Coffee Break: Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser

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1. Kat, this looks great! I’ve been using NIVEA creams (to rave review’s for year’s), but I think my skin needs something new and different in order to get clean but at the same time moisterze properly. The manageing partner told me that I look pale (of course, sitting under flurescent lights for 8 hours a day is not going to make me look like Adrieanna Lima), so I told him I will invest in new face products. I will show him this and can get this reimbursed (at 60%). Thank’s so much b/c he reads Corporette and will endorse this product for me! YAY!!!

2. Hey, thanks for the “back to top” link at the bottom of the comments. I still miss the link to the next post but it’s better than nothing!

   1. You’re welcome! (It’s actually been there for a week or two!) We’re working on adding the next/previous links at the bottom as well.

3. Has anyone successfully discouraged a misguided student from applying to law school?

   I’ve been reading law school scholarship applications this afternoon (a group I’m involved with awards them), and some of the students have great reasons for wanting to go to law school. Others…quote Elle Woods, talk about how much they’ll enjoy “working with people” in mergers and acquisitions (:headdesk:), or say that a teacher told them they’re good at debating.

   I would never dream of reaching out to any of these students, but I not infrequently have students reach out to me for career advice. I’d love to know if any of us has discovered the magic words to properly convey, “PLEASE DON’T GO TO LAW SCHOOL JUST BECAUSE YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.”

   1. Send them that video from Crazy Ex GF?

   2. Just say that? I tell people point blank they should only go to law school if they can’t imagine doing anything else besides being a lawyer. If there’s another career that’s remotely appealing, they should pursue that. If being a lawyer is their ultimate goal and they can’t imagine doing anything else, then they should go to law school.

      1. +1 This has been basically my answer. Law school is horrible and expensive. I see it as a worthwhile endeavor IF you want to be a lawyer. If not, don’t go. Figure out what you want to DO (even if that means working a few years before grad/professional school) and then get the necessary training/degree.

   3. I have a few friends who either never got middle-class legal jobs (like, $60k/year plus benefits), even after many years of trying, or left entirely, paid for more school, and got a different degree to actually have a career.

      I try to tell people that jobs are scarce and if you have a JD, it can be tough to get non-metal jobs; everyone assumes that if you were any good, you would be a rich lawyer. Even if you score a high-paying job, the attrition rate is very high – so high that the current cost of T14 schools (more than a quarter million) is not worth it.

   4. You have figured out the words — you typed them right there. Say that, just maybe not in all caps, because students trying to figure out their futures don’t really need to be yelled at. And then take a cue from Frozen and let it go. You’re probably not going to dissuade everybody and even if you really do know better, that’s okay.

   5. I like to take the sort of socratic, question-based approach here, based on their perception and understanding. What do lawyers do? On a daily basis? What does a lawyer’s day/week look like? What skills do you want to use in your law career? How many hours a day/days per week do lawyers work? How do lawyers get clients? IHow much do you like to write/read? How does it feel when you’ve worked really hard and really long on a project, and it ends up being entirely unnecessary/cancelled? etc etc etc.

      Essentially, gauge how much they truly understand by engaging them with the reality of the various aspects of the profession as they see themselves in it, and objectively educate them on the knowledge gaps. Let the realities and facts speak for themselves. Arm yourself with some of the publicly available stats on bar passage from the ABA and employment data from NALP. Let them decide, of course, but think about a better educated potential lawyer as the best outcome: many will seek alternative paths!

      1. I like this answer. Even when I graduated law school, I had no idea that I didn’t want to be a lawyer (it was impossible for me to think 5 years down the road on what type of lifestyle I wanted, what lawyering really entailed, etc). I definitely did not know what it takes to practice law before I applied. At least being aware of the realities of being a lawyer before deciding to go would be beneficial.

   6. I actually tried once at an alumni event for pre law students. There was an informal panel thing and someone asked about what the lawyers in attendance would tell the students who are thinking of going and I said how you should only go if you actually want to be a lawyer and have some idea of what that involves or you receive a full ride, not because you don’t know what to do with your pol. sci. degree, as it’s just too expensive to do it otherwise. I never got invited back!

