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more about #jobs more comments → NewsBunny: I think part of me would love being a mechanic. But the other part of me that is learning disabled in spatial relationships knows I'd install an engi... more » happygardeningmama002: This kind of training doesn't have to be limited to just high school young women, although it's a fantastic place to start. If you are an adult woman... more » roxythekiller: ... That picture is so ugly and unflattering. Why do we have to look, dress, and be photographed like Uncle Bubba just to play with the boys? more » KATE!: that rules. i was driving through n.c. on my way home from thanksgiving, and i heard an ad on the radio for a garage that was owned and operated by a... more » Charmingbutalarminglydisarming: This stuff, I need to know. Making a gingerbread house in no way prepared me for my car breaking down. Way to go, life skillz. more » geekgirlliz: Plenty of students already nanny (I did) to pay bills and tuition, this is just a bonus of better pay than your average nanny and job experience. I'd... more » lady_justice: I have a friend who works as an attorney in a very small town and her assistant has this exact setup, working as an assistant and as a sometimes careg... more » Mary McCarthyite: Among the many reasons this SUCKS, is the fact that this employer -- in fact, nearly all employers, in a way -- can justify their shitty behavior on t... more » T_Bee: Hahahaha... as if my profession couldn't get any more depressing. Instead of just being a lawyer's bitch, you must also change diapers and be on the b... more » InABook: Trying to figure out if this is better or worse than career services suggesting 3Ls apply for paralegal positions. #legalassistantnanny more » Maritsa: I know people that nannied in law school, though not at my school. But those postings were at the student union or whatever, not through career servic... more » yvanehtnioj: When I was in law school I had a job as a law clerk for a solo practitioner who worked from home. They had a full-time nanny, but after she left some... more » SarsDoesntSave: This actually doesn't seem like a bad PT job for a law student. Little bit of babysitting, little bit of legal work...I don't see what's wrong with i... more » curiousgeorgiana: Yeah, when I worked as a legal assistant, my partner was the infant. #legalassistantnanny more » DutchessOfDork: Ummmmmm. No. Someone needs to learn that assistant does not mean "I OWN YOUR ASS" #legalassistantnanny more » -
#theycandoit
Rosie the Riveter High School: Teaching Girls the Trades
A charter high school in Long Beach, California is taking after its namesake and teaching a new generation of young women the skills needed for careers "as welders, plumbers, carpenters, electricians and other trades." [LA Times] -
#recessionomics
During Recession, Legal Assistants Must Also Change Diapers
Like legal work? Like kids? Then you could apply for this legal assistant/nanny gig originally posted by UT Law's career service. Responsibilities include "filing and other general office assistance" and "helping to care for a four-month-old infant." [Above the Law] -
#retroroles
The More Things Change...
According to a recent survey from the UK, more than a third of secretaries have been asked to do something that went "beyond the call of duty," including bathing a boss's mother, making curtains, and holding a boss's hand. [Telegraph] -
#whenigrowup
What, Only Women?
Auctioneer Kerry Taylor "has what many women might consider the dream job: travelling the world to rummage around the wardrobes of the rich and famous in search of choice pieces of haute couture." [Telegraph] -
#recessionomics
Japan's Bar Hostesses: Demeaned Or Empowered?
Paid to drink and flirt with men (but not to sleep with them) Japan's bar hostesses are getting more respect in the economic downturn.
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#quoteunquote
And Eat It Too
Cake-artist Kristin Peres: "I spent far too long in a job I didn't love because I thought I couldn't do this for a living...I have learned that you can make anything work if you want it bad enough." [Shameless] -
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#studies
Daddy's Girls
Study says: women are, increasingly, going into the same fields as their fathers. This is apparently due not just to shifting norms, but to closer relationships and stronger "job-specific" communication. [Eurekalert] -
#retailtherapy
Confessions Of A Shopgirl: Bravely Going Where Many People Have Gone Before
Speaking as a longtime shop girl/freelance writer, I was extremely annoyed by this New York Times essay by a shopgirl/freelance writer. More » -
#givemeajob
The Nanny Diaries
The editor of the Best Nanny Newsletter has some revolutionary tips for nannies about how to market themselves: have a "standout resume" and "great interview skills." Next you'll tell me to have a "good cover letter!" [US News, image via ISYN]
