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Sales of note for 9.30.24
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals through September
- Ann Taylor – Extra 30% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off sale
- J.Crew – 50% off select styles
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything + 50% off sale with code
- Lo & Sons – Warehouse sale, up to 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Save 25% sitewide
- Neiman Marcus – Friends & Family 25% off
- Rag & Bone – Friends & Family 25% off sitewide
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Fall Cyber Monday sale, 40% off sitewide and $5 shipping
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- White House Black Market – 40% off select styles
And some of our latest threadjacks here at Corporette (reader questions and commentary) — see more here!
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Cat
FWIW, these don’t hold up as well as the classic Hunters. They don’t have the same built-in curve/more up-turned toe in the footbed (which is part of the reason they look so sleek) but as a result, the repetitive creasing in the rubber causes tiny holes to form on the side of the foot. Mine lasted only 2 years.
Anon Lawyer
All, I’m spiraling and could use a kick in the b*tt. I’ve been at my small quirky law firm for nine years and am a partner now. I’ve always been happy there – I love the people – bt the work has intermittently been good and boring. For the last year in particular I’ve been in a rut and I don’t know if it’s me or the job.
Two jobs just came up. One is in my niche area of law and one is in an adjacent area. I want to apply to both of them. But I feel so guilty for abandoning my firm which really needs me and is planning on me for succession purposes. I feel bad for abandoning an institution that has invested a lot into me and which I really care about (#hufflepuffproblems).
I know I’m getting way ahead of myself but I feel really anxious about applying. Tell me I should just apply?
Also I’m TTC and doing IVF this month though the soonest a transfer would be is January. How stupid am I to start a new job now? I fought for maternity leave for partners at my firm so that’s in place.
Anon
I don’t know the structure of your firm, obviously, but is there any way that you can stay at your current firm and bring in the type of work that you want? I would think that at your level, you would be allowed to have more control over the type of work you’re doing. Maybe try to spend some time in the next year bringing in the type of clients/work that gets you excited. I say this because I love my firm and the people at it also, and I think it would be really hard for me to leave and adjust to a new group of people.
Anon Lawyer
The problem is, the work I really like doing is pro bono. These jobs are both at non-profits. So I’m not sure if there’s a way to get what I really like doing at a firm. I mean, don’t get me wrong, the work is fine at my firm. But it’s just fine. I don’t know. I also don’t know if I have enough business development acumen to really develop a practice area the way I’d want on my own.
Anon For This
It might not hurt to speak to folks at the organizations you are interested in. I had a friend (sr. associate) leave his firm job, which was definitely not as enjoyable as yours sounds, for a legal pro bono organization and because of the leadership, he absolutely hated it and is now at a new firm. Obviously, leaving the firm looks different for you since you are a partner, but I would do as much due diligence as humanly possible so that the change is worth it!
TX-IHC
No harm in applying and learning more about whether this would really be a good fit/right move. Of course I would be wary of the timing… if your IVF is successful (pulling for you!), would a transfer to another place leave you SOL for mat leave? Perhaps you could negotiate it upfront but for most employers you must be there 1 year before you are eligible, and it sounds possible that a baby could come before that year is up.
ANP
It’s late so I’m not sure you’re still reading, but…the grass isn’t always greener. I know several people (myself included) who interviewed for jobs and then decided it wasn’t so rosy elsewhere! I am always in favor of interviewing — I think it’s a great way to discern what you really want in a role and whether you can actually find it somewhere else.
Need input into career switch or enhance - thoughts?
I graduated with my MBA a decade ago – into the recession – and have been underpaid and underemployed ever since, mostly doing technical consulting. My BA was in liberal arts.
I am strongly considering a $10k coding boot camp for “website development” – does anyone here do coding or have you been through this. The problem is, according to the “admissions advisor” it is a 30 hour/week commitment, with 10 hours/week class time. There is a good instructor and assistant to student ratio. This is for the part-time class that starts in February and ends in early August.
