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Ann Romney talks about how much hard work she did as a wealthy mother of five.

Excerpt:

“I know what’s like to finish the laundry and to look in the basket five minutes later and it’s full again. I know what’s like to pull all the groceries in and see the teenagers run through and all of a sudden all the ( Read more... )

There are blue collar workers included in this story at Mother Jones, but this was interesting to me because I had thought that reducing the hours residents could work would make patients safer. But those hours just got passed on to the attendings. We're making medicine a pretty unattractive field to go into, aren't we? Not to mention endangering ( Read more... )

This came up in response to a previous comment--why do we give adult employees more protections from a potentially hostile work environment than we give children in the schools we send them to all day every day? Adults have far greater ability to defend themselves, seek other jobs, negotiate with employers and supervisors, and cope with stress than ( Read more... )

Girl Quits Job on Dry Erase Board

In a series of witty dry erase board comments, photographed and emailed to all employees, Spencer's assistant quits her job and leaves us all in no doubt as to why. For everyone who has ever had a jerk for a boss--all of us, I'd bet.

ETA: It was an amusing hoax. A lot of fun, though, and I hope it inspires some ( Read more... )

How To Keep Someone With You Forever.

Everything you need to know about the strategy behind sick relationships or sick workplaces. Brilliantly written!

It's the start of my birthday and I feel happy to have lived through another year, never a certain thing these days. Well, it's not a certain thing for anyone, but I guess heart disease has made me more conscious of it. Or more conscious, period ( Read more... )

The signs of Christmas are descending upon us, the time of year where I feel totally out of synch with the culture I live in. I haven't been a Christian since my teen years and I have no desire to be roped into the materialistic extravaganza that Christmas has become. Other than sending out "Solstice" cards and attending dinner on Christmas eve at ( Read more... )

Whew! Go back to work and it's like the world comes up to hit you in the face ( Read more... )

Today (August 15) was my first day back at work. I felt really tired but realized that part of it was emotional exhaustion. This is quite an adjustment to make and I should be patient with myself ( Read more... )