I think of myself at my workplace as a cat. My problems are mice. I spend my days chasing down mice, only to realize that they breed too fast. When I think I got them all, another one pops up and starts the vicious cycle all over again.
Therefore, I will never be out of a job, chasing mice.
I guess where I am at is; I hate the taste of mice…
As you may or may not know May is Early Detection Month for Cancer as set by the US congress a couple years back. The acknowledgement was pushed through the congress by a small cancer charity, that who’s goal was early detection way before anyone else’s tag line.
Check those body parts! you can save your life.
There are no words for how awesome this is. What a great reminder! (for so many reasons) (source: youtube)
Some couples, like this one, are a little, dramatic. One thing they can agree on is how much they love new Haagen-Dazs Gelato Stracciatella.
What can I say…
Only sad thing this mother’s day, my oldest is about 8 months pregnant, was laid off.
What is this with Companies and pregnant ladies? Recently I have heard stories how companies have been “getting rid” or make pregnant woman lives miserable because they chose to work.
When I went to the Wedding, she told me how awful her boss (female) was, how she was treated, abused and trust me I had one at one time just like that…
No one else was laid off, no one else was fired, no bad performance reviews, all good reviews.
Now my daughter is not only 8 months pregnant, is without benefits and no job. At least her husband has a job but what is wrong with society?!
Do career men and women feel so threaten by a woman that is pregnant that they have to get rid of them before they “pop”?! Do female executives have to give into the men’s cave man mentality, and in simulate it?! What? To show that they can “run with the big boys”?!
Do women need to be “aggressive” to compete in a man’s world?
Or are they harboring a jealousy, that since they gave up on having a family that their career is their “baby”? The female executive in my daughter’s case is older and has no children.
The debt about whether successful woman can have a family and career has been a topic of national debate.
I say yes. It is balance, and yes, not all women can do that balance. It is easier when you are paid a large salary and can have your nannies take care of your children while you conduct a board meeting at a resort, unlike a working mother who has to take PTO/Vacation time or not get paid because her children are sick home from school. Female executives think, just because they have made it work, everyone else can make it work.
When they start teaching executives that leadership is about bringing people to the table, instead of their egos, we might be able to solve some of these things. But I am not holding my breath.
In conclusion, I am glad that my daughter is away from someone like that, after all, in the end she has this wonderful gift, and the other one involved? A HR board review from a lawsuit.
I hope that everyone had a good mother’s day, either being a mother, loving a mother, or just spending the day appreciating that someone gave you life.
Again, my mother’s days are always interesting. I told everyone, no presents this year, hubby obeyed. We enjoyed the day, going out just looking at items, and wouldn’t you know, my hubby found so much to buy and the 5 years old came out…I want, I want….until I reminded him again and again, “I thought this was mother’s day”.
Next was the traditional “mother’s day movie”, which last year was Thor, this year was Iron Man 3. No “chick flick” in this household on mother’s day, my hubby thinks that if it has some good looking guys, that will satisfy my half of the movie.
Then finally the arrival of the youngest daughter, my pride and joy and all excited to be growing up and looking forward to getting a new apartment with her boyfriend. She wrote this on her Facebook also:
‘You’re my best friend, my therapist, my mediator, my teacher, my confidant, and my mother. I am 21 years old and I know I that the reason I am still here and as strong as I am is because I have you to love me and guide me. I love that people look at us making dinosaur noises or attacking each other like crabs and know we are related. We are the strange and beautiful women. Happy Mother’s Day’
Couldn’t have asked for a better Mother’s day.
Merida was the princess that countless girls and their parents were waiting for — a strong, confident, self-rescuing princess ready to set off on her…
Not Just No - HELL NO!!!
What would you do if you worked for a company, that gave you no tools to do your job, gave you no raises, took away all employee activities and worked you long hours.
Only to have an admin in the company post this using her company iPhone to her personal social website on company time and while the company is paying for her to “work” there as well as overtime. After a week before reminding you every day that they are going on this “work” trip.
And someone actually told me yesterday to calm down.
FUCK THAT.
Stand back - the color printer is MINE!
