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– Long week? Racked points us to the hilarious comments for this banana splicer on Amazon. (Click through to the product page if you need additional chuckles — comedy gold in there, people.)
– Ask a Hiring Manager tackles a lot of interview clothing questions (including what to do when your interviewer criticizes your choice of interview attire — ouch). (We've had great discussions here about what to wear for an interview, as well as how to look professional in bad weather.)
– Behold: Two different articles advise on suiting for men — I've always read these articles because I think we all can learn a bit from them. Details tells you 57 rules of style for suiting (including suggesting green shoes to make a navy suit pop, and noting that a navy overcoat can be worn with a black suit), and the WSJ covers the obsession for custom suits on Wall Street (here's an additional link to WSJ TV; may start playing an ad immediately upon opening).
– SheFinds ponders what to wear to all those new fitness classes you'll be trying this January.
– Is it hard for you to give honest feedback to your subordinates? The NYT has some recommendations for you from Google exec Karen May.
– Savvy Sugar suggests one reason you possibly didn't get the job (and what to do about it).
– Are you following the rules of the “email hierarchy”? This author at Bitter Lawyer wasn't.
– Finally: Please consider nominating Corporette for the 2013 Weblog Awards! Voting closes January 15 January 27.
Did we miss anything? Add 'em here, or send them to news@corporette.com. Thank you!
– Long week? Racked points us to the hilarious comments for this banana splicer on Amazon. (Click through to the product page if you need additional chuckles — comedy gold in there, people.)
– Ask a Hiring Manager tackles a lot of interview clothing questions (including what to do when your interviewer criticizes your choice of interview attire — ouch). (We've had great discussions here about what to wear for an interview, as well as how to look professional in bad weather.)
– Behold: Two different articles advise on suiting for men — I've always read these articles because I think we all can learn a bit from them. Details tells you 57 rules of style for suiting (including suggesting green shoes to make a navy suit pop, and noting that a navy overcoat can be worn with a black suit), and the WSJ covers the obsession for custom suits on Wall Street (here's an additional link to WSJ TV; may start playing an ad immediately upon opening).
– SheFinds ponders what to wear to all those new fitness classes you'll be trying this January.
– Is it hard for you to give honest feedback to your subordinates? The NYT has some recommendations for you from Google exec Karen May.
– Savvy Sugar suggests one reason you possibly didn't get the job (and what to do about it).
– Are you following the rules of the “email hierarchy”? This author at Bitter Lawyer wasn't.
– Finally: Please consider nominating Corporette for the 2013 Weblog Awards! Voting closes 
It’s official, I’ve just had a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Workday.
And I can’t leave early today. Just too much to do. I just feel so frustrated. Don’t want to write a novel, but needed to vent a little. *flail* *whimper* *teeth-gritting*
OK. I’ll get this out of my system and move on. The show must go on.
Thank goodness for this site, and by that I mean, vent away!
Hopefully the end of the day will come soon and you can indulge in some wine and cookies. Sending good vibes!
I will have more than 1 glass of wine tonight when I get home.
Plus, I have to deal with warring parents this weekend. (I’ve posted before that all is not right with my parents’ marriage, and they are peeved at me for not taking sides. Although if I took sides, they’d be peeved at me, too, so I can’t win here.)
I am with you on that. I am having to use all the tools in my business toolkit for my client, not to mention the painful process of aquiring and sharpening new tools. Just remind yourself that the experience is not reflective of your intelligence and abilities. *box of wine*?
A BOW, if you will. (I will.)
On email hierarchy, um, yeah. That’s like BigLaw 101. Which says (most) of what you need to know about BigLaw.
Working in BigLaw and Investment Banking can both be like operating within Stalinist Kremlinology.
Don’t offend the party bosses, but certain committee chairmen are more important than others, and will take it out of your hide if they think for a moment that you don’t think they are more important than somebody else.
Depending on how important you are, it determines your placement in the propaganda photos/email list. If you p!ss off Stalin/your managing director, you will be fired, and erased from the photo. (Your colleagues will be told not to mention your name or even talk about you. Everybody has to pretend you were never there.)
Not in big law, small midwest law, but never thought about email hierarchy. And if I set up an email group in Outlook, and put the group in the To line, it lists the recipients in alphabetical order. In one case I’m working on, the first name in the email group is always one of the paralegals. Oh well, no telling how many partners I’ve offended.
Whew — not in Big law, but I just looked at some of my emails and there is no ordering. Associates before partners, secretaries all over the place, etc.
Me too. It seems we go in order of who should pay the most attention to the email. E.g., paralegal before partner for clerical emails, in-house paralegal before in-house attorney for status updates; working associate before partner for follow-ups.
That’s what I do too.
Has anyone tried any of the ceramic-coated, non-stick cookware? I really want a new non-stick frying pan, and was thinking of buying one, but I see mixed reviews on some of them on Amazon. It sounds like a great idea, I like non-stick pans, but the coating always starts to peel after a while. Just wondering what brand was the best, and if they last longer than conventional non-stick pans.
I have an Emeril non stick pan from Macy’s (a re-gift from my mother) and I have been shocked by the quality. No peeling yet in the two years of almost daily use and it’s great in all other ways. I have a lot of more expensive pans like all clad, but this one is by far my favorite.
Thanks, I’ll look at those. They seem to have a Quantanium coating, I’ve never heard of that, I’ll do some research and see if it’s a safe substance.
I just stick with seasoned cast-iron skillets. They’re the best and last FOREVER.
+ a million for cast iron skillets.
If you had 7-8 days of vacation, child-free, and could go anywhere within reasonable flying distance of NYC, where would it be? My in-laws are going to give us a week of baby-sitting (!!!), and I am beside myself with exitement. Where should Mr. and I go? Portugal? Costa Rica? Bermuda? We love: food, wine, beaches, a reasonable dose of museums, hiking, yoga, mountains, and warm climate. I would like to stay somewhere nice. This will be sometime in the May-July time frame.
Suggestions, hive?
How much is money an issue? If it isn’t, Portugal sounds fabulous!
Grand Canary. I’ve never been, but it sounds great.
I had a great time in Puerto Escondido. Getting there requires a beautiful flight over the Sierra Madre or a hellacious bus ride through them, but once you’re there, all the things you mention (maybe not so many museums, but they are unearthing Mayan ruins there now) are easily available in a very laid-back place.
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– Lie lying on your back
– Bring your knees to your chest just as much as it is possible to — (do not be a new super hero, it this specific hurts really bad, cease doing the work). Basically what you are doing the following is utilizing your arms because steadiness as well as lifting your current booty away from the ground.
– While the knees have been in your chest muscles, use your stomach muscles in order to a bit lift that behind away from the ground