<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Life at Work</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/columns/workplace/careertrack?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><description>Life at Work</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[The Office Tattletale: A Waste of Everyone's Time]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9697-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9697-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ You noticed it one day coming into the office: The receptionist was on a personal call. The next day, you watched for it. And before you knew it, you were so worked up that she spent her time talking to friends, you wanted to tell your boss.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fast Food, if Any at All]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56208-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56208-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Do you ever feel like the lunch hour deserves a space next to Fonzie's leather jacket in the Smithsonian?]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything at Once In a Multitask World]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37004-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37004-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Raise your hand if you have a lot to do. (That is, if you have a free hand from the simultaneous typing, reading and talking on the cell phone.)]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-Branding the Company]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19057-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19057-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ It was about three years ago when Brad Nierenberg decided the time had come. His company was not the only Momentum Marketing in the world, and it was starting to hurt.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping Colleagues In Good Humor]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1278-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1278-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Friday marks a huge holiday for some people. After days or weeks of scheming, it's finally time to put the plan to work. It's April Fool's Day. Even (or maybe especially) in the office.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workplaces: Prepare for Reentry]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46844-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46844-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Renee Blair and her husband always agreed that she would take extended time off from her career when they had a baby. So when Blair gave birth to little Logan in October 2003, she left her job as a program manager for the District government to take care of him for a year. As she started to look for work again, she applied for positions at the senior management level, a step up from her previous jobs, because she thought she had the experience.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breathe, Then Count to 10 . . .]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7404-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7404-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Standing in line at the Whole Foods store one night after work recently, I watched as a man in front of me took his bad day out on the woman behind the cash register.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mergers Can Mean Attitude Adjustment]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53118-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53118-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Changing jobs and moving houses are often cited as our major sources of stress. So how do employees handle mergers? Well, their jobs will probably change. They may lose their jobs. And they are probably moving, if not physically, then at least figuratively.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a Man Falls in the Firm, Does Anybody Notice?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34905-2005Feb18.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34905-2005Feb18.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Women make up just about 1 percent of chief executives in the Fortune 500. And the recent departure of Carly Fiorina from her perch as chairman and chief executive at Hewlett-Packard Co. made that percentage drop even further.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even in Sickness, Wedded to the Job]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17309-2005Feb11.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17309-2005Feb11.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Earlier this month, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) fainted after she complained of a stomach virus. She went on to give a speech about health care later that day. According to press reports, she was introduced by former U.S. Rep. John J. LaFalce (D-N.Y.), who told the crowd that Clinton was there against her doctor's advice because she was committed to talking about health care.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Meetings Matter]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64047-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64047-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ How many meetings do we sit through in any given week? What is it we actually walk out of those meetings with? For some of us, the meetings are kind of like pep rallies to get the week going. For others, they're a way to express our ideas or agenda. And for many, they're just a waste of time.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Meaning -- Wait, It's Right Here! -- in the Mess]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46431-2005Jan29.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46431-2005Jan29.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Do people gasp when they look at your desk? Do you have a hard time finding your mouse to open your e-mail? Do your phone conversations sound a little like this: "Um, hold on just one minute. I know it's right here. One second. I think it's . . . yep. I knew it. Here it is."]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Office Dime, a Penny Saved Is a Worker Burned]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27226-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27226-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ We all know about corporate penny-pinching, and most of us have probably followed our organizations' "suggestions" to keep costs down. But those budget-watching moments can sometimes make an otherwise happy employee feel like Bob Cratchit.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Job Hunting In a Family Way]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10344-2005Jan14.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10344-2005Jan14.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Kristian Denny Todd found out she was pregnant with her first child in the fall of 2003 -- about the same time she was interviewing for a new job.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socializing With the Boss Can Open Career Doors]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56901-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56901-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ High on Bill Perry's mental list of things to do this year is to play golf with his company's chief executive. He has his clubs ready to go at the first call. Perry's father-in-law advised him not to talk about work until at least the fifth hole. And so what if he's not great at the game? He knows spending those few hours one-on-one with his boss is critical to his career.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Interruption Strategy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36722-2004Dec30.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36722-2004Dec30.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ You know the scenario: You have a list of things you <em>must</em> get done today. You get to work early for some quiet time, hunker down with a cup of coffee. Turn the computer on, get ready to type your first words of the day, and there it goes: the phone, more e-mails than you expected and that co-worker who taps on the door with "just one little thing."]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resolutions for the Office]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23972-2004Dec24.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23972-2004Dec24.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  At their Dec. 16 staff meeting, the employees of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health discussed what they wanted to change about work but simply haven't had enough time to stop and fix. They finally took the morning to reflect a little because it's just that time of year.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking Into the Boardroom]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8349-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8349-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Claire L. Arnold has led a busy corporate life. She worked for Coca-Cola in the 1970s as a sales manager and district manager and, eventually, went into marketing. Then, with her husband, she bought a distributorship of consumer products sold to convenience stores, and she became chief executive. She grew the business from one distribution warehouse to nine. She had three children. And she got sick a lot, usually when she was most stressed.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massaging the Old Office Party]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32702-2004Dec3.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32702-2004Dec3.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The holiday party. To have or have not? How much is too much? A catered blowout? A sit-down dinner? A potluck with a karaoke machine?]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biding Time Doing the Bare Minimum]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10853-2004Nov24.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10853-2004Nov24.html?nav=rss_business/columns/workplace/careertrack</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:49:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Oh, it was such a <em>hard</em> week. I worked for 14 hours yesterday. Feel sorry for me.]]></description><author> Amy Joyce</author></item></channel></rss>