Thoughts? My main concern is what job titles and salaries will be eligible for upon “graduation” ok, completion (Hey! It is a Certificate of Completion!) I’ll have a portfolio and, as I’ve mentioned, an MBA. Will hiring managers see me as coding + MBA or midlife failure, only entry-level coding, or what?
Any input is welcome. Thank you.
Anonymous
Forget what employers might think for a minute. What do YOU want? Where do you want your career to go? Do you actually want to build websites? Do you feel a coding course is the best way to get there? (I’ve built a number of very sharp websites using various DIY platforms.)
I don’t know that more schooling is the answer. What made you get an MBA in the first place? Maybe the same squirmy, anxious, “I don’t know what to do” feelings you’re feeling now? Make an objective – 5 and 10 years out – and make plans to get yourself there.
Sunshine
What sort of work do you want to do and does this certification help with getting that type of work? It’s good that you want to remedy being underpaid and underemployed, but it would help if you could provide some context around what you are hoping to do in the future.
As a hiring manager, I don’t look at these certifications as much as I look at degrees and actual experience.
Anonymous
The coders I know consider these certifications exploitative. Maybe they’re being unfair since they picked up programming languages by working through standard guides and getting support from online communities, but there is a lot you can do that falls between 10k and a $12 book.
For example, there is probably a coding workshop or club for women where you live (Railsbridge or something specific to your area). If you put the effort in and still feel the certification is worth it, you can reconsider. But since there’s a lot of skepticism towards degrees and certifications right now (vs. just having people write code and seeing how good or terrible it is), I’m not sure there’s a resume line that can just qualify you for a job (there are other things like coding competitions, but those aren’t expensive programs).
Anonymous
Why do you need this skill set? What kinds of jobs do you want?
If you are emphasizing your MBA, I assume you want a business-y job, not to actually do coding.
Do you want to be a developer/web designer/tech engineer at a software firm? If so, an MBA isn’t (very) relevant. Manage a team of developers? Perhaps slightly more relevant but I’d never hire you for that role (I used to hire development staff at a software firm)- team managers have years of direct technical expertise + (ideally) management expertise, no MBA required.
What did you do before b school? Or did you do a combo undergrad/MBA program?
Do you want a tech strategy type role? Financial?
When you say you do “technical consulting”- what does that mean? Like software implementation? Vendor selection? Technical due diligence?
Owl lover
So I had a good friend do one of these programs. He enjoyed it, learned some stuff, but two years later hasn’t done anything with it, and he is in a programming adjacent field. (Works with computer engineers)
If I were you, I would try and reach out to your alumni recruiting program and see if they have any leads. The recession screwed over multiple classes of graduates, but you paid for the program and should be able to use their resources. They often have resources specifically for alumni.
Economics to tech
I am a programmer/software donsultant. My advice is:don’t. My impression is these programs are exploitative and I have never met anyone working in the field who learnt that way.
That said, there is an abundance of cheaper (often free, apart from your time) ways to learn “coding”. And technical /programming skills combined with other skills/assets that typical programmers dont have can indeed be very valuable. Here is what I would do if I wer in hour shoes:
1. Pick your field and consider carefully why you want ro learn what you want to learn. What meshes best with your past experience and futre goals? Is is web programming, apps, data analysis in R/Python, data visualisation, anything else? What role are you envisioning for yourself? What depth and bredth of knowledge do you need for it? Ex. To consult around digital analytics and marketing you do mot need to be a web developer. Even to create websites you don’t need to be a full-blown web developer these days, it may be enough to master Drupal or WordPress.
2. Depending on what you decided in one, pick your resources and learn! Create a tructured learning plan and timeline for yourself. Here are some ides:
Coursera or EdX – they have tons of free MOOCs and specialisations, you can even get on a paid track to get a certificate of completion which will cost a fraction of your proposed price above and will come from an actual university. google and Microsoft also have free structured prigrams on there. It will take a bit longer -1 to 4 months may be- but with a lot more reasonable workload a week.
