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Narciso Rodriguez Harness T-strap Flats | Corporette

I am really into all of the strappy flats available this season! For once I like the straight-across-the-toes cut (which yes, I know is more modern, but I normally think it looks a bit fug), and I like the delicate straps.

It's $795 at Barneys (available in black and blush). Narciso Rodriguez Harness T-strap Flats

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  1. Anonymous for this

    Cross-posting because I just saw the new post come up (with apologies to Kat for the lightning-TJ.)

    Hello Hive–I just need a reality check to see if I’m just being dramatic about something or if I actually need to work it out in therapy or maybe alter my dynamic with my parents. I live in a different state than my parents but I always thought we were close and that they enjoyed my company (as I do theirs.) I don’t get to see them that often, but I talk with my mother via phone every day. Last weekend I had a flight through their city with a four hour layover and let my mother know about it if she wanted to drive down and have lunch or dinner with me and she declined without giving a specific reason. (In her defense, they live a about a 45-to-60-minute-drive away.) My layover was after a several-day stay in another country during which she didn’t contact me at all despite my attempts to contact her. I don’t know if I’m waaaaay overreacting, but I’ve been pretty crushed every since and I haven’t been talking with her daily. I’m very sad about it and I wonder if they’ve just been quietly putting up with me and needy communication all along. I really miss talking with her and feel very alone; I appreciate any take on this and/or advice.

    • k-padi

      I don’t think you need therapy. Anytime I can’t talk to my confidantes for an extended (for us) period of time, I start mentally “spinning” (I don’t know the technical term but that is what it feels like).

      Is ignoring you how your parents show their displeasure? If so, talk to them about this. If not, chalk it up to it being a busy time of year, different time zones, and move on.

      • Anonymous for this

        Thank you K-padi–no, they’re generally pretty vocal people; they don’t go radio-silent when they’re not happy about something. We were all in the same time zone the whole time (I went up to Canada and back to the US, flying through their city on the way back.) My mother doesn’t work so I generally talk to her a lot more than my dad. I’m still scratching my head a bit over this one..

    • Wildkitten

      I don’t think you need therapy either but I do thing you need to chillax a bit. Parents are from another time when contacting someone in another country was incredibly expensive and inconvenient and don’t always realize that it’s 2014 and we have skype. So uncrush yourself, chill out, and call your mom if you want to talk to her.

      • Anonymous for this

        What bothered me was that they didn’t want to see me when I was at the airport (I don’t see them more than once every several months.) That was the whole point of having a layover in their city in the first place, but maybe I just didn’t make that clear to them…Maybe this isn’t a big a deal as it seems?

        • Senior Attorney

          If you scheduled the layover so you could see them, you needed to tell them that. They may well have thought you were busy and didn’t want to add to your travel stress. And also? Honestly? Driving two hours for a short airport visit with a child I talk to every day would not necessarily be at the top of my list of fun things to do, regardless of how much I love and adore said child.

          • Parfait

            Agree. A four-hour layover can easily get eaten up, too, if you have a flight delay. Who wants to get halfway there and find out they won’t have time to see them after all?

    • Senior Attorney

      Is it possible somebody has been whispering in her ear that she is too needy/clingy/overbearing with you? We fiftysomethings are subject to peer pressure, too, and it’s no inconceivable that somebody has been giving her a hard time about your daily chats (jealous much?).

      In any event, I am always on Team Talk it Out rather than just pull back and possibly end up in a Gift of the Magi type situation where both parties are pulling back even though neither really want to.

      • Senior Attorney

        “Not” inconceivable. Gah.

        Also, it’s possible she didn’t want to bother you on your trip. I am totally like that with my son.

      • Rory Gilmore

        Mom, can you get off the internet? Paris says Paul Anka keeps Facetiming her and holding up his food dish. I think he’s really hungry.

          • Lorelai Gilmore

            I can’t get off the Internet – I’m still on a dial-up connection, so I’ve only downloaded two pages so far! But that’s okay – we like our Internet slow. We can turn it on, walk around, dance, make a sandwich. With DSL, there’s no dancing, no walking, and we’d starve. It’d be all work and no play.

    • Anon

      I’m not suggesting you need therapy over this, but if you have a therapist this is something that you might want to bring up, because your feelings of disappointment/abandonment might be deeper-seeded than just this incident. Take that for what it’s worth…I tell my therapist about everything that bugs me.

