Tag Archives: Climbing the career ladder
Baby, This Better Be Worth It

Baby, This Better Be Worth It

As I type this, it’s about four days before my son starts preschool. It will be the first time in a full year that he will be someplace other than just with me all day. I tried to do the superwoman thing and make $50K a year while working from home, with no babysitter, and [...]

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7 Months Pregnant And Searching For A Job

7 Months Pregnant And Searching For A Job

Last time we heard from Tamara, she was crossing items off her before baby bucket list. Now she’s updating us on what has to be a daunting task — trying to find a job while pregnant.  by Tamara Floyd I have been searching for a job since before I discovered I was pregnant.  That was 35 [...]

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Ask the Young Mommy readers: Telling the boss you’re pregnant

Ask the Young Mommy readers: Telling the boss you’re pregnant

So a friend-of-a-friend recently found out she was pregnant. Wonderful news, right? I think so. But apparently, my friend is already thinking about how to tell her boss. It’s still pretty early (not too many people know about it) and according to the friend, her boss hates married women and women with families. FAN-tastic. (Catch the [...]

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How to find a family-friendly workplace

Children are expensive. And unless you are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or some other celebrity, no one is just dying to give you money just to look at them. So you must have a job. Sometimes I can’t believe I workfor the organization I do. When I first interviewed for a position for my current workplace, I [...]

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