Community colleges or similar. I am Canadian and many pre-university colleges here offer technical courses in the evening for dirt cheap. These are usually very practice-oriented and helful. There might be something like s in the US?
Online communities and learning by doing. what that means is you pick the tool you want to master – ex. Drupal for web, R for data science, Tableau for analytics. Many many of these are either free or free trial. pick one where you can find a large online community to post your questions as you work through the tool.
These may sound a bit daunting because they require you to take initative and figure out a plan to tackle a technical problem that is new to you. But here is the thing – this is exactly what most technical jobs require you to do day to day, so any futre employer would appreciate you going throught he process IF you can show a good portfolio at the end and can tie it with you other experience and qualities. They don’t usually appreciate the fact that you threw 10k at a bootcamp brcause that only shows you can throw 10k at a short-term solution.
Hope this didn’t all come out harsh – I am actually trying to encourage, not discourage you. I moved to tech from economics. In my case I did a second bachelors because yay cheap public education! But after that I spent tons of time on Coursera to learn new things, I’ve actually tried all three types of resources I listed above and all worked well for me.
Also an MBA
Seconding the comments about what you actually want to DO once you graduate. I also have an MBA, and I work in tech. I’m married to a software engineer, who’s been coding since he was 15, and he loooooves his work. You will not beat him out for literally any job, probably ever, unless you’ve suddenly found such a passion for programming that you’re willing to make up essentially 17-20 years worth of passion, time, and learning/practicing to get on equal footing. We’re in the Bay Area, so he’s not a one-off, he is pretty representative of the entire talent pool. There are plenty of newly-minted CS/SE grads that will scoop up the entry-level roles as well, so even if you don’t compete with him directly, you’re competing with 22-year-old him, in which case, you’re still more than 4 years behind.
You will most likely end up in an entry-level job, despite having the MBA. MBA is mostly good for consulting gigs and making up a small gap in experience if you’re going into a management role (ie: I was a year or two shy of the minimum experience needed for a role, but the fact that I had an MBA put me on “equal” footing with people who met the minimum requirements). Salaries for entry-level webdevs in the Bay Area will probably fall between $70k-$100k. No idea what the ranges are for the rest of the country, but I assume quite a bit lower. Also, there’s generally a stigma around webdev/front-end work, so that trajectory is lower (not saying this is right, and technically webdev and front-end aren’t necessarily even the same thing, but the “hardcore” technical people tend to look down on those skillsets within their profession, so you might still deal with bias/being underpaid if you go that route).
That being said, many of the devs I’ve encountered aren’t great with people and actively want to avoid going the management route. So if you’re good at managing people and you also reasonably understand/can do technical things, that’s quite valuable and much harder to find. I’m in a semi-adjacent discipline and I’m generally more technical than most people with a similar skillset. This has given me a leg up in tech, and I’m able to gain the trust of the technical people in the company pretty quickly. I would focus on the work you actually want to do, and if it’s not coding, I don’t think a bootcamp is worth it. If you enjoy math-y things, you might consider some Data Analyst positions, as those sometimes get lumped into the engineering org vs. the finance org. They’re well-suited to people coming in with an MBA, usually require advanced Excel skills and maybe some SQL/R skills, and give you exposure to all parts of the business and people.
OP not a future coder
You’ve all been very helpful and probably saved me $10,000!
My local MBA alumni group is having a career fair for alumni in a few weeks – I’m getting my stuff together and will be there with bells on!
Thank you!
Sunshine
You might want to consider a career coach to help you consider options. I’ve worked with one and it was really helpful in narrowing down what types of jobs I should consider, what type of organization would be a good fit for me, etc. Beware, the field isn’t regulated well, so personal referrals are the best way to find a good one.
