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Category Archives: Work Life
Work Relating: meeting etiquette – clicking your time away
don’t you might be annoying your co-workers when… during the meeting you’re constantly on your blackberry/iPhone/tablet: you message your bff to confirm after-work drinks – click, click, click tweet about the dirty looks you got when you arrived to the … Continue reading
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Tagged blackberry use, do's and don'ts, meeting etiquette, work relating
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closet redis: quick update
so for the past two weeks i’ve been playing dress up and trying on outfits as instructed in the style strategy (with music bumpin’ to boot). it has been (continues to be) exhausting but kinda fun so far. i put together … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, Closet Inventory, clothing donations, style, workwear
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Work Relating: meeting etiquette – latte come lately
ever been in a meeting with a co-worker whose behaviour is disruptive but they’re clueless about it? or might you be one of those people? here is how your lack of meeting etiquette may be annoying your colleagues. don’t … Continue reading
my shopping tale OR where i buy my work-wear
in my many office jobs I’d get asked by my fellow cube-dwellers where I shop. my ongoing closet inventory revealed the following tale: once upon a time there was a thirty-something cube-dweller who spent her free time looking for work-wear. she’d start … Continue reading
Work Relating: Lookin’ good – time well spent
what i’m learning from my closet inventory adventure is that looking put-to-together takes time and effort. no wonder people fall into the ‘uniform trap’ – you know, when you can tell the day of the week by what your co-worker … Continue reading
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Tagged does and don'ts, dress for success, saving time, work, work relating
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cube dwelling: want to be successful? look posh
i came across the quote “want to be successful? look posh” in the book a vision of loviness by louise levene. it reminded me of advice i was given many years ago when i was first starting in my career: “dress … Continue reading
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Tagged cube dwelling, do's and don'ts, dress for success, dressforwork, etiquette, office attire, office style, work, workwear
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Quote: want to be successful look posh
Want to be successful? Look posh. A Vision of Loveliness – Louise Levene
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Tagged inspiration, motivation, musings, quote, quote of the day
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cube dwelling: dude..like…umm..whateves!
don’t: when recounting events with colleagues, please refrain from speaking like you hang out with wayne & garth: “and i was like dude! and he was like yeah, and then i was like no waaay! and then he was like, … Continue reading
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Tagged business, career advice, communication, office etiquette, tips
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In defence of the pants…
so i started with reacquainting myself with my work wardrobe – seriously exhausting. yes, i have a ridiculous amount of dress pants but in my defence they are of varying styles and for varying temps: cropped, bootcut, straight, wide-legged, light, … Continue reading
In the beginning there were…pants
i was going through my closet recently – breaking out the fall gear – and i was taken aback by the amount of stuff i had. i counted 20 pairs of pants before i stopped, afraid to go any further. … Continue reading
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