      • Anonymous for this

        Gah, Anon from 2:55pm, I accidentally reported you when I meant to hit “Reply”–my apologies! Thank you everyone; I am probably just overreacting and will talk with her about it. I agree with Anon-Whom-I-Accidentally-Reported that therapy might be worth looking into given my reaction and will do that. Thanks again, everyone (and Lorelai Gilmore, that’s the most awesome handle ever, with Rory Gilmore as a close second.)

        • ANNOUNCEMENT

          You can report someone and unless everyone else also does it, Kat won’t be flagged. Relax.

          • Anon 2:55

            It’s karmic retribution for me…I’ve done that at least 3 times to other people!

    • Former Partner, Now In-House

      Couple things here:

      1. Make a list of every reason that might explain why she did not respond to your outreach (she was out of town, she was sick, she was taking care of a friend’s house, she thought it would be expensive to call you abroad, whatever). The point is simply to put your own explanation (“she doesn’t want to talk to me”) in perspective.

      2. How old are you? Some mothers create and allow to flourish a mother-daughter relationship that ends up being, IMO, unduly intimate . It may be that your mother is pulling back a little because she wants to create room in both of your lives for you to develop intimacy with other people.

      • tesyaa

        Second #1 – even if it’s your own parents, you don’t know what’s going on in their own lives that might make it difficult for them to drop everything and see you at the airport. That might mean there’s something else to worry about (or maybe not), but it’s not that they’ve stopped caring about you.

    • Famouscait

      Simply another perspective: I find airports stressful and not at all enjoyable. I declined to meet my sister and her family at the large airport ~1 hour from my house recently to have dinner over their long layover. Too stressful to drive there, park, and then have a noisy meal in the middle of a terminal. So perhaps it was the setting that turned your parents off to the opportunity to see you.

      • S in Chicago

        +1

        That was my first thought exactly. My folks would be totally stressed out navigating the traffic and parking. I would even be a little hesitant when it’s someone I talk to every day and would see in a couple of months anyway. It just seems like a whole lot of work for very little time of quality.

    • KLG

      On the not contacting you while away thing, I would address that head on by calling her and saying “Hey, I was surprised not to hear from you during my trip so I just wanted to check and see if everything was okay?”

      On the airport thing, I need more info. My parents are the type to come visit me and to make a big deal when I come visit them (including picking me up at the airport), but I’m 99% certain I could never talk them into meeting me during a long layover at an airport 45 mintues from their house. Maybe if my dad was out of town for work and my mom was bored, but I still doubt it. That’s just the way my parents are. Are your parents the type to do that kind of thing or no?

    • Anonymous

      First of all, you sound like a great daughter. I know a lot of parents rarely get weekly calls from their kids are are sitting around being lonely, so it’s great that you keep it up with your mom so regularly.

      I think not wanting to drive two hours round trip to the airport for a short visit is understandable. I know my in-laws hate going out of their way to do anything even though they are retired. They like being at home in their nest, and leaving to do anything is a challenge for them. I see this a lot as people get older (myself included)–more desire to stay home.

      Are you always the one initiating contact with your mom? Does she call you too?

    • Anonattorney

      Okay, I’ll give you the reality check. I completely understand that people overreact – I do it all the time – and it’s nothing to beat yourself up over. I don’t intend this to come across snarky, but you did ask for a reality check, so that’s what I’m going to give you.

      First, you were in Canada. I don’t see that as the type of trip that I would make an extra effort to see a loved one on their return (for example, if my loved one just returned from a service trip to a war-torn country, I might react differently).

      Second, you were asking for a 2-hour drive for her to come get a meal wih you. She could have just not been in the mood to go through that effort. You don’t indicate how far away you live. Are you in a different state that is many miles away? Or are you in Massachusetts and they’re in Rhode Island (or some equivalent). If you already see them somewhat often, or seeing each other in person isn’t really that hard, then I don’t think this is an issue AT ALL. Even if you see them rarely in person, this might just not be worth it. It wouldn’t for me (maybe I’m cold). I don’t think there’s anyone but my husband who I would drive a total of 2 hours to see for just a meal. Maybe a close friend that I hadn’t seen in a very very long time, or someone falling under my first point, above, in an effort to greet them and alleviate the stress of an annoying layover.

      Third, you may be a bit too needy. This is entirely dependent on your relationship, so feel free to disregard my comments. We all go through cycles in relationships where we need them more than they need us. If this is, in fact, their way of telling you that they may need a bit of space, don’t take it too personally. It’s healthy to diversify a bit with your friends and confidants. Not everyone can be there for you all the time. It’s a bit hard sometimes to make those realizations, but it will make you stronger and less prone to getting your feelings hurt.