      1. + a million. There’s this idea that law school is intrinsically valuable outside of being a lawyer and that’s just garbage. I have tried to dissuade many people from going to law school for years and I’ve only succeeded once. I have to say though, now that I am reaching 10 years out of school and not quite so bitter about everything that happened during school and the couple of years after… I definitely wouldn’t be as financially well off I hadn’t gone to law school. My husband and I both make over $100k and at times have made far above that (for a few years we averaged $500k– and diligently paid off our loans and made a safety nest egg for when we were eventually canned by big-law), and we were able to use our degrees to move into more flexible legal paths that afford us plenty of time as a family, so I do think depending on what you want to do & what schools you get into it, it might make sense as a long term investment.

   7. I used to give the paralegals at my firm a breakdown of my monthly budget with loan repayment and HCOL rent. It worked on at least 2.

   8. I think good career advice is to tell someone to think about a person whose career they admire and think about how that person got there. If enough people they admire didn’t go to law school, then they might be taking on an unnecessary burden when something else would be more pivotal for their career.

      Another thing to think about is this: it’s great if you do want to go to law school and it will help you reach your goals in theory, but will you be competing against people whose law school has more name recognition/bigger alumni network/ect? Sometimes (unfortunately) this plays a muccch bigger role than young aspiring professionals want to admit.

      Work backwards and then begin.

4. I’m looking to replace my teflon cookware (which I have been running in the dishwasher for years – the horror!). Does anyone have a good recommendation for a non-teflon set (what do I need? ceramic?) that may be on cyber monday sale? I already have a cast iron pan. Thanks!

   1. Maybe search Slickdeals for recently featured sets (there will be a comments section like here discussing the pros and cons of listed sets).

   2. I have had my All-Clad stainless steel for many years and happy with it.
      Crate and Barrel has a 5 piece starter set on sale for $350.

      1. All-Clad is amazing quality and gorgeous if you like classics, but it’s also a bit heavy for me (especially as an upgrade from Teflon). I think that’s part of why food doesn’t burn though.

5. Sigh. In a non-professional context a legal question came up (I am a lawyer) and this man is just splaining allTF over me. I’m so frustrated with him. And for social reasons I’m not yelling “this is what I do for a living! shut uuuuup!” at him so I have to keep being like, “ok, yeah, thanks for sharing your perspective.” even though he is WRONG and it’s extremely irritating and I wish he would eff right off.

   End rant.

   1. No you don’t? I mean, no need to yell but you could say “yeah I know, this is my day job.”

   2. “As an attorney who specialises in llama catching, it is my understanding that…. Can you explain why that’s not the case?”

      1. Yes. I do this all the time. It works wonders.

6. I just had a bad Airbnb experience, and I left the host a negative review, and he left me a bad one as well – he lied about a lot of things (saying I broke things that were already broken, etc.). I messaged Airbnb and they said they wouldn’t do anything about it. My question is if this will impact me getting future reservations – has anyone else had a bad review against them that has made an impact? I think I have 4 reviews total, and all are good except this one.

   1. Do you have a way to publicly respond to the review? I host on Airbnb and I do read all the reviews of people who send me booking requests (and I only let people with a certain review rate use the instant booking), but if a person has overall good reviews I will give that person a chance. If you can respond in a measured, polite manner about how you dispute the host’s allegations, I will take that into account, because I know as a host that sometimes I get bad reviews from people who are impossible to please (and who don’t understand that Airbnb is not a hotel). One bad review is an outlier, but if you have more I will not let you book.

      1. That makes total sense – thank you! Reviews are hard – this guy had a ton of 5-star reviews, but his house was a pigsty…ugh.

   2. I am sorry this happened to you! I always take pictures when I leave an Airbnb to cover myself in case this happens. I also keep a paper trail about the bad experience as it’s happening. I send emails to the host/Airbnb the moment something doesn’t go according to plan. This rarely happens but protects me if it does.

      My husband has an account that we use for our riskier trips- ie renting a house for 14 friends from college having a reunion weekend. And I use my account to keep it “pristine” for our trips when it’s just us. Maybe that’s an option for you.

      I wouldn’t worry about it unless you notice it bring an issue and then would bring it up with Airbnb and say this really has impacted me.

      1. Thanks!

7. Rainy day question: you wake up on Christmas and underneath the tree is exactly what’s on your wish list. What’s there?

