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Do you play hooky?

by Amy Hatch, Posted Nov 7th 2008 10:00AM

Nearly one-third of workers have played hooky from their jobs, calling in sick when in reality they are taking an unscheduled day off. A survey by CareerBuilder.com revealed that American employees used excuses that ranged from not wanting to lose a ...
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One in four workers can't unplug

by Amy Hatch, Posted Oct 6th 2008 6:00PM

Twenty-four hour Internet access is so common these days that one out of every four workers plan to work during their 2008 vacations, according to a survey conducted by careerbuilder.com, which is an increase of 20 percent over the previous year's ...
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Reprioritizing after baby

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Oct 3rd 2006 10:36AM

I quit my job. I quit my full-time, fun job in radio. I had an amazing, supportive boss and a crew of charismatic and dynamic sales people. My office is in a shiny pink office building downtown, 10 minutes from my home and 2 minutes from the river. I ...
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Ruminations on working from home

by Sarah Gilbert, Posted Feb 20th 2006 7:01PM

I've been working from home for 18 months, now, but last week I started a new job requiring 95% of my attention during typical office hours (when previously, I'd done a good bit of my work after dark). And I love it. I have a babysitter for ...
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The feminist elite talk back: Pewari's story

by Sarah Gilbert, Posted Jan 28th 2006 11:47PM

When Linda Hirshman wrote about how “elite” (read: college-educated) women who stay at home with their kids frustrate feminism, it got quite a response from you all. We continue a series of profiles of moms and whether or not they fit her ...
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Babysitter or distracted mom: which is better?

by Sarah Gilbert, Posted Jan 18th 2006 7:59PM

"In a minute, honey," I'll say to Everett. "I've just got to talk on the phone for a few minutes." He's started to tell his little brother that he has to do his work. He's usually pretty good about it, and getting attention from ...
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