http://www.anti9to5guide.com Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:48:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Going offline till the 21st or so, on a much needed vacation. See you when I get back. In the meantime, congrats to the lucky recipients of free BizJam passes, listed below, most of whom I had the pleasure of saying hello to at the conference yesterday. I'm sorry I didn't ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/07/11/gone-beachcombing/ I know as small business owners and freelancers it may be tempting to hire or subcontract to friends who need work but may not necessarily have the right qualifications (or motivations). Before you do, you may want to consider some of the pitfalls and suggestions I mentioned in this article. A ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/07/11/when-cronies-attack/ Hey, Seattle... I have a couple of free two-day passes to give away to BizJam Seattle 08, the second annual indie business conference being put on in West Seattle on July 9th and 10th by the social networking site Biznik (value $390)! Read on to see how you can win ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/07/04/win-a-free-pass-to-bizjam-seattle-08/ Being your own boss means different things to different people. For me, it means kissing those dreaded dry cleaning bills goodbye and working in my sweatpants. For Harris, a Web programmer I met at a friend's wedding, it means never having to set the alarm clock again. For my friend Tammy, ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/07/04/five-types-of-freelancer-in-seriously-high-demand/ Workplace dress codes are a suprisingly big issue for small business owners -- yes, even at that cute five-person creative agency you've always wanted to open. I wrote about this last week on abcnews.com. The photo is well worth the click. A small business owner I know was recently lamenting the ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/06/30/what-not-to-wear-to-work-this-summer/ At Sara Champion's previous job as a project engineer for one of the country's top construction firms, visible tattoos for professional staff were against company policy. She found this ironic -- not to mention frustrating -- given that her position entailed inspecting job sites filled with tattooed construction workers. "I was out ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/06/24/tats-in-the-workplace-yea-or-nay/ This year's skyrocketing gas prices are enough to make even the most diehard office suck-ups fantasize about finding a job that lets them telecommute. But is finding a new job that lets you work from home a realistic goal or just a pipe dream? Thirty-three percent of U.S. companies allow employees ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/06/24/bathrobe-the-uniform-of-champions/ Please pardon me as I ease back into the wonderfully addictive world of blogging. I think I may have devised a plan for how to proceed (but as I'm ever the commitmentphobe, don't quote me on this): Mondays through Wednesdays: original blog posts from yours truly Thursdays: abcnews.com column and/or highlights from ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/06/13/oops-i-did-it-again/ Things have been pretty quiet around here lately. But now that I've put book #2 to bed -- first draft, revised draft, and any day now, review of copyedits -- I can resume sleeping and blogging again. As of May, you can also read me here: ABCNews.com career column, aimed at cubicle ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/06/01/oops-i-forgot-to-blog/ Hey Seattleites! My Seal Press comrades Emira Mears and Lauren Bacon -- authors of this fine book you see to the left -- will be in town this weekend for a book reading. The scoop: Where: Elliott Bay Book Co (map) When: Saturday, May 17 @ 4:30 pm What: Book reading and signing, ... http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/05/15/the-boss-of-you-in-seattle/