Thanksgiving Wine
This morning’s thread on Costco wine reminded me that I still need to buy bundles of wine for my Thanksgiving dinner next week. I’m terrible at remembering which wines I like, so I always end up buying random options in my price range* that end up very hit or miss. What are your favorite affordable, crowd-pleasing options? Where do you find them (Costco, local shops, etc.)?
*I’m in NYC, so my reasonable/budget price range is around $10-14 per bottle (probably closer to $8-12 in the rest of the country).
Pompom
I tend to like a Norton (a truly American wine!), a Cab Franc, or a light pinot noir for Thanksgiving foods. For whites, something like a *dry* riesling or a gewurztraminer would be nice.
In that price range and to be more specific, I am also a big fan of the Sokol Blosser Evolution red and white blends. They are pretty flexible for entertaining and go with a lot of things.
K
Sokol Blosser’s white is one of my favorites. Totally go with that if you can find it!
lydia
I would not get a Norton, especially for a group. it’s just not as good, and also more likely to stain your teeth blue. also, drinking too much Norton is worse imo than with other reds — it’s just so inky.
K
Go with a semi-dry Riesling and a Pinot Noir for those who like red wine with turkey. Riesling pairs so perfectly with turkey IMHO.
There are lots of good wines in your price range. I’m a sucker for local wine so I would go with something from the Finger Lakes or Long Island. Nothing wrong with going for the more budget options like Barefoot and Yellow Tail (I prefer Barefoot).
Anonymous
Ewww. Please don’t buy a sweet white wine. Or any of the crap the finger lakes pump out.
K
I didn’t say sweet! I said semi-dry, which is on the dry side of the spectrum.
And sorry you’re too entitled to think there’s good wine anywhere else than Napa or France.
K
*to think there’s NOT good wine anywhere than Napa or France. Is what I meant to say.
Anonymous
Semi dry is sweeter than dry. It is literally a sweeter wine. Also, I love tons of wine from all over I just think most of what the finger lakes produces is dreck and if you’re not enough of an expert to know exactly what you’re getting you’re better off avoiding it.
Anonymous
Ugh, the finger lakes wine is so awful though. I’m in NYC, my family is from western NY, and I still can’t drink it.
Anon
There are many good options, you just have to know the good wineries and also the wines known in that area. Given the suggestion of Riesling, I think K’s suggestion was good as the Finger Lakes is known for their Riesling. Try the Hermann J. Wiemer Dry Riesling – it was an editor’s choice from Wine Spectator so I wouldn’t exactly call it “dreck.”
Minerva
The only caveat I would through out here is that even the drier Finger Lakes Riesling’s will be sweeter than a drier non-Finger Lake’s Riesling.
Is it Friday yet?
Actually Riesling is fantastic with sweet potatoes, a fact that I learned at a tasting at the very fancy wine shop my father shops at.
Geez
I always laugh at how condescending people can be about “a sweet white wine.” Some people like those, you know. And you’re not any better than those who do.
Anonymous
They’re not a good buy for a general audience.
cbackson
The funny thing is that people who are educated about wine generally know that there are awesome, complex sweet wines. Some of them fall into dessert territory, but an off-dry riesling is awesome with Thai, Indian, fried chicken or other fried stuff. Bad wine is bad wine, but assuming all wines with residual sugar are bad is silly and a bit uninformed.
I love sweet wines myself – both dessert wines and off-dry wines with food.
Anonymous
No girl we know that. But buying sweet white as someone who admittedly doesn’t know anything about wine for a holiday when you are looking g for a crowd pleaser is just not smart.
Minerva
I also love them, but with dessert or just on my own. I don’t think I would bring one for TGiving dinner.
Also, if you like sweet wines, you should try some Montreal style Ice Cider – so good!
C2
A German Riesling would be fantastic with Thanksgiving. Look for dry German bottles, usually labeled by weight when the grape was picked, so look for the words kabinett, spätlese, will lead you to the drier end, as will the word “trocken”. This is not your American get-drunk-in-college sweet Riesling.
