Tuesday’s Workwear Report: Estela Batik Floral Blouse
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I love the drama of this batik top from Ulla Johnson. The high, ruffled neckline combined with the bow detail makes it feel just a little extra special while still being work-appropriate.
Pair this with your favorite trousers for a business casual outfit that really leaves an impression.
The top is $270 at Neiman Marcus and comes in sizes 00-16.
Any advice on looking for a legal job in a new market mid career? I am the trailing academic spouse but now getting divorced. I moved to a small market for my husband’s job and do not want to continue to stay here after divorce. I’m a non equity partner with local clients, so don’t have a portable book of any significance, and I assume law firms won’t be interested. I have a top academic (HYS) background, but I understand that really doesn’t matter at this point in my career. I really regret sacrificing so much of my career for his, but what’s done is done. I started my career in Chicago and have family in Boston. I know those are likely very saturated markets, but I really want to be back in a big city. I appreciate any advice, experience, etc.!
*hugs* Do you want to work at a firm, government, in-house? What’s your practice area?
If you’re willing to sacrifice title, you probably could make more money as counsel at a firm in a larger market (especially Chicago, of the two you noted). What’s your goal? If you are driven my the finances, I’d consider looking at bigger firms with this goal in mind. In what area do you practice?
Some of the discussions yesterday on here about the Lindsay Clancy case were so disheartening and scary. It is such a bad sign for the world when people are so eager, desperate even, to believe conspiracy theories.
I know someone who was friends/coworkers with Lindsay and knew the family. I’ve known about this tragedy for years, and been thinking about these poor people, all of them, since well before this trial came across anyone’s For You page. No one who actually knows these people believes what the grifters on TikTok are trying to sell you.
If you are wondering how people fell into Q Anon, know that you are experiencing the same. Social media thrives on anger, division, and belief that “they” aren’t telling you the truth. Somehow the experts, the people with the information like the defense attorney, are hiding something (for what purpose??) and only this random person on TikTok with the incentive to make you watch their content is asking the real questions. It is BS. You know in your heart it is BS.
This is a real family that experienced unbelievable tragedy. I am trying to have some empathy for people who would rather believe that a man could cause such pain than a woman like any of us was failed so badly by the systems around her. But his remarriage after going through one of the worst things imaginable is not evidence of an evil conspiracy. It is a human doing his best. Is it maybe the most mentally healthy thing? Who of us can say, but also what does mentally healthy even mean after that? I can’t believe there are people judging this man’s choices and life when he has been through most people’s literal worst nightmare and now has to survive.
I beg of you, if you’re one of the people who I saw fall into the well of conspiracy theories yesterday: take this as a sign to get these social media apps off your phone. They are causing real harm, not only to the real people whose worst moments are being served up to the public as entertainment fodder but to your own critical thinking.
It’s just simple voyeurism. It’s so gross.
If you confirm with person A that you can meet with person B on Tuesday at 10am, do you put that in your calendar or expect the o person A to put it in your calendar?
it depends. is this for work? personal life? is person A your assistant/typically schedule for you?
If A is an admin or also attending, I generally expect them to send a calendar invite, but it’s less likely if they’re just a random third party. Either way, though, it’s always on me make sure it gets added to my calendar, not anyone else.
OP here and to clarify, A is not an admin or assistant.
To the ‘rettes who have taken on home remodeling projects, large or small, how did you pick your GC among competing and comparable bids? I’m a single gal in Chicago who must remodel the primary bathroom in my condo for the second time in a decade, and this is the third major remodeling project I’ve taken on in my decades of home ownership. I feel like I know what to look out for – good communicator, good reviews, insurance and professional licenses in order – but what else should I ask? I’ve narrowed it down to two bids. One GC is a serious person who specializes in bathroom renos and provided a detailed, comprehensive bid, along with insurance and license information at the front-end, and a packet of information about how his company approaches bathroom projects. The other GC is an affable person who lives in my neighborhood, handles a lot of bathroom renos, and provided a less-detailed but comprehensive bid, and I had to request the license and insurance documentation that he later provided. Both stand out because they’ve been responsive to calls and emails, and their communication is professional although affable guy comes across as a bit more informal. Both know that I want the project permitted, and that I’m open to taking the time necessary to make sure the project is done right. I’m stuck, and having been through this before I know that to get it done by the new year I should make a decision soon.
Have you talked to prior clients of each? Do they both have subs they use consistently and can depend on? If neither of those are deciding points, what does your gut say?
I like formality in professional relationships, so I would go with the first.
My grandmother gifted me her silk scarf collection. I treasure them. They smell a bit musty from being in storage at her house. What’s the right fix for this — dry cleaners?