http://melanielopez.blog.com Impressions and happenings of a twenty-something career gal Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:37:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This blog has been moved to http://melanielopez.wordpress.com. Please click on the link to redirect. http://melanielopez.blog.com/2009/03/22/this-blog-has-been-moved/ If anyone's opinion about your professional skills matters, it's your boss's. This person has the authority to review your work and could promote, demote, or fire you at a moment's notice. You might think you are in good standing with your boss, but have you won him/her over? It's part strategy ... http://melanielopez.blog.com/2008/08/04/the-secret-to-winning-over-your-boss/ There are a few rare times when you are obligated to get personal with your boss. Announcing that you are pregnant is one of them, and it can be a daunting task when faced with possible discrimination. Suddenly assumptions are made about you: your physical appearance will change, your mental and ... http://melanielopez.blog.com/2008/06/10/how-to-tell-your-boss-that-youre-pregnant/ Changing your career within the same company can be an incredible benefit for you (and your retirement account), especially in a market where employment rates are down.  Companies love hiring internally for several reasons, but there are some benefits for you too. Internal applicants get higher priority in the hiring process. Most ... http://melanielopez.blog.com/2008/04/25/why-internal-job-hopping-is-the-way-to-go/ Knowing where to cross the line on helping out others can make or break your career. My approach to taking care of my husband when he’s hurt or ill taught me a great lesson about what I should or shouldn’t do at work if I want to be successful. When I ... http://melanielopez.blog.com/2008/04/24/getting-ahead-without-giving-in/ There is a short span of time where you are no longer a teenager and not yet have all the responsibilities of adulthood, marriage, and mortgages. This can be the best time of your life or it can be a waste. Before you plunge into “full” adulthood take my advice ... http://melanielopez.blog.com/2008/04/16/making-the-most-of-your-early-twenties/ If you’re like me, you’ve felt the wallet crunch as the gas prices have reached historic highs. I work in the city so parking is not cheap. I’m not ready to give up my SUV for a squash-able Mini Cooper or spacecraft-looking Toyota Prius either, so I take public transportation ... http://melanielopez.blog.com/2008/03/17/public-transportation-etiquette/ Some people take the subway, some ride the bus, selfish people drive alone, and I ride the vanpool. It’s like a cross between a carpool and a bus. You get the benefits of being able to call when you’re late (or if they’re late) but you don’t have to deal ... http://melanielopez.blog.com/2008/03/13/have-a-nice-serving-of-dq/ It’s Friday and I wanted to add some humor to today’s post. Every now and then people ask me if they can borrow an office supply, maybe a stapler or a pen or a chair.  And then sometimes there are strange requests and you’re not sure why they request them, or ... http://melanielopez.blog.com/2008/02/15/strange-item-requests-at-work/ I knew the honeymoon period was over in my marriage when my DH told me to “stop whining” when I stuck out my pouty lip about something instead of him saying that I was “cute”. After the honeymoon period there is a tendency to criticize more and forgive less. My coworkers ... http://melanielopez.blog.com/2008/01/28/is-there-a-honeymoon-period-in-the-workplace/