AIMS
I tend to do local shops though if I’m in Union Square, the TJ wine shop has good options/prices and so does the Astor Place liquor store with the big yellow sign on Broadway and Astor Pl. (Something Warehouse?). For white, I think almost any New Zealand sauvignon blanc is usually a good bet (Oyster Bay SB is in pretty much every wine shop in NYC and in your price range, ~$13). For red, I think you can get a bottle or two of the beaujolais nouveau that should be just out, it’s always inexpensive but a nice little tradition this time of year and goes well with turkey. I also like French burgundy wines (basically pinot noir). I don’t really know much about wine but I find that similar grapes from a particular region tend to have a similar style and if I like one, I will enjoy another so I just started noting that & it seems to have better results for me than just picking a bottle at random.
Anonymous
Agreed. Not exciting but sufficient.
Anon
I love NZ Sauv Blancs, but my friends who don’t care for grapefruit universally dislike them, but will happily drink West Coast Sauv Blancs. If you know your audience well, you might want to consider that.
For a dry riesling, Pacific Rim dry riesling is the bomb. I served it last year at Thanksgiving and it appears frequently at dinner throughout the year.
Possibly above the range you’re looking at unless on sale, but Sofia Coppola Rose is a good pick, too.
Cookbooks
I like dry reds, and one of my favorite affordable ones is Marqués de Cáceres Rioja Crianza Tempranillo. It’s medium-bodied and easy drinking. I can usually find it at about $12-13.
espresso bean
Good pick! I like this one, too.
Gail the Goldfish
On the “remembering what wines I like,” I use the Vivino app for this–you take a picture of the bottle label, it pulls it up in it’s database, and you rate it and can add notes to yourself (I think your ratings are automatically set to public but you can make them private)
Gail the Goldfish
And on actual wines, I am a riesling fan, and I’ve got Joseph Handler Riesling (which I think you can get at trader joe’s for like $8 or something) and chateau ste. michelle riesling rated fairly highly (a warning I like my rieslings fairly sweet)
Anonymous
Please don’t foist sweet wine onto people. I beg of you.
Anonymous
Well I wouldn’t offer just one wine choice. Some of us like sweet wines.
Sadie
Oh my gosh stop. We get it. You don’t like sweet wine. You incorrectly think that makes you superior.
She’s not buying ONE BOTTLE FOR THE WHOLE THANKSGIVING.
It’s ok to get some riesling (or even…MOSCATO!!) along with everything else. Some people hate red wine. Some people love sweet wine. It’s ok to get a VARIETY for your guests.
pugsnbourbon
Thanks for the tip on vivino! I either have a terrible palate or a terrible memory, this should help me figure it out.
Cookbooks
I’ll have to look up Vivino; except for one or two, I’m always forgetting what wines i like. I should have known there’s an app for that!
Anonymous
It also lets you search by various criteria-type, pairing, etc. Very useful.
Rainbow Hair
My sister put me in charge of buying dry cider from somewhere local to go with thanksgiving dinner and i’m so pumped!
anon
A Malbec from Chile or Argentina is a big crowd-pleaser wine that you can find at a very good price point. Also, a good friend of mine told me that you can never go wrong with a Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough at any price point. So far, he’s been right!
Caitlin
I love Bogle’s Essential Red–a nice, drinkable red blend that is tasty and middle of the road. It’s a crowd-pleaser. I usually get it at Trader Joe’s for about $9, but that’s in the Pacific NW.
Slap the Bag
box wine! Especially depending on how big your group is – it’s an affordable, eco-friendly, and delicious way to accommodate larger groups.
I can’t say I have much experience with the boxed whites but I do love the reds: I really enjoy the Bota Box Malbec, Cabernet, and Pinot and can usually pick up at least 2 kinds of the red at my Costco. also highly cosign the Black Box wines.
Usually $14-16 for what ends up being 4 bottles worth of wine.
