Career Talk: When you don’t want to stay at home and give up your career
From this post: The Aftermath of Giving up your Career to Stay at Home, Reader D wrote in to ask: I have a dilemma that has been the top discussion in my home but let me tell you a
The hard truth about working as a young woman in a male-dominated career
So I’m a young woman, in a STEM career (Science Tech Engineering Math)… and I always get these comments: “You’re just a baby!” – Co-Worker when
Why I am giving up (another) $250,000 to be with my family
So I did this once already for Baby Bun. …and here I am, doing it again.. but this time I feel like an ingrate. People would kill to make the money I do, and to be given the
The reasons why you have a college degree but can’t find a good job
Everyone wants a college education because every older generation has said: A college degree is what got me here. That still rings true even for me because without my business degr
Engineer Career Advice on Switching Careers, Getting a Job, and Gaining Experience
Reader J.Joy asked on this post: How I got a $13,000 raise each year I usually look through your website for inspiration, and I was wondering if you have any words that can be dire
Why do we think that women can’t possibly make as much money as men?
I have received a number of emails, comments and remarks in the past asking me casually what I do for a living to make this kind of salary. My answer is that I don’t talk abo
How I got a $13,000 raise each year
In my experience, most salary raises are a $2000 or less a year, if that! No one really gets any more unless you are saddled with more responsibilities by moving up a level, or aft
What do you think about during your time off?
Whatever it is you find your brain churning over, it is your passion. By passion, I mean it is something that you should consider doing as a job or a career. Now your passion might
Discuss: Wearing makeup as part of your daily female routine
The Atlantic posted a great article about women and makeup which I suggest you all read first before coming back to this post. Usually I wear makeup when I go to work but as of la
Fathers should take the same amount of parental leave off as Mothers
If men were forced to take off 50% of the parental leave time, it’d be better for everyone all around. So if a mother would take a year off, she would now split that time wit