% fried. All I can come up with is – she’s an incredible asset and I am very lucky to work with her. Her proofreading skills are top notch. Help me come up with more nice things to say?
Try to think of one or two specific examples of times where she went above and beyond.
Comment on her professionalism and punctuality and her ability to handle complex files. Like “Susie is an efficient and highly organized assistant. She is able to balance work on complex matters with ensure that routine office procedures such as billing and account receivable and appropriate actioned.”
Basically come up with a list of adjective to describe the quality of work she does and specific tasks/examples where she has particularly excelled.
Make a list of her standout traits. Like, the truly rare ones that are valuable for your practice. For mine, in addition to the usual (professional, good attitude, organized, good at details)–she is a self -starter with excellent judgment and problem solving skills, she’s forward thinking and anticipates my/the client/firm’s needs. All of this means I can spend my time more efficiently because I know I can count on her to do tasks correctly without needing my constant supervision, and I can count on her to anticipate, prevent, and resolve common issues. (And yes, just this morning I talked with the partner I work for to confirm she was getting the max raises possible.)