Anon
I like the Famega Vinho Verde (and other brands will usually suffice).. it’s a crisp white wine that is slightly effervescent. It’s also super affordable, usually $6-7 and definitely less than $10 even in NYC. One of the best bang for your buck wines IMO.
Anon
Yes! I don’t know that it holds up well to food (if your guests care), but Trader Joe’s Espiral vinho verde is the best $5 you’ll spend. It’s a summer staple here.
IMMJ
Go to a good local wine store, tell them what your budget is, and ask for recommendations. (I’ve used Schumer’s on 54th, albeit for more expensive wines, and they are very knowledgeable and helpful. Sherry-Lehman is very well known and has a big selection.)
chronic hives?
Has anyone dealt with chronic urticaria (chronic hives)? For how long, and how did you deal? I started getting them two years ago. Since then, I’ve had to take Zyrtec or Allegra once daily to keep them at bay. My allergist says it’s not a big deal and it’s totally fine to be on those meds and the like for years. It’s not a huge issue, but it does frustrate me that I can’t ever seem to go off the Zyrtec. Every time I try, they come back within a day.
I’m thankful that all it takes is a simple OTC med to keep them away. However, I hate being on meds and would really prefer to be med-free. Just curious who else has had this and how long it took before they went away… if ever.
Vicky Austin
I recently heard of somebody who got hives because she was allergic to red dye in foods. It took her a while to figure that out, but maybe that’s something you could explore?
Anonymous
It took around a year to go away for me. I built up OTC meds 1 by 1, and by the end was on Zyrtec plus Benadryl plus Allegra every day. And then it all stopped. Was very frustrating. All the meds meant I never sneezed or blew my nose all that time!
TX-IHC
Never heard of the chronic hives but I take Zyrtec daily to stave off allergies and have no reactions to being on it long-term. Costco even sells generic Zyrtec in bottles containing 365 pills for those of us who take it every day!
anon
I am longing for the day when my 9-year-old can take adult Zyrtec. Keeping a constant supply of the kids’ stuff in the house is a PITA. He’s been taking it daily for several years while getting immunotherapy.
Anonymous
I have chronic hives, but in my case the cause is obvious – a thyroid medicine I take daily. I take Zyrtec daily and that controls it. I’d be a bit concerned if I didn’t know the cause and I’d follow up with an allergist.
Anonymous
Did they have you try Tyrosint? I feel bad that you have to take a med that gives you hives.
Anonymous
I have hyper, not hypo. I take methimazole and it works really well for me except for the hives, which are generally pretty mild (except when I need my dose adjusted downward). The other options have more side effects, so this is my best option for now.
Anonymous
Got it, that makes sense.
hives
Yes, I had chronic ideopathic urticaria. It is so not fun. You are extremely lucky if yours is controlled with Zyrtec! Mine weren’t and I ultimately went in for five rounds of Xolair injections. Also, and very seriously, try the salt water cure (http://www.topix.com/forum/health/hives/T3JE7RJD4S1FFOBUM/p1). I did exactly what Sam from Taiwan said to do while on the Xolair and it worked (but may have been a placebo). I still avoid from caffeine and drink far less alcohol now.
I was on Zyrtec for 2 years. 17 months ago, I was eventually able to wean off of the highest dose. One of the problems with Zyrtec is that itching (pruritus) is a withdrawal symptom (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5124431/). I ultimately stopped by weaning to 1/4 pill, then taking a whole pill the next day, and stopping cold turkey (kind of by accident). I still get hives if I get chilled so I try to warm up (and drink a glass of water) before reaching for the Zyrtec.
Is it Friday yet?
