Black Enterprise: Conference Etiquette

Okay, we all go to a lot of conferences.  And we all know those nettlesome conference participants that ruin it for the rest of us that follow the unwritten code of etiquette.  Black Enterprise has a GREAT post that says what we wish we could.  I’ve run into THAT PERSON at every single conference I’ve [...]

How Ethnic Can You Be At Work?

Marie Claire has an excellent article on women professionals navigating their ethnic or religious traditions within the work environment: In the last decade, the number of minority women in mid- and senior-level managerial positions increased almost 50 percent, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. And despite working in offices that claim to embrace cultural [...]

Caught Up on Craigslist

Don’t let this be you someday: Politico reports: Rep. Christopher Lee resigned Wednesday evening after it was revealed that he sent a suggestive photograph to a woman he met on the Internet, a swift outcome for a scandal that was over before it even began. The New York Republican was the subject of a Gawker [...]

Fake Sick If You Want To, But…

This is not the economy to be trying to get over at the J-O-B.  I amazed at the number of people who play Russian Roulette with their jobs with social media and general carelessness Didn’t you get the memo?  Don’t give your boss an excuse to fire you.  Don’t give your adversary the nails to [...]

Bad Behavior on the Job

With the unemployment rate teasing 10 percent, you would think that those of us with jobs would do our best to keep it. If you’re going to screw up on the job, there are about 100 people more than willing to switch places from the unemployment line. So it is particularly frustrating to hear a [...]

Women Network, Still Not Getting Ahead

Interesting study released suggesting that as women we have friends at work, but not the networks needed to get ahead in the workplace.  The study, ‘With a Little Help From My Friends?’ Gender, Social Closure, and Network Support,” found that because women are typically in lower-status positions, they do not receive assistance that will help [...]

BE to New Grads: Job Hunting Mistakes

Black Enterprise has a good list of five mistakes for new grads to avoid when job hunting.  As unemployment rates remain high and people compete for work, securing a job will be no easy task for the 1.65 million undergraduates expected to enter the workforce this year according to the United States Educational Department. The [...]

Getting Unstuck

Getting Unstuck Do you ever feel like your life is in neutral, neither gaining or losing ground? But you can’t really complain given there are many who would be happy to be on your position. “Life is good for you,” they say. But it feels anything but good. In fact, it feels like the same [...]

Tattoos in Traditional Workplaces

I remember seeing this incredibly handsome brother working at Starbucks.  He was sweet as all candy and had a beautiful smile.  Upon closer inspection I noticed he had a tattoo on his neck.  That was one of many tattoos on his arms and hands.  I let escape a small sigh before wondering what the heck [...]

What Every Grown Up Should Know on the J-O-B

Staying on the theme of being grown, Etiquette Expert’s Jacqueline Whitmore discusses the “Top Ten Things Every Grown Up Should Know” In June 2003, I read an article in The Palm Beach Posttitled, “50 Things Every Grown-Up Needs to Know.”  Written by Nicole Piscopo Neal, it was primarily directed at graduating seniors about to leave [...]

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