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As a consultant I am also always in the forefront in the sense that I have to be constantly re-hired by the client (even if I am part of a consulting company), and I am always in very different industries and work environments.
It is NEVER the same old for me, and I think that's taught me a lot about how to ask for a raise from your manager you never really see on a project with you during the year (I have a project manager for that), or how to just be a girl in a very male dominated field filled with office politics from both the client & consulting side.
I am now a freelancer - I work for myself, and I left after 2.5 years of experience because I could make quadruple my salary outside a company.
If you have questions, email me at brokeinthecity at gmail dot com.
General Commentary
- What is holding back women from making more money?
- Why your manager is a monkey
- Fake it until you make it - in career, life and love
- Housewives who want to re-enter the workforce
- The Idiot, Part 3: What not to do with your job
- Would you spend $10,000 to keep $2-$3 million?
- The reason why you hate meetings
- Pay yourself first and not just financially
- London Bridge is falling down
- Gaining respect on both sides of the coin
- Don't only look the part - act it
- Damned if you Do, Doomed if you Don't (Women as Bitches)
- Corporate Companies and their Training Programs
Style in the Workplace
- How to prevent blisters
- 3 Work Environments to Dress For
- The Working Girl Survival Kit
- Business Casual Wear for Summer (NSFW)
- Dressing sexy in the workplace
- High heels & the workplace
- Professional Clothing in a Casual Workplace
- Skirt Suits vs Pant Suits
- What if everyone wore flip flops?
- What the hell does business casual mean?
- Work appropriate fabrics
Organization in the Workplace
- Organizing Receipts for Taxes and at home
- Update your cube
- How to cut down on clutter
- 10 Tips for keeping your work area neat
- The Working Girl Survival Kit
- Take back your time and get things done
- Make a List Book
- 10 Organizing Tips
- Storing Electronic Cords and Gadgets
- Getting organized = Gaining control
- Time and Money Hacks
- Inbox Decluttering
- Training yourself to be more organized
- Paper Reducing Strategies
- Organizing your cubicle/office
- Organizing your files with a visual tab
- Organizing your Day
Inspiration
- What I learned at my best job
- Just shut up and listen to yourself
- What I learned at my worst job
- Steve Jobs Commencement Speech Address
Getting the job
- Fake it until you make it - in career, life and love
- FB's Negotiation Tips Pt. 1
- FB's Negotiation Tips Pt. 2
- FB's Negotiation Tips Pt. 3
- FB's Negotiation Tips Pt. 4
- Gauging how your interview went
- Making sure your resume gets through to recruiters
- Negotiating for a higher salary
- Negotiating for your salary - Men vs. Women
- Pt. 1 - Before the Interview
- Pt. 2 - The Day Before the Interview
- Pt. 3 - During the Interview
- Pt. 4- At the end of the Interview
- Questions you can ask an interviewer
- Short List of Interview Tips
- Strangest interview questions and the logic behind them
Career Tips
Career Management
- Got shafted at work with a crap assignment? Who cares. Do the best job you can.
- Is an MBA worth it?
- Setting up a proper email signature
- First-Time Meetings and how to avoid awkwardness & rookie mistakes
- How to ask your boss for a raise
- Reader Question: How to network even though you (think) you hate it
- Sound confident without being arrogant
- Office Parties, Misconducted
- Meetings and minutes
- Appropriate Business Introductions
Leaving your job
- Entrepreneurship seems to be in my blood (Starting a business)
- 2 Weeks Left To Go (Getting Fired)
- Think you are in a career rut?
- Job Security is a myth for me
- Thinking of leaving your career?
- 10 Things to Ask before Switching Careers
Travelling
- How we travel for $1000 per person to a city (all inclusive)
- How do I travel so lightly
- Packing to move
- Travelling Frugally and Intelligently
- How to buy a fabulous suitcase
- How to choose a hotel
- How to pack for a formal business trip
As an IT Consultant/Entrepreneur
- Thanks, but I have a job.
- Don't have a steady cheque? Read this.
- How to live fabulously for free, paying $0/month
- Contracts as a Freelancer
- Be extra careful when you own your own company
- Blogging to make money
- Job Security is a myth for me
- What I love and hate about my job
- Answering questions about what I do on a typical day as an IT Consultant
- What I do at my job on a typical day
- Pros and Cons to being an IT Consultant
- Reader Question: How did you leave with only a year of experience?