Yep. Sometimes I get contact hives from clothing, especially exercising in cooler weather, sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I get them from my bath products when showering, sometimes using the same stuff I don’t. Occasionally I’ll get stress hives, but other times I get stressed and nothing. Sometimes they appear out of nowhere. They’re probably less frequent than they used to be, and the Zyrtec has always worked to make them go away, but I’ve had them for years. Apparently my dad used to get them too. I just make sure I either have a bottle of Zyrtec with me, or if I’m going somewhere and I don’t want to carry one, take it preemptively. I need it maybe a few times a week. Annoying, but in the panoply of potential health issues, it could definitely be worse.
TTC
Advice for which prenatal vitamins to take if all other multivitamins I have tried in the past make me nauseous?
Anonymous
Try the Rainbow Light at bedtime.
Anonymous
Take them at night, right before you go to bed.
TheElms
Gummy ones without iron and make sure you take them with food. Or at least I think that is your best option.
Anonymous
Get a prescription for OB Complete Petite. I had the same issue with the OTC ones.
anon.
I take Rainbow Light at bedtime as well. It’s unfortunately huge though and for my upcoming second I am thinking of switching to Zahler mighty mini.
Leatty
Have you tried the gummy prenatals? I don’t think they have the iron other prenatals have, but they were the only ones I could take without throwing up during my first trimester.
Anon
My Dad has this- his gout medication seemed to be the main culprit- he switched meds and they decreased substantially. I never knew they could be caused by medicines but it seems common, among many other causes…
JTM
Gummy that doesn’t have iron – I took them with my biggest meal (usually lunch or dinner).
etsuko
Any advice on how to dress up the MM LaFleur Etsuko for a December evening wedding? I have it in black and am considering buying it in the blue/black jacquard for a wedding, because I’d love to have something with sleeves that I could also wear to work… but not sure if this is just going to look like an office dress, full stop. Planning on dangly earrings. Any other wisdom welcome!
Anonymous
Ditch the belt, add a sparkly statement necklace in gold or silver, add sparkly heels in gold or silver, and (you guessed it) a clutch in gold or silver.
anonshmanon
Love this plan. Maybe go with a non-black color.
Anonymous
It’s a work dress. And a very conservative one. Buy a cocktail dress.
Never too many
Cosgined. I do not think that sparkly earrings make the Etsuko a suitable choice for an evening wedding.
Louisa
Eh, I don’t think a cocktail dress is necessary for an evening wedding you are attending as a guess. Your plan sounds dressed up enough and warm (!)
S in chicago
I’d say the fabric choice with the particular one she’s planning makes it more than ok.
Anom
Have you tried taking the prenatal vitamins right before bed? That way the period of time you’d experience the nausea is time you’ve slept through. I think I’ve read that it’s the iron that makes you nauseous, if that helps you figure anything out.
Very Nice Watch
Anyone have experience buying a pre-owned luxury watch online? Where did you go and how was the experience? Other tips? I’m thinking of treating myself with something in the low 4 figures with my much-larger-than-usual bonus (after setting aside some for savings).
Anonymous
If you are in NYC try out Tempus Fugit in Chelsea. Really high quality pre-owned watches sold by a quirky old guy who is a true expert. Very fair pricing. I trust that much more than online — online, you risk a watch with the original casing, but whose inner workings have been swapped out for something cheaper. If you don’t know your watches, it’s easy to get ripped off.
QQQ
Looking for some seasoned working mom input since I have new baby brain. I’ve spent the last 2.5 years as a corporate associate at a mid-size law firm that I am not crazy about (specifically the pay, the hours (billed 1900) and the culture) but I do like the work and the clients. I am currently on maternity leave (which I had to fight for because I work with mostly men) in a HCOL city. I was formerly a big law litigator but have been thinking whether I should go back into it on the corporate side as a midlevel.
Or should I just start looking into in-house jobs since eventually my child will do more than eat and sleep and I want to be around for that? Is getting an in-house job even possible if I don’t come from big law? Alternatively, should I try to go to a big firm and transition to flex-time eventually? My current firm does really like me and have told me they want me to be a partner so I could also just stay and ask if I could WFH more, but what if they say no? I still can’t help but feel I am working almost big-law at less than half the pay so what’s the point.