    • Moonstone

      Reading the comments makes me think we should make “Know your family” as much of a thing as “know your office.” It would be completely normal in my family to drive an hour to an airport and have a meal during a layover, then drive an hour back. I mention this just because you can tell from other comments that it would be very unusual in other families. My guess is that your folks are preoccupied with something for a few days and you notice it more because you are so close.

      • mss

        Mine too! My parents once drove 45 minutes to the airport (each way) to see me for ten minutes! I felt so guilty I brought them a bottle of champagne. I’m glad it’s not just my family. KYF.

    • Burgher

      If it makes you feel any better, I barely talk to my mother and I live a few blocks away. She’s literally insane (and, no, I am not mis-using literally).

      To me, you sound overly needy, but if she is fostering this daily talking, she may be needy back, and I assume this is just normal for you guys. Sorry, not trying to be offensive, just my perspective where I am not close with my mom and she’s a bipolar narcissist. Even she absolutely loves me with all her heart, she just can’t express it properly or put aside her jealousy over my life (she made a lot of terrible decisions in her life, all of which are someone else’s fault).

      That said, I doubt it was intentional. It sounds like you have a great relationship, and, yes, I am jealous that you seem to have an awesome mom, and I’m threatening mine with restraining orders if she doesn’t stop harassing me. Blargh.

      • anon for this

        I’m thinking of you Burgher, and hoping you see better days.

        As someone who has a mentally ill (bipolar) father, and a mother now deceased at too young an age, it is very hard for me to look at other people’s families without a mixture of amazement and envy.

        Such is life. Such stories we have lived, I’m sure….

  2. TNTT

    Heading to Salt Lake City for a bit in a few weeks for work – any food recommendations?

    • Maddie Ross

      Takashi Sushi downtown. This will sound crazy since it’s a landlocked state, but it’s some of the best sushi I have ever have. I crave their ceviche roll.

    • Salty

      Takashi is so-so, in my opinion. If your idea of sushi is specialty rolls and sauces, then go for it.

      Better:

      Hatch Family Chocolates in the Avenues (hand-dipped chocolates and house-made ice cream)
      Finca (Spanish style tapas)
      Bruges (liege waffles–get the torpedo with a bar of Belgian chocolates melted in the middle–and frites)
      Red Iguana (Mexican)
      Lugäno (Italian-inspired)
      Wild Grape (nouveau American)
      Chanon Thai (best Thai food in Utah, no contest)
      Copper Onion (American)
      Jack Mormon Coffee (they roast their own beans; great stuff and well-made)

    • AttiredAttorney

      Bruges Waffles and Frites (ohemgee the waffles!!!), and the pastrami topped burger and sweet potato fries at Crown Burger. Both sort of hole in the walls, but delish and centrally located.

    • LilyB

      hands down the best gelato I’ve EVER had (better than anything in Italy even) was in SLC- check out SetteBello (pizza is also very good, but the gelato store is separate).

    • EB0220

      Please go to Red Iguana for me! I think both locations are good, and #2 is usually less crazy.

      I also like Squatters for beer if that’s your kind of thing.

  3. Lorelai Gilmore

    I think these shoes are absolutely hideous. And they’re $800! Yikes.

    • TO Lawyer

      I think it’s the straight across cut which is making these shoes look less attractive. I actually think they would be really cute if the front had more of a vamp (and you could see some toe cleavage)

    • Ashley

      In complete agreement. These would have been a great picture for the frumpy discussion.

      Has anyone else stumbled on STFUC*rpor*tt*?

      Someone is copying the posts from here and making very rude comments about them (us).

      That and the changes discussed in an earlier weekend thread make me think it is time to move on. I am just not finding valuable content here anymore. Like these shoes. Seriously?

        • Scout

          I found it as well. And apparently was featured yesterday- a big ELLEN YAY! If that person has nothing better to do with her time than to make fun of strangers on the internet & that makes her feel good about herself, she’s more than welcome to mock my posts. Have at it, no skin off my back.

          • Anon

            Oh wow – I don’t understand what that person’s issue is. It’s almost like she’s never had a job where she’s had to directly interact with clients?!

      • Old News

        That site has been around for years. If you don’t like it, don’t read it.

        • Old News

          By the way, if you think that’s bad, never look at the c*rp#r@tt3 forum on Get Off My Internets.

