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– A lot of places are having special sales for 11-11-11 — I know I spent way too much time at 6pm.com‘s $11 sale (and got 6 items, including sunglasses, nice t-shirts (including from Three Dots and Splendid), running clothes, and more).
– Lisa from Privilege offers a “very biased guide to women's button-front shirts.”
– The Careerist reports on a study from More that finds women are less ambitious than they were in the past.
– Lifehacker tells you how to have a conversation with a coworker who's “harming your workflow” without being an asshole.
– Trouble sleeping? Two interesting new studies: Jezebel reports that alcohol may lead to troubled sleeping for women, and The New York Times reports that more and more mothers are resorting to sleep medication to get some sleep.
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Flawed
The problem with the study in More is that there is no control group: men were not asked if they were more or less ambitious than they were ten years ago! Isn’t it possible that both genders become less ambitious with time?
Discuss.
Anonymous
This economy seems to be leaving a lot of people feeling un-ambitious. I think that’s what’s fueling a lot of the OWS: thwarted ambition that you know will never mean anything in a workplace unless you were born with a silver spoon or are cut-out for particular types of jobs (not every body could, should, or wants to be a corporate lawyer after all, and there’s plenty of recent JD grads who are being thwarted as well.)
Lyssa
I agree; that’s certainly a big problem. There’s no reason at all that we should just assume that this is a gender thing. Also, they only studied self-reports of how a person feels now verses how they remember feeling 10 years ago- isn’t it likely that most people recall themselves as being more ambitious in the past? You remember the plans that you made and hope that you had, more than you remember the doubts and the lazy slacking off.
I also really objected to the conclusion that the Careerist drew: that this means that the cards are stacked against us. (quote: “If you’re a female lawyer (or aspiring to be), you might be wasting your energy on the wrong endeavor. In fact, if you’re gunning for any high-paying, high-profile job in a male-dominated field, you might as well put the brakes on right now. “) Let’s assume that over the past 10 years, women in general actually have gotten less ambitious and more interested in things like flexibility and family time than career advancement. So what? There’s nothing wrong with some people wanting that. The fact that some people, who I happen to share genitalia-type with, don’t place a high value on workplace advancement in no way means that I am somehow prevented from achieving that myself. If you had shown me a study that said, perhaps, business leaders expect women to be less ambitious, or something like that, perhaps I’d see that, but, from this study, it’s an absurd result.
Lawgirl
6pm.com sale seems picked clean now… (sigh)
Blonde Lawyer
Just a reminder to everyone that it is Veterans Day. I know most of us have to work but take a minute to send a quick text or email to any veterans you know. I am very close w/ an Iraq war vet and he finds Veterans Day very difficult. He feels like no one really cares about veterans or their service. A parade just went down my street and I stopped working and stood outside to clap. This is a very busy street and most of the businesses were open yet few people came outside to acknowledge those that served.
So – don’t forget, stop to watch the parade, thank the vets you know, and if you have the day off, enjoy!
Anonymous
Thank you for standing outside to clap for brave men and women who have sacrificed to serve their country!
Pepper
I work near the VA’s main office in DC and they had a big street concert celebration last night. This morning there were protestors outside, but of course, the VA is closed so no one’s at work to see them.
anon
Facebook is great for this. My wall is full of notes expressing gratitude, tagging veteran friends and friends with family veterans. My Marine Corps friend said his wall is full of notes tagging him with thanks. Pretty awesome.
anonymous
I don’t think “Amid Privilege” is correct. In America, button down” properly refers to a shirt that has a collar that buttons down — what most people think of as a Brooks Brothers-style “collegiate” shirt. The buttons on the collar are traditionally one line/ligne (size) down from the buttons used on the front placket.
In a couple of weeks, I will have finished my first men’s style shirt (although it will have the buttons on the correct side) with a separate front placket. I have some Liberty of London that I plan to use after a couple of practice shirts. Can’t wait to have beautiful shirts that fit me.
One last word about the style of “Amid Privilege”: I thought the tone of “The Daily Prep” author was insufferable. I was wrong.
Cat
I thought I had seen insufferable comments on Corporette before. I was wrong.
Anon
Ha, agreed. For some reason, the author’s tone in “Amid Privilege” just irks me. Oh well, it’s not for everyone.
M-C
Well, speaking of good shirts, take a look a this new concept
http://elizabethandclarke.com/
Doesn’t it look like the perfect easy solution for an endless supply of great basics?
I know, I know, white only, nothing above a large, but we can hope if they do well that they’ll diversify..