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5 Tips for Dealing with the Reality of Your Dream Job

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If you’re relying on your salary to pay your bills, analyze your situation honestly and plan ahead. She closed down the clothing side and focused on becoming a bag designer. “I This not only helps you, it also sets a good example for everyone else and promotes a kinder industry. became an instant hit.

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Steel Magnolias, Barbie, and Other Wise Women – In Celebration of a Complicated Women’s History Month By Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low-Krayman

Olympia loved that at the beginning of the movie, the women could be seen as the beloved and well worn Southern female stereotypes – preoccupied with gossip, clothes, hair, flowers, and food. I should not have a “mommy penalty” on my salary because I have children and neither should you. The script was about the friendship of women.

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The Real Reasons People Are Quitting by Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

It costs a company 6-9 months of an employee’s annual salary to replace them. When she was hired, her manager said she would be on track for promotions and salary increases but in three years, she was overlooked numerous times. What’s Stopping Us? On a purely pragmatic level, this problem defies logic.

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Besides, as I was told when I was looking at the dismal entry-level salaries being offered when I graduated, and my Dad was wondering aloud why he had paid $$$ for a degree that wouldn’t get me much more than minimum wage (I wanted to go into book publishing, go figure), I shared the quote I got from the university’s job office.

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Taylor's a Feminist – But So Is James | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

That means that if I take a salaried job today, I might be earning $32,550 while the guy next to me earns $35,000. Many of you with families would gladly take on a job at twice your current salary even if it meant some sort of weird workplace problem. Because men over 25 get promoted. Women over 25? Not nearly. Makes sense.

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