      • Parfait

        I can’t stand pointy shoes because that is not what my feet are shaped like. I like shoes that are similar in shape to my feet.

        That said, those Lucky flats are really cute, and not super-pointy. Almondy toes can be okay sometimes.

      • CorpTrainer

        Just bought these from Lucky and they are really cute and comfortable! WIN! I’m on my feet all day when I’m in the classroom and heels are not an option.

    • anon2

      I think these are horrible too. Sorry Kat. The combo of the super pointy toe and the straight line of the toe box is awkward.

  4. Toffee

    I can’t get behind pointy toe flats, for some reason. I mean, I’m not generally a fan of flats, but especially not pointy toed ones. Not sure why, though.

    • Lady Tetra

      My mother once said they make my feet look like boats, and I’ve never been able to forget it.

      • AIMS

        Ha, I feel that way in round toe shoes, esp. as they wear and stretch because then they tend to gape on the sides a bunch. Really round ones also make me feel like Minnie Mouse. To each their own, I guess.

        • Ellen

          Yay! I am not to crazy about these flat’s — the price is about $700 to high! FOOEY! I personaly LOVE flat’s b/c I can wear them around the office, but the manageing partner insist’s that I wear 4″ heel’s to court, so I now make MASON come with me and carry my lit bag (which include’s my heels), so I can just carry my purse and food downtown. When we get there and we go thru the mettle detector’s, I then have Mason give me the lit bag, I give him the flat’s and he keep’s them in HIS briefcase so that if I have to go into my Lit Bag to show something to the Judge and opposeing counsel, they will NOT see my flat’s. Mason has been pretty good about that.

          I forgot to tell the Hive that Lynn is now goieng home at least 3x a week, and NOT sleepeing over at Mason’s every day b/c I told her she was lookeing a bit frumpey wearing the same clotheing 2 day’s in a row. Mason is not happy b/c he has to hold his own on those nites Lynn is not there. I told Lynn that if she realy needs him at Night, that Mason should sleep over at HER place those night’s, but she does NOT live alone and she does NOT think her roomate’s would like haveing this guy over makeing noise in the bedroom at nite with Lynn. I would NOT either b/c Lynn told me some pretty dissgusting thing’s about what Mason does in the bedroom and batheroom. DOUBEL FOOEY! I would NOT let a guy like that any where near me and my apartement.

          Sam took me out for deli last weekend and it was good. I realy should own a deli b/c then I could have all the corn beef I can eat. But then my tuchus would be totaly out of control. I think I have to get a copy of Vanity Fair so I can read about Monica Louinsky. I can NOT beleive she would do that with the President of the Untied States. What was she thinkeing? That he would marry her if she did that? I also do not even want to think if he EVER smoked those cigar’s! TRIPEL FOOEY! She clearly could have gotten a UTI infection from that stuff b/c you can NEVER be sure where those cigar’s have been. Alan once tried to suggest somethings like that and I said get away from me with that, and it turned out I was right NOT to let him get “adventureaus” with me. I am a very conservative girl at heart so it was good that I chased Alan away–as it was he still abandoned me when I wanted for him to Marry me. FOOOEY on men that do that to us. At least Mason has not tried that yet. Lynn has done alot of funny thing’s like that b/f with other men, so she knows how to Handel Mason. She does need to get married soon b/f she looses her good look’s and figure. She said she will. YAY!!!!!

    • Anon

      I love these shoes and I love pointy toe flats in general. I think they look so much nicer with trousers. The only thing I do not like is having to go up and down stairs with my feet angled.

      I find it kind of refreshing that they are cut a big higher and don’t show toe cleavage. I find that shoes cut to show it are more uncomfortable.

      • WIL

        Me too, but it looks like we are in the minority! Like these way more than some of the other shoes posted on here. But I’m a pointy flats kind of girl.

  5. hoola hoopa

    WSJ has a slideshow of NPR staff fashion. It’s fun to see the people you only ever hear. Some interesting comments on clothing and working in public media, too, not surprisingly.

    My thoughts:
    — Nina Totenberg looks exactly as I pictured.
    — Audie Cornish is gorgeous and (looks to be) so much younger than I pictured.
    — Love that Guy Raz was wearing a bracelet made by his son. When I started my current job, a manager frequently wore a macaroni necklace made by her child and I took it as a sign that it was good place to work (and it is).
    — ‘Think Yiddish, dress British.'” should go viral. Thanks, Scott Simon.