   1. – reservations at impossible to get a seat at restaurants
      – airplane tickets for travels
      – gift cards for house cleaner, massage, pedicure, facial
      -a brand new bathtub that’s deep enough/long enough
      – cashmere everything

   2. My
      Mom

      1. Thinking of you.

      2. Ouf. This one hurts. Big hugs
         I still dream of my mom vividly, then wake up to the realisation she is not here.
         Be strong

      3. This brought me to tears. I am so, so, deeply sorry. Sending all the good vibes your way.

   3. 4 extra hours in each day. Daylight hours.

      1. Make sure your employer doesn’t find out you received this gift! You know what would happen.

      2. I would take this. And a pony.

   4. A fabulous trip plus a gift certificate for dog boarding.

   5. A really hot guy who wants to talk with me about feminism. And then garden.

      This is probably not what you meant.. I guess the real answer is black suede mid-calf boots. Sigh.

   6. A ton of 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzles, a weighted blanket, a heated mattress pad, a purple tulle skirt, Maleficent mouse ears for my trip to take my 4 year old to Disney this spring (for me to wear while she wears her Aurora dress), and the book Salt Fat Acid Heat. Truly living the dream over here.

      1. Omg are you me? (except the kid things).

   7. A pony.
      No joke. A pony at my barn is for sale but it’s way way out of my price range (high five figures) but still it’s the only thing I can think of that I really, really want. And a pony has been on my wish list since I was a little girl!

      But if I can’t have the pony, then maybe a jigsaw puzzle for me too. Sigh.

   8. $15 million

   9. A new Kitchenaid Mixer!

   10. My late husband

8. How do keratin and gloss treatments compare? Has anyone had both? Trying to decide for my next hair appointment… I felt like keratin killed my volume before so I’m curious about gloss.

   1. I have not had Keratin because of concerns about volume loss (I have 2b wavy, frizzy hair that I blow dry to wavy). I got a gloss and liked the results – smoother, shinier – but they only lasted about 2 weeks.

      1. I had keratin treatments a few times about 4-5 years ago. They did weigh down my hair, but it didn’t look terrible. I like gloss better – it comes with my hair color. But the best solution I’ve found for my fine hair that was frizzy due to overhighlighting and styling was to back off the flat iron and highlighting. I do less highlighting and more coloring, and I use a sulfate-free cleansing conditioner instead of shampoo and conditione. It’s much gentler on my hair and the color stays in way longer. My hair is way healthier and shinier than it has been in years, and I haven’t needed to think about keratin.

9. Has anyone seen a good deal for contact lenses today (or otherwise have a favorite place to get contacts online)? Thanks!

   1. Walgreens is doing 25% off all contacts

10. Does anyone still use a point and shoot camera? I know the conventional wisdom seems to just be to use your phone, but I do not have the latest model iPhone, and I always seem to be short on storage on my phone. I’m going to Europe soon and don’t want to run into an issue with not having storage or something on my phone. Any recommendations for a good camera that also won’t be too bulky to carry?

    1. Canon G7 Mark ii. Love it. Use it all the time. You can shoot in manual but then I have to admit that 95% of the time autofocus works just as well.

    2. I have an older model Canon PowerShot that is still noticeably better than the camera on my phone. It’s tiny, easily slipping into a pants pocket or purse accessory pocket. I just did a quick search to help me remember the model, and boy are cameras expensive today. But as they go, there are PowerShot models that are on the lower end of the spectrum. As I recall, I bought mine on Black Friday several years ago. No regrets.

    3. Check out DP Review

    4. I have a Sony A6300, that I bought for past and future travelling. It does interchange lenses, but the automatic mode is super easy to use and comes out really nice too.

    5. I have the Olympus TG-5 for underwater photography. It takes excellent pictures on land and is very, very durable. Because I use an underwater housing, I wish there were an easier way to attach a wrist strap, but that’s my only complaint! It has multiple picture modes, takes high def video, and does all the things.

    6. I have a Panasonic Lumix ZS-100, which is technically a point and shoot with a really excellent auto-intelligent mode, but can also be used with your own settings and programming if you want to adjust. It is a really sophisticated camera in a size that fits in my pocket, and it has a surprisingly good wide-angle lens and good zoom for not being a full-sized bridge camera or DSLR. I love it, but it did take some learning (I took a beginner class I probably didn’t need to take, but it had nearly all the same features of the DSLRs of the other folks in my class). It took really breathtaking photos in Scotland and Colombia, including being able to shoot crisply and cleanly a pretty well-camouflaged iguana up high in a tree.

