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An Open Letter To My Facebook Friends
Dear Facebook Friends: Hi. How is everyone doing? I’m writing this letter to all of you, my 645 closest, bestest, most wonderful friends in the world. For some of you, I still don’t remember who you are, but I’m sure … Continue reading
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Sometimes I Hate Technology
A week before Christmas, my cell phone died. Understandably, I had a mini panic attack. Without my phone, I couldn’t wish my friends “Happy Holidays” with a thoughtful mass text. I couldn’t ignore strangers on the subway by playing BrickBreaker … Continue reading
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Work Diary, Sept. 24, 2009: Babies and Marriage
Female, 24, Midtown Manhattan, working in corporate finance. Just a note: I include “waking up” and “getting dressed” as part of my work day, because if I were unemployed, I would do neither of these things. Well, I might wake … Continue reading
I Hate Superficiality… But Please, Tell Me How Pretty I Look Today
The nice thing about living in New York City is that, no matter what you look like, every single woman will get catcalled at least once. You could be wearing sweats and shoveling an empanada into your face. You could … Continue reading
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Wall Street vs. Main Street? I’ll Take Main Street
It’s pretty easy to get caught up in the hype. There’s the wining, the dining, the company-sponsored boozing, the free meals, the car service home, and most alluring, the potential of making six-figures right out of college. Of course, there … Continue reading
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Semi-Serious Ideas For the Workplace
1. BRING BACK HIGH SCHOOL SUPERLATIVES: In high school, we used superlatives to recognize those who were popular (“Best Looking”), and those who were not (“Most Likely to Succeed”). So, why not introduce a version of high school superlatives to … Continue reading
In an Open Relationship… With Facebook
This is my daily routine: I get out of work, go home, have dinner, turn on the TV… and then get on my boyfriend. Now, I know what you’re thinking, but it’s not like that. I mean, 100 million other … Continue reading
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Don’t Invite Her to the Wedding… She’s Just a Serf
Most people would agree with what Thomas Jefferson wrote over 200 years ago: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…” But what T-Jeffs left out (besides women), was a disclaimer: that although all men … Continue reading
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