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Travel back in the Corporette time capsule… Here's what was on our minds oh so many moons ago. |
One year ago…
- An Ode to the Crockpot (a Busy Woman's Savior)
- What Makeup to Wear While Interviewing
- Tool of the Trade: PDF Factory
- When Should She Give Up and Buy a Larger Size?
Two years ago…
C2
Kat, if you are reading this, can I please beg you to revisit the Lijit search engine? Not being able to search past comments is a huge loss and has really limited our ability to capitalize on the brilliant suggestions of this community. Thanks!!
lawyerette
I just go into google and type what I want to search for and add site:corporette.com ….
cranky old batt
I just typed:
white shirt site:corporette.com
As a test to see if I was following what you meant and sure enough, I have a huge list of comments to check out.
Thank you, lawyerette. I am now a little smarter because of you. This will come in very handy for the off the wall research I have to do at work sometimes.
lawyerette
fantastic :) glad to help!
Kat
yes – that bugs me too. I’ll see if the folks at Lijit can hook us up. (I’d also love it if there were a way to make search results chronological.)
C2
Thank you so much! And thanks lawyerette for the tip, I am not tech-savvy enough to have figured that out!
MM
In case anyone is reading this: I was thrilled to see the link to the old crockpot article, which I guess was posted before I discovered the site. Is it really okay to leave food cooking in the crockpot for 12 hrs, which is how long my husband and I are out each day? (That seems drastically different to me from the recommended 6 hr cooking times on the recipes I’ve seen.) Do I need to add more liquid to recipes or make other adjustments to give this a go?
lawyerette
Definitely don’t add more liquid, you’ll end up with soup! I’ve left my crockpot on for over 12 hours and nothing burned or anything like that, but the food was not very good (just a big soupy mess, which unless you’re making soup, doesn’t really work). I would get a crockpot with a timer instead, and have it cook on high for however long the recipe calls for, and then keep it on warm. I have the Hamilton Beach 33967 and it works perfectly.
Kat
really? i would advise her to add liquid (but just a little bit) — but it depends on the recipe. i’ve definitely left things cooking for 12-15 hours when they should have been on 8 and the results ranged from “perfectly fine” to “ok, kinda dry.” a lot depends on your crockpot too — if you’re buying a new one, yes, a timer is great, but also give your recipe a go before you begin making adjustments to it.
lawyerette
I think I just assumed there was meat in the recipe, since I’ve only made recipes with meat. If there is no meat then this might not happen but I find that meat just sheds a lot of water and becomes shredded the longer it’s in the crockpot (really good if you’re going for pulled pork).
Another thing to try: leave the crockpot on overnight/while sleeping. That way you’ll have a nice lunch ready to go in the morning. Or you can pack for dinner and reheat.
meg
the logic is that a crockpot has a lid, so liquid doesn’t evaporate no matter how long it cooks. If your crockpot is older and the lid “leaks” steam, you might have a need to add…
SuzyQ
I have had this problem and it all depends on what you’re making. Chili and other soupy things will work just fine. Don’t even try making chicken because it will turn out extremely dry and tasteless. If you want to keep crockpotting, you can buy one that has a timer. Another option is to make something on the weekend and then reheat portions of it during the week to save time.
Anonymous
Threadjack — have an interview tomorrow for a legal job at a media company. I can’t wear heels of any height due to a foot injury. What would be better — skirt + flats that look kind of young and girlish, or pants with sneakers? Can’t wear pants with flats because all my pants are hemmed for at least a little heel. I’ve already told the HR person that I have a foot injury so my interviewers are aware.
lawyerette
What do you mean flats that look young and girlish? What color are they?
I would not wear sneakers if I could help it. Even if I had to go to Payless and buy a pair of flats.
CFM
I would also not go sneakers, I’d run to payless and get something like this http://www.payless.com/store/product/detail.jsp?catId=cat10088&subCatId=cat10276&skuId=080943080&productId=66383&lotId=080943&category=&catdisplayName=Womens
Anonymous
OP here — thanks for looking! Those look similar to the flats I have, which I think look a tad too informal for an interview. Sneakers would at least proclaim loudly that I’m dealing with a foot problem, whereas my flats are not wrong enough but also not right enough, if that makes sense.
