Behind Every Successful Woman Is a Work Mom and a Work Wife
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Behind Every Successful Woman Is a Work Mom and a Work Wife

We women spend a lot of time fretting over how to navigate professional worlds controlled by men. But we rarely get to thank the women who, despite everything that stands in our way and theirs, make life a little less difficult. I’m talking about the work moms and work wives of our lives.
Dear Bosses, Stop Telling Your Employees to Be a Big Happy Family at Work
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Dear Bosses, Stop Telling Your Employees to Be a Big Happy Family at Work

The office is just that – a place where you show up to deliver the work you agreed to when you signed the dotted line, and leave the minute you meet your deadlines. With happiness and without guilt. Why are bosses then, so obsessed with conjuring up a family within the workplace? I have one slightly neurotic, dysfunctional family at home, I don’t need another one at work, thank you very much.
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Don’t Fall for the Bean Bag! The “Cool Office” is a Myth

Lore says that there’s a land where there are no bosses, only friends. A land where coffee and hot chocolate flow freely. In this holy land, the demon entity named Corporate Culture has been vanquished. It sounds a lot like a start-up, but don’t fall for it. Because like purple dinosaurs and superheroes, the “cool workplace” is just a figment of your imagination.