A former coworker popped into my head the other day. We last connected over a quick video call in December. I was leaving the company at the end of the month and, as colleagues who had spent very many Microsoft Teams calls — and before 2020, very many cross-building meetings ...more +
4 years ago
It started with empty telephone poles. Like so many of us over the last fifteen months, I was doing my daily walks and runs in close proximity to my home. We were all nervous about catching a virus or unwittingly already having it and foisting it on someone else. It’s ...more +
4 years ago
This piece originally appeared here. It has been lightly edited for our site. Okay, a little backstory: Nearly three years after its creation, I made a conscious decision to revisit one my first projects in the product design industry. Well, to put it shortly, it was... horrendous. It resembled the ...more +
4 years ago
“Any ideas?” you ask. No, not really. The main thing that keeps coming to mind is to drop everything and open a bakery. I’ll think further on your ask, though. Oh, have you ever piped an almond croissant with pink cream cheese frosting? That’s an ask I have for you. ...more +
4 years ago
In the great garden of life, I've been blessed with many mentors in my career — people who had the grace and care to give their time to invest in me and my professional development when they weren't even getting paid to do it! It’s because of what these people ...more +
4 years ago
Everyone is talking about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, and you’re probably wondering why your friendly neighborhood creative staffing agency is, too. Well, I didn’t expect to. But then Markle mentioned bringing a complaint to HR, and suddenly I felt like I’d been hit with a ...more +
4 years ago
Throughout the pandemic, there has been a social media rally around self-care. Take care of yourself. Invest in your self-care ritual. Enhance your self-care regimen to take care of yourself. Find yourself in your self-care. (I know all of those lines because I’ve had to write all of them for ...more +
4 years ago
I’m a bit of a people-pleaser. Listen, I’m not proud of it, but it’s the truth (and I’m working on it). I was the straight-A student that all the teachers loved. I was the kid my mom never had to discipline. And as an adult, I’ve sometimes been the employee ...more +
4 years ago