    Nina Totenberg on NPR being ahead of the pack in women correspondents: “It’s always been a place in which there were a lot of women because they paid so poorly.” Sad, but probably very true.

  6. Lilin

    After a very long time of lurking I have a question I’d love the Hive’s advice on! I went to an initial appointment yesterday with a therapist – I read several old threads here on first appointments which were hugely helpful to prepare. It didn’t go that great and I’m wondering whether the things I found a bit offputting are offputting or just me being resistant to the process and I need to grit my teeth and give it a few sessions before deciding whether it actually is a bad fit. First, my goal for counselling is to make changes. There are some issues around compulsive behaviour and relationships I’d like to address but I’m functioning, not endangering myself, and not unhappy. I asked her how her approach would help me to make changes (ie give me tools or guidance – I know actually making the change is up to me) and her response was pretty vague and about ‘deep understanding’. But maybe that’s just therapy? Do I need to adjust my expectations?

    The other thing I disliked was I had told her in my initial inquiry I’d like fortnightly meetings, mainly for financial reasons. She was reluctant to do this (although she agreed to it). She said weekly sessions would have one cost and fortnightly a cost 50% higher, I think to offset having the appointments unfilled every other week; she slightly discounted the weekly offer when I told her weekly meetings at her usual low-end rate was about 40% of my disposable monthly income right now. She thinks I should prioritise having therapy. Fortnightly meetings is, to me, making time, space, and savings elsewhere in order to come to counselling, and also I had just spent about 10 minutes telling her that one of my problems is with money and I need to work on sticking to a budget (I shop my feelings so now I’m paying off a credit card.)

    I would love some advice and perspective on these things – the smart words on here about therapy are part of why I made the decision to go in the first place and I trust what this community has to say! (Those who got this far!)

    • Senior Attorney

      Turns out every therapist has his or her own therapeutic model and some are more proactive about making suggestions and giving homework and promoting actual measurable/observable changes, and some are not.

      If you have concrete behavioral issues that you would like to address, you may be better off with somebody who specializes in that sort of thing. It sounds like your current therapist is closer the psychoanalytic model and not super concerned with behavioral changes per se.

      Frankly, what you describe doesn’t sound like the best fit in the world. I’d look around even if you decide to give this therapist another session or two. Maybe see if there is a place where you can meet with an intern, who will be supervised by a licensed therapist but should be much less expensive.

      • S in Chicago

        Perhaps request someone who focuses on cognitive behavioral therapy? That seems much closer to what it sounds like you’re looking for.

    • tesyaa

      If budget is an issue, can you look for a social services agency which can match you with a therapist and charge you on a sliding scale? I think weekly therapy is probably beneficial, at least at first.

      • Lilin

        I’ll look into it, thank you. I possibly should have mentioned I’m in the UK so I think the landscape is probably slightly different but lower cost providers may be around.

      • Anonypuss

        +1 At least to begin, I believe most therapists start with weekly sessions so that treatment gets started that much quicker, you establish a rapport and you can remember/pickup where you left off week to week. I’ve done weekly for a few years, and only when I’ve been feeling “stable” have I been able to move to less than weekly. But in times of crisis or when I first start seeing a new therapist, it’s usually weekly.

    • Carine

      Those both seem offputting to me, too. I started with a new therapist fairly recently and in the first meeting she told me that she is very practical–we would be working together on developing tools and new approaches to the issues that we discuss. So I think it’s totally possible to find a therapist who could meet your expectations on that point, or at the very least be a little more clear about his or her approach. E.g., “well, usually in the first two sessions I’ll let you lead the conversation, and I’ll listen and take some notes, then after that. . .”

      Her reluctance to deviate from weekly sessions, especially with your financial reasons, seems odd to me. I can understand her point about prioritizing therapy, but you clearly are, within the reasonable constraints of your budget.

      Maybe the next session could go better–meeting a therapist is a complicated dynamic and I don’t think it always clicks right away–but I do think these are red flags that might mean it’s not the best fit for you or your goals.

    • Lilin

      Thanks for these responses! These are good, useful things to think about. It sounds like I need to ask a bit more about their approach before the initial consultation, since a practical approach is important to me.

