Wednesday’s Workwear Report: Pleat Hem Shift Dress
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It's hard to find a shift dress that isn't totally frumptastic or way too mini for work, IMHO — so I was kind of excited to see this knit dress from Michael Michael Kors. I like the kicky little pleat hem, the short sleeves, and concealed zipper. It's $125 at Bloomingdale's, where it's a best seller; it's available in sizes XS-L and plus sizes. (Lord & Taylor also has the dress in regular sizes; Nordstrom has it in plus sizes.) Pleat Hem Shift Dress
Psst: This Ralph Lauren dress is adorable and on sale — but only available in petite sizes.
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Sales of note for 7/25/25:
- Nordstrom – The Anniversary Sale is open for everyone — here's our roundup!
- Ann Taylor – 25% off your purchase, including new arrivals + up to 60% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 10% off new womenswear with code
- Eloquii – $19+ select styles + extra 45% off all sale
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select cashmere + up to 50% off summer styles + up to 70% off all sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 60% off cashmere + extra 15% off $100+ and extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Daily flash sales — on 7/25 it's 25% off dresses! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Rothy's – Final Few: up to 50% off
- Spanx – Free shipping on everything
- Talbots – Extra 60% off marked down pants, jeans, shorts and more, and extra 50% off all other markdowns
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At the end of last year, I was promised a substantial raise (about 20%). My department budgeted for it, and the money is in the budget. The CEO of the corporation has to sign off on it (CEO already approved the budget with it in there, but has to actually give the go-ahead for me to receive it from HR), but has yet to do so. About a month ago, I was confronted by CEO about problems CEO has with my boss- not me. Now I believe that my salary increase is essentially being held hostage from me, about things I don’t make decisions about. Any advice?
This seems very odd. How big is your company? Your CEO shouldn’t be going to your boss’s subordinates to badmouth him/her; it’s totally unprofessional. I don’t want to alarm you and I’m not saying you are in danger, but in your position I’d probably start putting feelers out for other jobs, just because when weird office politics start involving senior management behaving erratically and/or reneging on substantial promises, there’s usually something bigger going on.
It’s pretty large and financially stable. I think that CEO is jealous of recent success by my boss and is feeling vulnerable and I’m caught in the crossfire. It makes me hesitant to leave because I could be in a great position if my boss is elevated.