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PayScale Advice - City: Seattle

Always take 5-10 minute cycle breaks - First-Line Supervisor / Manager of Office and Administrative Support Workers - (City withheld for privacy), Washington, United States.
Posted in Work Life Balance on 21 Jul 2008.
Even if its only to walk to the warercooler, use the facilities or go on a mail run...its always healthy to get the blood going by moving!

The Perputal Gender Gap - Vice President (VP), Compensation & Benefits - (City withheld for privacy), Washington, United States.
Posted in Good Books on 2 Jun 2008.
Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide by Linda C Babcock explains how women tend to be less aggressive than men when negotiating their first job and every success job offer. As a result she calculates that the total gap in pay for a woman with the same career as a man is in excess of $500,000. By not understanding this companies perpetuate the gender gap by extending offers based on what women currently make not what they are worth in the market place.

How to make family #1 without letting your job suffer - Vice President (VP), Engineering (Computer Software) - (City withheld for privacy), Washington, United States.
Posted in Work Life Balance on 9 May 2008.
I know it seems impossible, but I've found that really sticking to an 8 or 9 hour day makes me more efficient during that time than if I worked 12 hours. Because my family is so important to me, I want to be able to leave at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. So, I make every moment at work productive. I rarely take lunch, but I'm home with my daughter for dinner almost every night.

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