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– Lifehacker touches base and brainstorms which cliched work phrases should be retired. I'll circle back with you to reassess!
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Cat
FYI, here is the Lifehacker link – http://lifehacker.com/5866409/what-cliched-work-phrases-would-you-retire
A few additions:
Action item (as in, “who’s got that as an action item?”)
Incent (verb meaning “to motivate”)
Ensure internal alignment (“does our team have its collective sh*t together?”)
Also, really funny Onion piece on spending the entire day keeping people in the loop: http://www.theonion.com/articles/companys-employees-spend-entire-day-touching-base,19776/
Monday
Kat–you may get some pushback from the team on one outstanding issue: We’re short the Lifehacker link.
Cat
I’d like to give a quick shout-out to myself for that value add in going above and beyond to get to the bottom of that issue.
Hel-lo
Ha!
Monday
Thanks for moving the ball forward.
Mella
In Kristin Van Ogtrop (of Real Simple)’s book, she describes a moment where her husband said that if he heard her utter the phrase “power through” a family dinner one more time, he was going to “close the loop” on their marriage. I laughed.
secretshopper
I’m getting this big, special present for Christmas that my husband really wants, and he’ll use for at least 5 years. This has been really difficult, because we’ve made an ultimate pinky-promise to spend less than $200 on each other this year. After looking at dozens of sites, I found the right one and called the store that had the lowest price – the only one where the item and shipping came to (just) under $200. I spent a bunch of time on the phone – at least four phone calls, probably 30 minutes total – with a store with an internet site and they had great customer service…but when I was trying to find additional pictures of the item on google in regards to a concern we had about the style, I found the exact same item – same brand, color, size – for $50 less.
I’d like to buy it from the site that charges $50 less (because then I can get him $50 worth of other stuff for Christmas) – but I also don’t want to just ignore the sales associate that worked with me for half an hour. What’s the best way to handle this? I hate feeling guilty, like I’ve “used” a salesperson to get the information I need and then buy something at the cheapest place possible.
Anonymous
Can you raise the issue with the salesperson and see if they can match the price, or throw in something additional?
Eleanor
Do not feel guilty! If a company used 30 minutes of your time trying to sell you something, and then sold it to you for $50 more than you could have paid elsewhere, would the company feel bad? No.
You didn’t even set out to “use” the sales associate and then buy from another place; you just found a better price. Anonymous’s idea about asking if they can match the price sounds good, but if it doesn’t work I absolutely do not think you should feel bad about buying the less expensive item.
My answer might (might!) change if commission is a significant part of the sales associate’s salary.
cici
stupid question but for health care purposes, is birth control a brand name drug? I am on my parents plan, about to pick my own. Right now I pay $4 every month, and it looks like the cheapest I could get for my own is 30 a month??
nona
Uh – there are generic and brand name versions of birth control, depending on the formulation. Not all formulations have a generic version. So…it depends?
Lyssa
There are tons of different birth controls. Many of them are generic, but not all. Assuming that you need/want something pretty basic, you’re almost certainly able to find a generic pretty cheaply (there are certainly a number available for less than 30/mo). Of course, if you have special needs, you might be stuck with a more expensive one. Talk to your gyn if it’s a concern – he or she might be able to suggest something cheaper (mine did!).
MT
Totally overlooked in the MSNBC article: the glass ceiling and a still underlying current of sexism, especially in high-achieving fields. Woman aren’t working harder because they don’t know how to relax. They’re working harder because they have to.
ERP
Congrats on the top blawgs nomination! I voted for Corporette!
Mason
Congrats on being a part of the ABA Top 100. I actually found out about your blog by reading the article in the ABA magazine.
Lyssa
Can I just add that I do NOT think that Corporette is just for fun! There’s a lot of helpful stuff here.
P
Typical that a blog offering useful discussions for women is dismissed as “just for fun”!
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