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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008There’s a bill filed at the House of Representatives. The bill (which refers to a proposed law, not a paper akin to a statement of account) proposes an extension of the legally-mandated maternity leave. House Bill 3973 is a bill seeking to increase “maternity leave benefits from 60 days to 120 days or four months.”
Fighting Work Burn-Out
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008I guess all of us experienced, at times, an emptiness which threatens to destroy our neat concept of ourselves and the world. This emptiness is not defined simply by the absence of purpose or the lack of interest in anything (or the apparent interest in everything), although this appears to be a manifestation of such [...]
The Rat Race and Downshifting
Thursday, April 17th, 2008I wrote something about the fast lane, which is basically about slaving at work and the rat race. I never heard of the concept known as downshifting, until I read Lalaine’s article on the subject matter. I agree with her that downshifting primarily requires emotional and financial readiness. Nevertheless, the ultimate consideration is one’s [...]
Things you’d love to say at work, but can’t
Thursday, April 10th, 2008(Here’s something that made me smile. This email made the rounds some time ago and, as usual, the author is not indicated in the email…will be more than glad to acknowledge authorship if someone steps up.)
Life in the Fast Lane
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008(Original post: 25 January 2006) Last week, I reported back for work after a paternity-vacation leave of almost a month. Paternity leave is only for 7 working days and the extended vacation was necessary to address my work burnout. Although the time off did not allow me to completely rest (our “little monster” had cholic [...]
A new day. A new beginning.
Monday, April 7th, 2008This is a picture of a beautiful sunrise from our law firm’s balcony, taken almost two years ago. This became a familiar sight for a couple of months. It was already dawn at that time and I was all set - all set to go home.
As far as I can recall, at least once a [...]
Office Politics: Surviving the Office Jungle
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Office politics is a fact of institutional or corporate life. As long as organizations exist, office politics will always be there. On a neutral note, office politics is simply the relationship and interaction between and among co-workers (and, to a certain extent, with the bosses). The relationship should ideally be of mutual respect, and the [...]
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