Because of our expenses I definitely have to work, but we don’t need me to bring in a big-law salary, but it would help for sure. We are hoping to have two more kids in the next 5 years and I don’t really want to make anymore transitions while we do that so I am feeling like it’s now or never. We would be fine, but not really able to save if we had to send more than one kid to daycare on my current salary. How do you working moms figure out what you will want/need as you expanded your family? I could never have predicted how I would feel about my child until I had one. Did I write this post because of hormones?
Anonymous
I am firmly in camp “be smart, but it works out, so don’t let your brain overrule your heart.” Five years ago I’d have said we could never afford 3 kids. Here I am with baby #3, in a job that pays way less than I was making 5 years ago. We moved, my husband got a better paying job, I got laid off and ended up starting a consulting practice with a former colleague that insanely flexible relative to salary (but salary isn’t what I used to make at corporate). My mom has since retired and while not our daily childcare, is around about monthly to help with overflow childcare (namely when one of us has to travel) and/or we send the toddler or preschooler for a few days at grandma’s. Are we buying yachts left and right? No. But we are continuing to max or near max our retirement with 3 kids under 5. Our sanity level, however, is questionable.
Anon
Going in-house is not a panacea but it helps as it usually comes with more predictable hours. I would look now, and go before kid 2 and 3 so you can build up some political capital before you expand your family. You’ll still have to work hard, the work is still interesting, etc. sorry, I get really tired of people thinking it’s just a job for people with kids. You actually do have to have a brain and work. That vent over with, I think having both lit and transactional in your background makes you a string candidate. As does having biglaw somewhere on your resume – it’s seen as good training but not required in the most recent past. Contact recruiters, apply now, it can take a while when you haven’t been in-house before.
Ellen
Did anyone get stuck in the weather yesterday besides me and my dad? I did NOT walk home b/c of the snow, but went to the gym instead. My dad got stuck on Jericho Turnpike in his Lincoln Navigator, but it was not him, but some guy in a Toyota that got stuck and no cars were able to move b/c of that! Dad says that next time, he is going to jump the curb and drive over people’s grass to get home b/c he did NOT get home until 11:00 pm. Mom was telling me that Dad kept swearing at HER over the phone and she had nothing to do with him going to the shooting range! FOOEY!
Mr. Kellyanne Conway
What are everyone’s thoughts on George Conway’s public criticism of Trump given his wife’s job? One the one hand, I can’t stand Kellyanne’s obfuscation, and I am heartened anytime I see a conservative person speak out against the administration. But in any other situation, I would think it unforgivable for a person to publicly undermine his or her spouse’s career.
Anonymous
I think he’s his own person and he can do whatever he wants. Fwiw, I’d feel that way if a liberal person’s spouse spoke out against Obama or other Democratic politicians.
Chillin'
I need new black tights. I know the topic has been discussed here many times, but the twist is, I want totally matte, no shine at all. Looking for both semi-sheer and completely opaque. What do I need to look for?
Anon
Does anyone have recommendations for things to do in Seoul? We’ll have just a few days there in December.
anon
Here are a couple of suggestions…
– check out at least one of the palaces, there are several in Seoul, and they’re each a bit different
– try hotteok, which are made of dough, stuffed with a cinnamon and brown sugar mixture, and then deep fried, you can find those at a street cart, there’s one in Insadong that usually has a long line
– if you like Christmas stuff, the Millennium Seoul Hilton usually has a huge tree with model trains
Senior Attorney
Late to this but if you’re still reading, a trip to the DMZ is definitely worth it!
Anon
DMZ, definitely. Gyeongbokgung Palace (Gorgeous after dark, Jogyesa Temple nearby). All the shave ice. Wander northeast of the Bukchon village for fun, independent designers/tea houses (I liked Gahwadang + their shave ice). Also, all of the shave ice! And, obviously, load up on skincare.