Many years ago, my husband and I purchased a home in the middle of the woods. The house was lovely, but the yard needed some work. We called several landscape architects and asked for bids. Redesigning our yard would cost a fortune — plus one of my kidneys. If my husband and I wanted to…
I am attending the 18th Annual HR Technology Conference & Exposition, next week. The first year that I attended this conference was fun. I traveled to Chicago and was able to connect with a bunch of internet friends who have since become colleagues and advisors. Those were simple times. We were in the middle of the…
I don’t hate happy people, but I hate the happiest guy in the office who makes it his life’s mission to make everybody else happy. I think that guy is pathologically sad on the inside. Exhibit A: He always turns his frown upside-down. Is the Keurig machine broken? Did you find a lump in your…
They say that HR and politics don’t mix. That might be true. Before I took my hiatus, a friend offered unsolicited feedback. The Presidential elections are heating up in America. He told me that my pro-choice views might cause companies in the HR technology industry to think twice before working with me. I was advised…
I am speaking about culture at DisruptHR in New York City on Thursday. The event benefits breast cancer patients under the age of forty. It hits close to home. I have a few friends under 40 who are battling breast cancer, and participating in DisruptHR NYC is my way to honor their struggles without telling…
Hi, everybody. Uh, yeah, I took a break from blogging. It’s not like you don’t know about my hiatus. No secrets here, but I feel like I should address it before I jump right back into writing. The story goes like this: I was sitting on a beach and thought, “I don’t have anything new…
Today is Roxy’s first birthday, and it’s a big day in our home. When I first saw her at Petco, Roxy’s name was Kissy. Then it was Kizzy. Then it was irrelevant. I said, “Take her off the website. This baby is going home with me.” Roxy has acquired a ton of new names during…
Years ago, I dated a boy whose mom had a part-time job working for an artist. She didn’t earn money. She received art. When I challenged this boy on his family’s wealth, he tried to tell me that his family wasn’t affluent. I rolled my eyes. When you earn art for a paycheck, you don’t…
I’ve spent the month of July curating posts at The Hiring Site about work-life balance. I’m proud of the team’s work over there. There are excellent pieces on unlimited PTO, giving up technology for a weekend, and paternity leave. You should go check it out. But reading about work-life balance never saved anybody’s sanity. The…
I’m a vegetarian and people always offer me a salad. You know what? Fuck salad. Lettuce is barely a green. Why don’t you offer me a saggy strip of wallpaper from your guest bathroom? That would be more delicious. Also, do you know the markup on lettuce? It’s picked and packaged by undocumented and underpaid…