11. Hoping for some shopping help for an upcoming wedding I have!
    Wedding is the weekend before Christmas in Tucson. The dress code is “formal” but the ceremony is on grass. I want something that is dressy and holiday-appropriate, without being overboard. I think what’s also throwing me off a bit is not knowing exactly how warm is will be (coming from a colder climate). Also thinking of using RTR if anyone thinks any options there are awesome!

    1. Well a quick Google will tell you the average high in Tuscon in December is mid 60s and the average low is mid 40s. I would go with floor length, sparkly element in a jewel tone with sparkly wedges (for the grass). Or jewel tone mid-calf or floor length formal with blingy jewelry.

       If you want to go a more desert-y vibe, maybe grab something in the orangey red or pine green colors.

    2. Don’t know what to guide you to, but ugh, that is not a dress code that is compatible with an outdoor wedding.

       1. +1. Or grass. What the why.

    3. Just make sure you have a warm wrap! The coldest I have ever been in my life is at Christmas in Tucson!

    4. Do you know the venue? I live in Tucson and can probably give you the scoop on what would work. Tucson is SUPER casual, so even a wedding called formal is likely more like cocktail to the rest of the country.
       You can email me at malkiyyah13 at the gmail.

12. What do I wear on my feet for a technical visit (appearance matters somewhat but not huge) to a company in Montreal next month? Snow boots and carry my flats ? I’m mainly just doing hotel- to- company and back, for a few days by taxi. I’m the only person on earth without booties but I’m not sure booties would do much, anyway

    1. Virtually all offices in Montreal have a cloakroom next to reception where you can leave your jacket and change shoes. I almost always do snow boots and change shoes over there. If that doesn’t work for you, wear flat, high and warm boots that are somewhat work-appropriate, such as LaCanadienne, Aquatalia or equivalent. If traveling only by taxi you should be fine, but wearing heels in the snow mostly makes you look silly and puts you at risk of injury.

       1. +1 In Montreal, people go to the opera and ballet in snowboots and change there, let alone the office…

13. Omg my phone just corrected “licensing” to “lovemaking” in a work email! I have no idea where it came from, I very rarely use the latter phrase. And it was even worse in context (eg I said something like “can you help me with the lovemaking?”). Fortunately it went to a female coworker who laughed and laughed but oh man it could have been so awkward!

    1. Hahahahahahahaha. Oh man. I’m sorry.
       I once had an auto correct fail that changed organism to another similar word that is 2 letters shorter….

    2. That is amazing. I have joked for years about how the worst/easiest typo you could make would be to leave the L out of public – and last week I saw it happen!

       1. I’m an epidemiologist. That typo happens All The Time.

          1. Graduate of a public policy program. They told us more than once to search our resumes for the word “pubic” since spellcheck won’t pick up that mistake.

             1. That’s brilliant advice that I am going to pass on.

       2. The City Attorney’s office in my city once did this on a high profile filing. It literally made the papers. Same advice about setting spell check to catch it.

    3. Today in a meeting, a woman accidentally said “kegel” instead of “Teagle.” We both burst out laughing. The only other person in the meeting was a male.

    4. Bhahahahaha. One time, I texted my ex-husband “coming over for s e x” instead “coming over for sax”…as in saxophone.

       1. To clarify, it was our son’s saxophone that was at the wrong house lol

          1. Whenever I text my BFF that I’m leaving my house, on my way to meet her, I text the word “leaving” but auto-correct changes it to “lesbian”….every time. At first it was hysterical, but now, it’s kind of weird…

          2. That’s hilarious.

    5. Too funny. My worst – not as bad as yours – was telling someone that, yes, my amicable ex-H and I are “involved,” when it was supposed to be “evolved.” We are not -that- amicable.

14. I’m looking for wireless headphones that work well for BOTH work calls and working out. I work from home a lot and have over the head headphones (is that the right descriptor?) which hurt my ears after 6+ hours of calls a day, so I’d prefer the ear bud variety. Bonus points for if they’re noise cancelling (or at least if they minimize ambient noise) and sweat-resistant/proof.

    Any recommendations? I’m thinking of the Bose SoundSport Bluetooth Earbuds but they’re unfortunately not noise cancelling.

    1. If you work from home, can you use speakerphone? It’s not like you’d be disturbing your office mates.

15. Has anyone tried those Bose noise cancellation earbuds for sleeping? Do they work? I have foam earplugs but can still hear my partner snoring. *yawn*

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