Swinging a perfect attendance record for work is nearly impossible, and it isn’t something most bosses expect. There will inevitably be some days when you’ll have to leave early with little or no advance notice. But which excuses are acceptable and which will leave your manager frustrated?
You’re sick Abruptly feeling ill in the middle of the day is something almost everyone can relate to, whether it’s a sudden migraine or tummy troubles from trying out that new taco truck. Read More...
washingtonpost.com: Jewish Power: Inside the American Jewish Establishment Go to Chapter One Section • Go to Book World's Review Jewish Power Inside the American Jewish Establishment By J.J. Goldberg Introduction: American Jews and Their Politics History will record that as the twentieth century drew to a close, American Jews were facing a political crisis unprecedented in its scope and nature. For the first time in their three and a half centuries as a community in America--and perhaps for the first time since the dawn of the Jewish Diaspora, two thousand years ago--the Jews had no greater enemy than themselves. Read More...
Anyone familiar with Roxane Gay's work — particularly her best-selling essay collection, "Bad Feminist," or her scalding debut novel, "An Untamed State" — will not be surprised by the territory she travels in her new story collection, "Difficult Women." Racial tension, gender conflict and class disparity push and pull at her stories. But Gay takes rewarding risks in form, placing traditional narratives about failed relationships alongside inventive stories that dive into surrealism. Read More...