Archive for September 2007

Coordinator

Posted to Work on 30 September 2007, with no comments so far.

by Shirley—Age 38—Kansas City, KS “Adult Day Care Activity Coordinator.” That is what I tell people my job title is. I am one of three women employed in a predominantly male office of construction salesman. One of the things that I do in my daily work is kindly remind the salesman how to stick to [...]

Learning

Posted to Work on 28 September 2007, with 3 comments so far.

by Cama—Age 39—Boone, NC NOTE TO PARENT: Joshua worked hard today. Signed–Ms. Duke Did he really? I honestly can’t remember as I write this note. In middle school, each day is a ride on a cheap Ferris wheel with the speed set too high, punctuated by unsettling sights and rattling noises. But I’m not feeling [...]

Mercy

Posted to Work on 27 September 2007, with 2 comments so far.

by Rachel—Age 32—Madison Lake, MN I skip work on a Thursday morning to meander through a Renaissance painting exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Rooms of angels, Jesus, saints in ecstasy. I’m reminded of my Catholic upbringing, when statues of the dead peered down at me every Sunday morning. Then, one painting stops me, [...]

The

Posted to Work on 26 September 2007, with 6 comments so far.

I could not help but think of 400 Words when I came across this article on work from the New York Times. David Leonhardt reports on research claiming that women are now slightly less happy, on average, than men are—partly because, conclude the papers’ authors, women are now spending more time doing paid work. From [...]