E.E.
I can’t wear heels ever and constantly wear skirts with flats. Sneakers would be much better for my foot/ankle but I never ever wear them in any professional setting.
Anonymous
Is your injury evident (like, do you have a boot or crutches or something)? I actually think it’s better to go with sneakers than dress shoes that are not quite office-appropriate. With the former, it’s obvious that you’re accommodating an injury, but with the latter it might look like you didn’t know what kind of dress shoes were appropriate.
Anonymous
OP here. This is what I was thinking. No crutches, no boot — just very painful if I wear heels of any height. I’d rather not buy a pair of shoes if I don’t have to. In answer to lawyerette’s question, the flats are black and fine for my business casual office, but not formal looking (ballet shaped patent leather). E.E., I would never wear sneakers to work either, and wear these flats all the time with skirts, but I was thinking on the same lines as 4:10 Anonymous — is it better to make it really obvious that I am accommodating an injury or risk looking slightly off, as if I don’t know what is appropriate?
Anonymous
Same anon from 4:10 here – I’d wear the sneakers and just tell them that you apologize for wearing sneakers but you have an injured foot. Leave it at that. Definitely wear pants, not a skirt, with the sneakers and it won’t look that off.
lawyerette
I still say the flats you have, frankly. Or buying new ones. I don’t really see that the flats you have are that off. Tennis shoes are just so so wrong IMO if you don’t have anything visibly wrong with your foot.
coco
I would probably run into a local drug store today and pick up a pair of the Dr. Scholl’s foldable flats. That way you could wear supportive shoes to the office and then switch right before. They aren’t fabulous, but fairly inconspicuous. Also helpful if you don’t have time to shoe shop.
Anonymous
OP here. I wore the sneakers and apologized up front. Everyone was solicitous and gracious about it, and twice it even became a conversation point, when I mentioned (in response to their questions) that I hurt my foot at a concert. Thanks for your advice, everyone.
Fiona
Does anyone have any recs for a little mini fridge like the one in the original article on decorating your office/tech gadgets? I would love one of those, but Amazon doesn’t carry the recommended one anymore (and the others they do carry seem to get poor reviews). I would love something smaller than a “dorm fridge” that could fit on a bookshelf. Any leads? Thanks!
Nora
I have another interview question! Given the (heated) debate last week about the appropriateness of puffy coats in a professional setting, is it horrible to wear one to an interview tomorrow? I have much more professional wool coats but I am pregnant and the puffy coat is the only one that I can still close comfortably over my midsection (although I don’t think I am really showing yet and don’t want the interviewers to know I am pregnant – so I’m not sure the “pregnant women get a pass” analysis would apply here). We are expected to have a snowstorm tomorrow in New York so the coat would be providing some waterproof protection as well as warmth. Finally, keep in mind it is a navy blue, knee length puffy coat with no frills (i.e., no fur-trimmed hood). I often wear it to my business casual office without a second thought, but now I am concerned because so many commenters seemed to agree that even if a puffy coat would be fine for the office it would never work for an interview.
Don’t mean to stir up this pot again, but I just really need to know if I should run to Filene’s and try to find a bigger wool coat after work – thanks in advance!
Two cents
Go wear your puffy coat. Don’t give it a second thought, everyone knows it’s freezing outside. Better to focus on preparing for your interview!
AIMS
You’re pregnant and it’s cold.
Wear the puffy coat! Good luck!!!
Noner
Wear it – it’s winter.
Samantha
You will probably take it off at reception and hang it up anyway. That’s my experience in firms in cold areas especially – there’s a coat rack/coat closet + umbrella stand at the entrance. Most likely interviewers will not see it unless they take you out to lunch. I think it’s fine to wear it anyway.
However – if you’re pregnant and not fitting into most of your coats, are you likely to buy a new one pretty soon in any case? If your puffy coat is getting a bit snug and you’ll need a good coat to wear for several months, maybe it makes sense to buy it now?
Anonymous
Yes, just go ahead and wear it. If it’s actually snowing it’s expected to wear a waterproof coat, and even if it’s not snowing there’s nothing wrong with it.