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June 17, 2010

My Week in Food

career, diet / 9 Comments

This week, I’ve been out to dinner every night. First up was BLT Burger, where we were going specifically to try the alcoholic milkshakes. I ate lightly during the day in order to save up for it (yogurt for breakfast, veggie salad for lunch), so I was all set, right? Well, except that on my lunch break I read a FlyerTalk post discussing where the best onion rings in the country could be found. I had never really thought it before, but once I read the descriptions… there are a lot of ways to make onion rings! Pieced together onions …

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May 1, 2010

Week in Review: Progress Toward Regaining the Consulting 15

career, diet, travel / 11 Comments

Well, I did a decent job of eating yesterday. Already posted about my breakfast, but for lunch we went to an upscale burger place called Mike Ditka’s. The portions were among the biggest I’d ever seen, and a lot of people opted for the taco salad, which came in one of those taco shell bells and was absolutely gigantic. When mine came out, I’ll admit to feeling let down by the average-to-small size of the dish, though I know it was better for my waistline. I chose the grilled fish tacos, which were topped with lettuce, black beans, and salsa …

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April 29, 2010

Up in the Air

career, diet, travel / 14 Comments

So… ready for it? I’m unemployed again. This time, though, it’s by choice, and it’s only for about another hour until I officially fill out the HR paperwork for my new job. I received an offer to go back to consulting that was too hard to refuse (great firm, huge raise/bonus, and really interesting/challenging work), so on Tuesday, I packed my desk at my airline job and said goodbye to my coworkers. I spent Wednesday cleaning up my apartment, shopping at Trader Joe’s (the wine shop was WAY too tempting and my wine cabinet is now fully stocked), and packing. …

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February 3, 2009

A new form of pounding the pavement

career / 82 Comments

Yesterday I got an invite to do my midyear review. Today I walked into the meeting and an HR rep was there. No review was done and my performance was not discussed. Instead, we discussed the poor economy and my severance package. Forget the singlet and sneakers… it’s time to hit the streets of New York in a suit and stilettos, resumes in hand. Unfortunately, the field in this race is larger than what I’m used to (and growing by the day), there aren’t mile markers to keep me on track, and I don’t know when (or if) I’ll finish. …

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October 15, 2008

Kill me. Now.

career / 18 Comments

The number one thing you don’t want to hear while being interviewed for a new project:“How comfortable are you with working 80-90 hours/week for an extended period of time?” Of course, I had to answer along the lines of, “oh, I am such a hard worker! I will do anything for the firm! Thank you for the opportunity to give my life away!” I should have made up a disease that requires me to get 10 hours of sleep every night.

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