tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28782659.post6943021393636966480..comments2023-10-05T12:53:03.122-04:00Comments on Gourmet Knitting Disaster: IndecisionHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382999030355908598noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28782659.post-83242523109988860572007-04-17T15:37:00.000-04:002007-04-17T15:37:00.000-04:00yeah, yeah! move to vermont! alex is leaving soo...yeah, yeah! move to vermont! alex is leaving soon, so being pencil stabbed would be less likely.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278621503237575530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28782659.post-36734516307027283732007-04-17T11:05:00.000-04:002007-04-17T11:05:00.000-04:00Thanks, Steve! Maybe we should move to Vermont?Thanks, Steve! Maybe we should move to Vermont?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382999030355908598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28782659.post-56924536566540411482007-04-17T08:35:00.000-04:002007-04-17T08:35:00.000-04:00I mentioned this to Kate, but since she reminded m...I mentioned this to Kate, but since she reminded me that I AM allowed to post on her blog I figured I'd add it here.<BR/>http://www.wbon.org/<BR/>That's the Women's Business Owners Network and one more way that VT is friendly to small business owners of the female persuasion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28782659.post-85995051895266747482007-03-31T01:08:00.000-04:002007-03-31T01:08:00.000-04:00My god, the entry I just read has a LOT of value f...My god, the entry I just read has a LOT of value for this discussion. <BR/>Go to Ann's blog and read <A HREF="http://www.vermontshortblog.com/2007/03/top_tips_from_t.html" REL="nofollow"> this post:</A> Top Tips.<BR/><BR/>If the link doesn't work- paste this into your browser:<BR/>http://www.vermontshortblog.com/2007/03/top_tips_from_t.htmlAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718142945396444639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28782659.post-13452733593001555642007-03-31T01:03:00.000-04:002007-03-31T01:03:00.000-04:00Check out Ann Zucardy's blog- Kate, you already k...Check out <A HREF="http://annzuccardy.typepad.com/vermont_shortbread_mmm/" REL="nofollow"> Ann Zucardy's</A> blog- Kate, you already know where to find it. Heather, there's a link to it from Rip and Read. (Actually, I was being lazy, here's the link: http://annzuccardy.typepad.com/vermont_shortbread_mmm/)<BR/><BR/>I would be HAPPY to ask her if she'd be willing to email or speak to you both on what it's like to start a business based on dreams.<BR/><BR/>She'd be very willing to talk to you, she's a very smart lady and very friendly.<BR/><BR/>She was in Boston this week speaking to other Female entreprenurs.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718142945396444639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28782659.post-89073461289133309382007-03-29T16:49:00.000-04:002007-03-29T16:49:00.000-04:00there might be, i've heard VT is friendly to femal...there might be, i've heard VT is friendly to female entrepreneurs. i just haven't had the guts to jump into it alone.<BR/><BR/>http://www.vwbc.org/about.php<BR/>http://www.vtsbdc.org/Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278621503237575530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28782659.post-71486353417712356632007-03-29T12:12:00.000-04:002007-03-29T12:12:00.000-04:00"Up here" or "Over here" I think. Nitpicking about..."Up here" or "Over here" I think. Nitpicking about our locations aside, I wouldn't need much conning. It's all about money though. I was at a dessert tasting over the weekend, and I didn't see anything that I couldn't do myself. It made me wonder why I'm not doing that, and the answer is simply money. There has to be a better way.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382999030355908598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28782659.post-31936332464289824032007-03-29T11:57:00.000-04:002007-03-29T11:57:00.000-04:00not any more than anyone else's. a friend of mine ...not any more than anyone else's. a friend of mine declared this mid-career crisis week. so really, you're just in synch. not that that should make you feel any better... if rent downtown weren't such highway robbery, i'd con you into opening a crafty store up here (over here? down here?).Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278621503237575530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28782659.post-10765874622267402732007-03-29T11:06:00.000-04:002007-03-29T11:06:00.000-04:00I don't think there is any room for compromise, un...I don't think there is any room for compromise, unfortunately. It hasn't been an easy job for our current manager, but she seems to like it, which probably makes a difference. I think I really know that I don't want the job. I just hate having things hanging over me. I'm always sure I'll make the wrong choice or do something I will regret. It wouldn't teach me anything about my dream job, unless it were to teach me about sacrificing myself to someone else's views. And I'm already pretty well versed in that department. My constant need to be validated is showing, isn't it?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382999030355908598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28782659.post-63463754645443556522007-03-28T14:24:00.000-04:002007-03-28T14:24:00.000-04:00i have TOO MUCH to say on this subject. apologies ...i have TOO MUCH to say on this subject. apologies in advance.<BR/><BR/>having worked for a very clever mysogynist in the past, i will say that life is too short to go through that intentionally. if you're taking this job to prove something to yourself, that is absolutely the wrong kind of person to work for. they'll convince you in no time flat that you are not who you thought you were. look up "bad bosses" on the web and do a bit of research. i discovered an overwhelming amount of advice from professionals and like-employed folks - you can work doggedly to try to make things right, but "getting out" is the only truly effective resolution and best way to save your career. <BR/><BR/>also, if elbow rubbing and ass kissing isn't for you, it just isn't. those of us who hate the idea of that kind of hob-nobbing can be good at it when we want/need to... but it makes us itchy and violent. pardon my rebelliousness, but if you'd rather not use your skills and talents in that way - then don't. sales, i shudder at the thought. you'd be legally pimping, maybe for less money than you might get if you did it illegally. <BR/><BR/>that being said, if there's a way for you to do the job YOUR way with a bit of compromise, and you'd be happy with that, go for it. <BR/><BR/>most of all... is it going to teach you anything about your "dream job"? i put quotes around that phrase only because it's something i'd love to have, but am terrified of at the same time... and i'm guessing it exists.<BR/><BR/>saying NO is definitely a sign of maturity. so is reasonable compromise. i guess you just have to ask yourself what reasonable means for you at the moment.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278621503237575530noreply@blogger.com