SubscribeTopic: Career
Crying At Work: For Some, It Can Be A Powerful Tool
We have been taught that it is bad to cry at work. It makes us look weak, unstable, out of control and too in touch with our feminine emotions. Crying at work is often considered career suicide. But for some, crying at work can actually be a powerful tool, if they only use it rarely and strategically. In fact, crying can actually help people in their careers. We talked to some people about this. More »
Bullish Life: Terrified of Life After College? Read This.
Most of the things you’re worried about don’t kill you or put you in jail. Also, no matter how your early twenties go, you can always explain them away (I was young and stupid! Oh, my wild and crazy youth!), because, while 21 seems old to you, to other people, it’s basically still childhood but with sex. Here are some ways to cope with your post grad freak out. More »
We Were Rejected By A Men’s Magazine – And Lived To Tell. Here. On TheGloss.
EIC NOTE: THEGLOSS IS A LOT LIKE ESQUIRE EXCEPT FOR HOW IT IS VERY, VERY DIFFERENT. LIKE ESQUIRE ON ASPERGER’S. More »
Now Women Are Calling In Sick To Work For ‘Fat Days’ And ‘Bad Hair Days’
According to The Daily Mail, some women have such self-esteem and body issues that they can’t even bring themselves to go to work. More than nine out ten women (92%) said they continually doubt their looks, and some admitted to calling in sick to work on ‘fat days’, because they couldn’t bear to see colleagues. The participants in the study admitted that “bad hair days” or “fat days” impacted on their performance at work, and 6% even admitted to even phoning in sick as a result. More »
Bullish Life: Online Dating Tips From Professionals and Happy People
Virtually every woman I know regrets having wasted time on some puerile man-child when she could have been getting better grades, improving her career, writing a book, etc. So, the more directly you can achieve your version of romantic contentment, the more time and energy you’ll have for the rest of the components of a gentlewomanly life. So, here are some online dating tips from experts and happy people!
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BONUS! I Regret: My $33,000 Credit Card Debt
A bonus reader submission to end Regrets Week right! Be sure to vote for your favorite regret to win some designer shades. More »
Bullish Life: How I Met My (Soon-to-Be) Husband On OKCupid
Free perfect boyfriends and husbands and ice-cream sandwiches for everyone! And also magic pandas! More »
Let’s Talk About Kissing Dogs On The Mouth
Am I the last person in America completely grossed out by mouthkissing a dog? Sometimes it seems that way! More »
I Regret: Community College
This is a reader submission. Do you have regrets? Tell TheGloss your regrettable story in 600-800 words and you could win these designer shades to hide your shameful, shameful face. More »
Does This Ad Make You Want To Be An Ultrasound Tech? Just Curious!
This ad makes me want to be an ultrasound tech MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD. More »
Bullish Life: I’m Engaged! What I Learned From Twenty Years of Dating
Oh look, I got engaged! I’m happy and all, but if you talk about that too much, half the women you know are all like, “Bitch.” So, let’s talk about the fact that it is now normal in our society to date for twenty years or more before marrying (or the equivalent). More »
Bullish Life: Does “Happiness” Demand That We All Just Chill? (Hint: No.)
A day on the beach feels a lot better when you remembered to vote, when you know where your chemotherapy’s coming from in case the Sun gives you cancer, and — ideally, when you’ve built up an empire — that the people you manage, or your proteges, or your children, are furthering your life’s work in your absence while you relax. More »
Bullish: Tomboys, Career Women, Male Models and Other Words We Should Dismiss Forthwith
Is the term “tomboy” pejorative yet? Can we drop it now? The world can get better in small ways. And also, words mean things! More »
Bullish Turns Two! Ballsy Advice on Work, Life, Men, Money, and Unicorns
As Bullish enters its Terrible Twos, look forward to much more shouting “No!” and sticking forks into outlets. More »
Bullish Life: Achieve Goals and Glory By Recreating Like a Total F*cking Badass
Get more done by planning and enjoying your recreational off time like the bad-ass you are! More »
Bullish Life: Let’s Just All Agree on Some Basic Principles of Sexual Ethics
Like not being assholes. More »
Bullish Life: O Magazine Can Make You Feel Awesome About Turning 55 in 20-30 Years
Although I am a decade or two younger than the target market, Oprah’s O Magazine is a great way to really look forward to being sixty (or at least fortysomething). More »
