Your Corporate DNA...

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CSI is not the only game in town for DNA....every Corporation has it's own culture..it's own DNA....and...your "fingerprint" needs to match that DNA...
Years ago, your dear devoted EY left a company because of a long commute...she joined an organization that manufactured "facilities"...after a few short months she knew her career was literally "going down the tubes"...sometimes it's hard to identify the Corporate culture during the interview process..ask to speak to current employees at similar levels...what do they enjoy most and what would they like fixed...
There is an adjustment period...don't make rash observations of management!!
As for EY...she was able to go back to her former company..and..every day she embraced the long commute...the "fingerprint" was a match!
Your Employment Yenta...(Just call me "T")

Yenta's Week in Review...

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Your dear EY just saw a story on the news..it seems a police officer was "stealing" food from the communal frig at the station...after almost a year of MIA lunches and drinks...the detectives decided to install a "food cam"...caught on tape the officer replied...."I was just doing my part to clean out the frig!"...
Ok....so stranger things have happened...have you ever gone to the workplace frig to find your drink, yogurt, etc is missing??
I'm not suggesting your colleagues are not honest...but, have you been missing food or drink?
It's Friday....how about buying a lunch cooler for work!!!
Happy Weekend!
Your Employment Yenta (Just call me "T")

Leave "Jump" to Van Halen...

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Don't "Jump" to conclusions...like Sgt Friday so deftly posed:
"the facts ma'am, just the facts!"...sometimes when you are in the minutia of things you can't separate your emotions to examine the facts....
In these cases...don't take action...phone a friend...vent...and then invoke the Yenta approved 24 hour waiting period before acting..
Let things play out....you just may find that there's a logical reason for someone's actions!
Your Employment Yenta (Just call me "T")

A Difference of Opinion...

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While gathering "opinions" for a vacation...I realized...if you ask six people for opinions..chances are you will get six different answers...
Confusing...the more people I asked...the more different the answers...
In the end...I found...I followed my own opinion...after all...who knows you better than You??
Your Employment Yenta..(Just call me "T")

The Good Life vs The Great Life....

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The other day your dear EY had lunch with some gals...one currently working, one retired and... me..somewhere in the middle...I call it the "semi" sweet spot...
There are many life "options"...some people think "life is good"...but.....no matter what stage of life you are in...
Life can be "great"..if you have the selflessness to give back to the "greater good!"...
Your Employment Yenta (Just call me "T")

Office Dating.....

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When your EY was starting out as a lowly HR assistant for a prominent Management Consulting firm in NYC...and...although dating within this practice was not the practice...EY fell head over heels for a soon to be partner..
Two things remain true...be prepared...if it doesn't work out...one of you will have to leave..and..if it does work out one of you will have to leave...I mean..why would you put all your eggs in one 401k basket?
The idea of dating in the office can be thrilling...BUT, do you really want to wear your heart on your sleeve...seriously...you might come up "sleeveless"!
Have a great Valentine's day!
Your Employment Yenta..(Just call me "T")

Money In the Bank...

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Know as many people as you can...the connections you make today are money in the bank tomorrow...don't disconnect from the world around you..never live to regret....live to enjoy....
Your Employment Yenta (Just call me"T")

On the Wizard of Oz...

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If we have the courage to use our brains...our hearts will be in the right place....
Priceless!
Your Employment Yenta...(Just call me "T:)

Failure is the Beginning of Success...

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When I was a little girl and my mom would say "no"...I would often refer to my "friend" who at the time I thought had the BEST mom because she could always do anything she wanted..my mom would inevitably say.."well, I'm not ____'s mom...I am your mom and it's still no!"..
When I had my son I recall having the same conversations and it occurred to me...that kids will be kids and they're all the same..except they answer to different names..
Failure is the beginning of success...if you succeed at everything you do..how will you ever know that you don't like something..because you never had to try...
Your Employment Yenta...(Just call me "T")