  7. Carine

    I was just shopping and tried on this t-shirt: http://www.jcpenney.com/women/petites/ana/ana-short-sleeve-boyfriend-tee/prod.jump?ppId=pp5003721769&catId=cat100210006&deptId=dept20000013&extDim=true&topDim=Categories&topDimvalue=knit+tops+%26+tees&dimCombo=Categories|Brand|&dimComboVal=knit+tops+%26+tees|a.n.a|&currentDim=Brand&currentDimVal=a.n.a&colorizedImg=DP0421201418372577C.tif&urlState=/women/shop-clothing/tops/knit-tops-tees/a-n-a/_/N-1noxcaZ3v/cat.jump

    Y’all. This shirt fits perfectly. It is really flattering–the lines of the neck and shoulders are great and it has just the right amount of drape through the torso. I bought three, every color they had on the rack in my size, so they were $8 each! FYI: I’m 5’2″ but didn’t try the petite. I thought the misses length was just right.

  8. irene adler

    Reposting hopeing to get some advice on the best way to prepare for an interview with a litigation firm. Does anyone have any advice on how to prepare/ what to expect? Any obvious differences between interviewing with the state government?

    • Anonymous

      It really depends on your level. How long have you been out of law school?

    • AIMS

      In my experience, with gov’t and public service positions you really need to communicate that you really want this specific job, that you’re committed to public service, and that you’re not applying just because it’s sort of a safe secure option (obviously there are exceptions to this for highly competitive positions but even so). With a private litigation firm, esp. if you’re coming from a state gov’t position/background, you really need to stress your willingness and ability to work hard. Fair or not, there may be a perception that you’re used to a 9-5 and no work on weekends, and you need to demonstrate that you don’t expect that and are willing to work as hard as needed to succeed.

      Also, if you don’t have prior litigation experience, be prepared to address that and come up with some relevant skills and maybe an anecdote or two about what an adaptable quick learner you are. Good luck!

  9. Job Problems

    Hello all, I took a job on the pretext of 30 hours a week. It has been 30 hours a week for the last 8 months, until someone quit and my employer just hasn’t bothered to find a replacement, thus I have been forced to work 60 hour weeks. Not what I signed up for. Any idea how to make them hire a new employee without getting myself fired in the process?

    • Anonattorney

      Assuming you’re salaried and not hourly, to what extent can you turn work down that comes across your desk? How long has this been going on? Do you have a review coming up? Who do you report to?

      • Job Problems

        Hourly. I can’t turn down work, its a smaller company and there literally wouldn’t be anyone else to do it. This has been going on for 2 weeks. No reviews here, I report to the owner’s son (a manager). Because it is family own and run the hierarchical structure is very vertical.

        • Anon

          If you are hourly, you should be getting overtime. Point out that it is less expensive to hire someone than continually paying you overtime.

        • S in Chicago

          Be as firm as you can with your hours and request overtime and/or temp help for what is going over. The longer they get 60 hours of work out of you, the more they will continue to expect it. You’re not getting full-time benefits. I think this is one where you need to be willing to put it on the line and ask what arrangements are being made to manage the workflow because they have no incentive to change otherwise.

  10. Calibrachoa

    I agree with the strappy flats love because I always feel like flats are about to fall off my feet, but these look like the plastic ring on a six-pack!

    (hi i’m baaack)

  12. pegasus

    Hopefully this isn’t too late to receive some good advice! I have my first performance evaluation today, and since I don’t qualify for a raise/bonus yet, some of that pressure is off the table. But as my first time doing one of these formally, any specific questions I should be asking. Already thought about the following:
    – clarification of my role, and where it fits in the structure (new department)
    – within my role, how do I progress/maximise the knowledge I get – scared I stagnate or that the bulk of my tasks becomes administrative in nature because of my junior position
    – asking for any negative/positive feedback, how to work on those negatives
    – I know the 3-5 year vision for my type of role, but are we moving towards that?

    Anything at all that you ladies with an outside perspective think I should bring up? FWIW I’ve never had any negative feedback so the session isn’t likely to dwell on any one thing, I’m just glad I have this opportunity to familiarise myself with the process before I come back next year ready to prove why I deserve the hghest raise and bonus :)

  13. Anonymous

    Is Ann Taylor not selling suits anymore? Went today and its a sea of white sundresses. I think I found one cotton blazer. Im looking for a dress suit in particular. BR doesnt usually fit me. Any other suggestions? Ones you love?

    • Lady Tetra

      I buy Ann Taylor suits online, haven’t had much luck in stores though. Also, their suits almost never go on sale. For dress suits, I’ve actually had the most luck at Macy’s and Nordstrom, just trying on a ton of them and seeing what works.

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