Blog Entries tagged 'WorkLife'

Did you ever wonder...

JoanEisenstodt — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100

... what it feels like to walk in someone else's shoes? Or ride in their chair or on their scooter? Or manage a day when pain overtakes you?

Recently, at an industry meeting (in a very large hotel) at which I moderated two sessions, I used a scooter to get around. (Sometimes my NHL makes me unable to walk long distances.) It was a fascinating experience - watching people ignore me and pretend I wasn't there by never looking down to my level, or the hotel that set the [...]

It's generational

JoanEisenstodt — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0100

E.J. Dionne, a columnist in the Washington Post (and often a commentator on MSNBC's "Countdown" with Keith Olbermann [who I confess I think is the sexiest man alive] wrote in the Friday, 25 July Washington Post about how the "youth vote" may make a huge difference in this year's US elections.

As I read this, I was heartened that it was so, mainly because I want more people involved in the political process - that is what a democracy [...]

What is home?

JoanEisenstodt — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Today marks my 30th anniversary as a Washingtonian. I moved to DC on this date, 1 July, in 1978.

My early years were spent in Dayton, Ohio. For school and early jobs I lived in Des Moines, IA, and South Bend, IN. My Midwestern roots are strong.

When I moved to DC, I had no idea that it was a place where the residents had taxation without representation. In those first months, I met and got to know the wonderful Jo Butler, a long [...]

Travel glamorous? HA!

JoanEisenstodt — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100

I flew from SEA to IAD on Friday afternoon. Fortunately, my flight was on time - and even arrived a few minutes early.

The day before, clients on flights from SEA to IAD were delayed on different flights from one to 2.5 hours.

Delayed flights and cancelled flights contribute to the nightmare of travel. More, airports and TSA do not seem ready to handle the huge numbers of people flying this summer. Airports are certainly not equipped, from what I'v [...]

Are you keeping up?

JoanEisenstodt — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100

I'm not.

The other day, I said to Joel (my spouse) that before email, I really DID take the weekends off. When I first started my company in '81 with an IBM Selectric typewriter and an answering machine, I might have done some small tasks on weekends but not like now.

Email is often checked before I even shower on weekends. And there are the many sites (like this one) I also check to see what's new - who has commented - what new reviews there are.

Th [...]