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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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Average SAHM has 94.4-hour work week

by Amy Hatch, Posted Sep 30th 2008 11:00AM

An annual survey by Salary.com revealed that the average stay-at-home mom works an average of 94.4 hours per week, meaning that in the context of a normal 40-hour week, more than half of her time on the job is overtime. The survey, administered ...
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Making the transition to a one-income family

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Apr 19th 2008 8:00AM

Stay-at-home parenting isn't easy to do in our economic times. Though our mothers often were able to pull it off, the fact is that many families need two incomes these days to stay afloat. If you are in a position to try and make a go of it, however, ...
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Midsummer woes of a WAHM

by Heather Craven, Posted Jul 19th 2007 3:00PM

Summertime can be a drain on moms everywhere. For those of us who work from home, the sudden influx of kids in our work spaces often means a decrease in productivity. Summer for kids means lots of activities and a director to coordinate those ...
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The Work at Home Mom beauty regime, an oxymoron?

by Heather Craven, Posted Jul 2nd 2007 1:00PM

A dear blogger friend of mine recently wrote a post on her personal blog about her daily/weekly beauty regime. Her inspiration for the post came from a bikini waxing incident gone awry. As she tenderly hoofed it around her house she rattled off all ...
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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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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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